Senior Financial Analyst Details

Senior Financial Analyst

ZIM - Norfolk, VA

Employment Type : Full-Time

Main purpose of the role: Serve in a consultation position to assist the Finance Directorate in improving processes and procedures utilizing knowledge of the Department, the Company, and Accounting & Finance disciplines. Main focus is on reducing costs, recuperate expenses, increase savings and identify opportunities for processes improvement. To provide assistance to the CFO and the Finance Directorate as the CFO deems necessary.

Primary Tasks:

Prepare complex data base analysis using advance tools.

Identify areas of concern and provide high quality analysis necessary to take corrective actions and explore improvement opportunities.

Provide written reports on all analysis and variances with specific documents on controls and improvement.

Present to senior management.

Manage tasks through completion; Monitor processes implementation while coordinating between different departments within and outside of Finance Directorate.

Identify and report discrepancies which are not in compliance with “Best Practices”.

Act as liaison between operating, logistics and other departments and the finance department;

Follow and ensure implementation of decisions, resolutions and corrective actions, as directed by the CFO.

Creation & preparation of various weekly, monthly, and quarterly and ad hoc reports and analysis for distribution to ZAISCO management.

Serve in a consultation capacity to assist the Finance Directorate in report creation & preparation, and as a knowledge base for the various software used by the Departments (SAP, IQShip, & MS Office).

Support other analysts, as necessary.

Additional Responsibilities to be assigned at the CFO's discretion

Competences:

1. Complex problem solver

a. To solve existing problem need, identify the needs / problem source in order to solve the problem successfully

b. To identify & solve the problem within complex process/situation successfully

c. To identify potential problems in a proactive manner

2. Quality oriented – work according to process

a. To work according to the policy / procedure / processes / methodology and to define KPIs and objectives

b. To create/update/improve policy/ procedure / processes / methodology according to defined KPIs and objectives

c. To define KPIs and objectives in order to improve the process

3. Communication skills - deliver core messages that are clear and understandable, and lead to action. Has a high-level presentation skill via all channels.

4. Analytical thinking – to translate understanding to decision making

5. Business acumen - to understand market trends, to define initiatives and to find top-notch solutions

Requirements:

• Bachelor degree (B. A.) from four-year college or university in Finance, Business Administration, Statistics, Economics; Masters in Accounting (MBA) is preferable;
• 3 to 10 years related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proven financial analysis skills/experience.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PP and Outlook. Experience in SAP preferred.
• Experience in big data analysis, identifying anomalies and trends, etc.
• Proven experience in project management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Expertise in at least one shipping industry functional (e.g. Operations, Logistics, Finance, etc.) is preferred.