Financial Analyst

When you think of food delivery in the MENA region, we'd be pretty surprised
if talabat didn't pop into your mind first! Since delivering our first order
in Kuwait in ‎2004, we've grown quite a lot over the past ‎17 years.
Today, we deliver hundreds of millions of food orders, grocery items and other
products per year, to our customers in nine countries throughout the region
with more than ‎3,000+ employees! Our food delivery business works with over
‎27,000 brands and almost ‎50,000 branches, while our q-commerce concept,
talabat mart, now delivers groceries to customers in Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan,
Kuwait, Oman Qatar, and the UAE in ‎30 minutes or less!
Our philosophy is to make sure we do what is right for our ecosystem - our
customers, our partners, our people, our riders, and the communities in which
we operate. Our #techforgood program allows our customers a safe and
convenient way to contribute to important causes in their community through
donating to local and international charities directly on talabat with a focus
on food insecurity in the region. Since its inception in ‎2020, we have
facilitated the donation of well over ‎1 million meals to those in need, as
well as donated over $‎1.5 million to charity with the help of our partners and
customers. talabat is part of Delivery Hero, the global leader in online food
delivery and q-commerce.
Job summary:
Seeking a Financial Analyst to join the Regional Financial Planning and
Analysis (FP&A) team. This position will work closely with various
stakeholders including Accounting, Finance, and Financial system teams to
solve complex problems that directly impact the financial reporting, plus
collaborating with Sales and Operations teams to enhance the overall financial
performance.
What 's on Your Plate?
• Analyzing current and past financial data and performance, and preparing
reports and projections based on this analysis - key performance metrics,
variance analysis, identifying trends and red flagging adverse events that
could impact the business.
• Provide detailed analysis and commentary on Business Unit results on a
weekly and monthly basis.
• Coordinate with accounting staff, interact with senior management to prepare
data for monthly/quarterly performance.
• Dive deeply into financial data and become a subject matter expert to
provide additional insights.
• Perform ad hoc analysis where required to assist in critical decision
making.
• Manage, use, implementation and development of online analytical reporting
tools and design efficient reports and databases.
• Active participation in process optimization initiatives for Finance.
• Gauging the company's overall financial health, primarily by using key
financial ratios such as the debt to equity ratio, current ratio, and interest
coverage ratio.
• Cost savings and capital optimization initiatives.
• Positively develops relationships with key stakeholders and business
partners.
• Act as a strong advocate of organization's strategy and principles.
• Operate with integrity, building and maintaining trust with all
stakeholders.
• Develop a strong understanding of the challenges and specific needs of the
stakeholders.
• Uses emerging technologies to collaborate and communicate effectively with
stakeholders.

What Did We Order?
• ‎4 to ‎6 years of relevant working experience in Financial Analysis.
• Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Finance, Business
or related field.
• General knowledge of accounting / financial / operational principles - basic
knowledge of IFRS.
• Strong financial modeling, financial planning, statistical & information
analysis, and analytical skills - attention to detail with the ability to
identify data patterns and conduct root cause analysis.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office ‎365, particularly Excel and PowerPoint -
preference for candidates with knowledge of Tableau, MS Power BI, VBA,
Dashboard Development, Automation, and other data manipulation tools.