Senior Financial Analyst
Analyzes the financial situation of companies, sectors or financial assets. Builds models, formulates investment or steering recommendations and presents conclusions to management or investors. Confirmed senior profile: autonomous on engagements, supervises juniors, owns complex topics and contributes to structuring decisions.
Expected tasks
- Build and track the budget and forecasts
- Run monthly and annual closings
- Build financial reports
- Analyze variances and identify optimization levers
- Ensure tax and regulatory compliance
- Advise managers on investment decisions
- Present results to leadership and investors
Required skills
Knowledge
Financial AnalysisBusiness Valuation (DCF, Multiples)Financial Statements (BS, P&L, Cash Flow)Investment Decisions (NPV, IRR)Financial ForecastingCapital Structure & Cost of CapitalMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)IFRS StandardsUS GAAP
Hard skills
Advanced Excel (Pivot, Power Query, Macros)VBAPower BIBloomberg TerminalRefinitiv EikonFactSetS&P Capital IQTableauAlteryxAnaplan
Soft skills
Business AcumenCritical ThinkingSynthesisCommunicationPresentation Skills
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