Financial Planning Analyst

About the role

A full-time Financial Planning Analyst position is open in Northwestern, Zambia. The role covers budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and reporting, working closely with Finance, Operations and Project teams.

Key responsibilities

• Assist in preparing annual budgets, operational plans and rolling forecasts, and develop and maintain financial models.
• Analyse monthly financial performance against budgets and forecasts, investigate budget variances and prepare management reports and dashboards.
• Support profitability analysis, business cases, investment analysis, cash flow planning and liquidity forecasting.
• Monitor departmental expenditure, track project spending and help implement cost-saving initiatives.
• Coordinate operational planning, track milestones and deliverables, and prepare operational performance reports.
• Contribute to reports, presentations and briefing documents, coordinate meetings and maintain records and filing systems.
• Collect and analyse data, build reporting templates, produce weekly, monthly and quarterly reports and support business intelligence dashboards.
• Support internal controls, audit preparation and compliance with company policies.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience in a similar role.
• Professional qualification such as ACCA, CIMA or CFA completed or in progress is an added advantage.
• Ability to manage fast-moving operations and work in varied locations; experience in off-grid, wilderness or agricultural settings is an added advantage.