Financial Business Analyst

1) Financial Planning & Forecasting: ✓ Lead the annual budgeting process and rolling forecasts for all commercial sectors. ✓ Partner closely with sector heads, commercial directors, and department managers to establish realistic financial targets, KPIs, and operational budgets. ✓ Build robust financial models to simulate market fluctuations, pricing adjustments, supply chain disruptions, and retail expansion risks. ✓ Review and analyse budget allocations for new projects, such as opening new Etisalat retail shops or expanding distribution networks. 2) Financial Analysis & Reporting: ✓ Variance Analysis: Perform monthly and quarterly Variance Analysis (Actual vs. Budget vs. Forecast), identifying gaps, analysing root causes, and recommending corrective measures to commercial leaders. ✓ Profitability Analysis: Evaluate the profitability of different sectors, product categories, dealer networks, and individual Etisalat retail shops. ✓ Sales & Margin Analysis: Monitor sales volumes, cost of goods sold (COGS), distributor margins, and commission structures to ensure optimal profit margins. ✓ Management Dashboards: Design and maintain interactive financial dashboards and reports to communicate commercial financial health to the board members.

3) Strategic Business Partnering: ✓ Sector Performance Advisory: Serve as the financial advisor for each commercial sector portfolios, evaluating investment returns (ROI) on marketing spend, dealer incentives, and promotional campaigns. ✓ Market & Trend Analysis: Analyze market trends, competitor benchmarks, and economic indicators within Egypt’s telecom, oil, and electrical sectors to identify growth opportunities. ✓ Process Improvement: Identify and implement processes to improve forecasting accuracy, cost control measures, and data retrieval efficiency across ERP systems.