Finance Projects & Transformation Senior Analyst JOB

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Job Details

Job Title

Finance Projects & Transformation Senior Analyst

Department

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ED Office

Section

Support Services Transformation

Unit

Strategic Projects & Transformation

Direct Manager

Strategic Projects & Transformation Unit Head

Direct Reports

NA

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Role Purpose

Drive financial special projects and strategic initiatives aiming to enhance operational efficiency and strategic transformation within DCT. Closely collaborate with cross-functional teams, conduct feasibility studies, analyze financial data, and ensure all projects align with the defined strategic objectives and timelines.

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Key Responsibilities

Projects Management

• Develop comprehensive projects plans, including but not limited to scope, objectives, deliverables and financial resource requirements in line with the defined objectives. (such as cost optimization plan and revenue generation plans)
• Manage special projects ensuring adherence to project specifications, timeline, budgets, milestones, quality standards, and others.
• Effectively monitor and track project progress, identifying and mitigating potential risks and providing strategic recommendations to ensure successful project outcomes.
• Coordinate with support services cross-functional teams and stakeholders (e.g.HR, IT, SM) to ensure alignment on financial special and strategic projects and initiatives, defined timelines and objectives.
• Develop and adjust action plans to enhance special and strategic projects based on findings and business needs, and manage initiatives, ensuring progress towards defined objectives.
• Drive change initiatives within the Finance function, ensuring smooth transitions and adoption of new processes or systems in line with the approved objectives.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations, policies, and internal controls throughout project implementations.
• Provide support for ad-hoc requests from top management and project stakeholders.

Financial Analysis and Reporting

• Conduct in-depth financial analysis and feasibility studies for business cases for special & strategic projects and initiatives assigned by top management.
• Prepare periodic detailed financial reports, presentations, and forecasts highlighting pain points and recommendations for enhancements.
• Effectively develop and maintain dashboards and/or reports to track critical financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Analyze financial data and provide actionable insights, assess the viability of initiatives, and provide recommendations enabling strategic decision-making.

Finance Transformation

• Conduct a comprehensive assessment of the current state of all finance department processes such as (procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, annual budgeting, etc..).
• Engage with finance team members and stakeholders to gather insights and feedback on existing processes, understanding pain points and challenges faced in day-to-day operations.
• Benchmark current finance department processes against industry best practices to identify opportunities for adopting more efficient and effective methodologies.
• Develop and implement transformation strategies for process improvement, automation, and streamlining workflows to increase efficiency and accuracy across support services sector whilst tracking the ROI/impact.

Shared Activities

• Ensure effective cascading of the functional strategy into business plans to ensure vertical alignment and horizontal integration with other interfacing sectional strategies.
• Lead the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.
• Carry out any other duties and responsibilities related to the role at the request of the direct manager.
• Manage and ensure effective implementation of functional policies, procedures and controls covering all areas of assigned section activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective service.
• Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures, and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.
• Demonstrate compliance to organization’s values and ethics at all times to support the establishment of a value drive culture within the organization
• Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement and sustainability of systems, processes and practices considering global standards, productivity improvement and cost reduction.

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Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration or relevant. Master’s degree is highly preferred.
• Certification such as PMP, CMA, CFA or relevant are preferred.
• Proven 3-5 years of extensive experience in finance, project management, business analysis, or equivalent.

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Experience

• Strong in MS Office (PowerPoint, Word and Excel).
• Strong understanding of financial pr