About The Role

You will support the business with financial analyses, budgeting, forecasting, variance analyses, management reporting and financial business cases. You will focus on creating added value in order to improve decision making and streamlining processes.

Responsibilities

• Prepare models to accommodate various scenarios for 5-year Strategic Planning.
• Formulate Peer Airline/Competitor analysis of financials of Qatar Airways & other airlines through ratio analysis and key performance indicator analysis.
• Develop financial models and conduct analysis using a broad range of quantitative tools and techniques.
• Analyse and report actual revenues and costs; prepare root-cause variance analyses reporting to management on periodic basis (monthly, quarterly, and annually).
• Identify and develop process improvements in conjunction with finance stakeholders and/or business.
• Conduct ad hoc revenue and cost analysis for (senior) management in Finance.
• Identify and develop in conjunction with business KPI’s and report them on a regular basis.
• Ensure financial accounting reporting is in sync with corporate / finance definitions and reports.
• Optimize reporting process of route profitability (if applicable), financial accounting and management reporting.
• Budget consolidation and review of annual submission in line with key management strategies and targets.
• Control spends to ensure cost of sale targets are achieved and recommend measures.
• Review business case proposals generating incremental revenues or cost reduction, including CMC submissions.
• Review contracts / agreements for financial compliance.
• Consolidating and analyzing financial results of departments on a monthly basis and yearly during the budgeting process.
• Perform other department duties related to his/her position as directed by the manager of the Business Finance department.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree with minimum 4 years of job – related experience
• Must have worked under Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team preferably within the Airline industry.
• Experience in Data Science/Data analysis
• Experience working with data analysis tools like Power BI, Tableau, QlikView etc.
• Must have excellent computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, MS Access and Power Point.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills are a must, as is the ability to work effectively and interact with employees at all levels across the organization.
• Strong eye for details and analytical skills with the ability to review variances, analyze and interpret data, understand business cycle and their impact on the profit and loss account.
• Excellent Stakeholder Management as you would partner with business stakeholders in providing guidance, support and influencing them to make the right decision.
• CIMA qualification will be an added advantage.