Job Description
Financial Planner/Analyst provides leadership in the financial management of the organization.

What you’ll be doing:
Lead the development and deployment of Company’s financial strategy
Develop and lead a team to carry out required actions
Design, develop & deliver robust and scalable expense reporting tools
Work with all departments to evaluate capital spending and to ensure that maximum leverage and efficiency are delivered to the business; streamlining reporting systems and processes where possible
Develop monthly, quarterly and annual financial forecasts
Develop and maintain all financial control activities including documentation for internal and external audits
Participation in monthly close process (re-classifications, accruals, payroll, etc.), ensuring proper entries are recorded.
Develops financial summary presentation packages and supporting detail for leadership reviews.
Holds periodical expense review meetings with department heads to discuss actual monthly performance against budget.
Provide regular reporting, analysis, and distribution of key metrics to departments
Build analytical tools that accurately evaluate the business, as well as potential new business scenarios
Assist in headcount and expense planning for the organization and provide insightful recommendations to departments on resource prioritization
Understand the core cost drivers within the organization and provide trending & benchmark analysis
Recommends financial actions by assessing options in relation to organization goals.

Requirements
Experience in the Oil & Gas industry is an advantage
Knowledge of Project Management is an advantage
5-7 years industry experience including 2+ years of professional experience in comparable role(s) or role(s) requiring similar responsibilities
Must have the ability to lead and develop a team work to meet tight deadlines in a dynamic environment, supervise and mentor Financial Analysts
Knowledge of governing tax laws
Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs especially Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
Proficiency with enterprise accounting systems
Excellent communication and presentation skills, both verbal and written, along with the ability to influence and demonstrate confidence in communications with senior level management.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting, Economics, Business or other related disciplines
MBA is an advantage.
Advanced degree or professional certification is advantage

Personal and Team Skills:
Must be able to work with no supervision
Excellent soft skills
Coaching and mentoring skills
Ability to manage issues, liaise with third parties and lead a multidisciplinary team
Team player possessing a strong work ethic.
Excellent communication skills.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong skills in analysis, planning, problem solving and decision making
Self-starter, creative, team player, and positive attitude.
Strict compliance with Company’s business ethics
Demonstrated problem solving ability, and the ability to design and improve processes.
Strong organizational, analytical and interpersonal skills are required; must have the ability to manage conflict.
Flexibility in adjusting and reprioritizing in order to meet changing needs in a fast-paced work environment
Attentive to detail, yet understand and apply the degree of accuracy necessary for the task at hand.
Agile learner – able to quickly assimilate relationships between variables under analysis
Ability to attend to multiple projects simultaneously, including time-sensitive priorities.
Be personable, approachable and able to connect with each and every person on the team and throughout the business

Application Closing Date
31st August, 2015.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV’s to: recruitment@kls-serv.com Remember include the title “Financial Planner/Analyst Position” to prevent your email from being filtered out.

Note: Whilst we cannot guarantee a response to each and every application, we will endeavour to contact all successful applicants as soon as possible.