Job description

The Finance Analyst role at Al-Futtaim Automotive – BYD in Saudi Arabia supports financial planning and analysis activities by delivering accurate financial reporting, analyzing financial data, and assisting in budgeting and forecasting processes. The role plays a key part in ensuring financial data integrity, supporting performance tracking, and providing insights to enable informed business decisions. Responsibilities include preparing monthly financial reports, conducting variance analysis, analyzing financial performance, and identifying key trends and anomalies. The Finance Analyst supports management reporting, dashboard preparation, and ensures accuracy and consistency of financial data across systems. The position assists in annual budgeting and rolling forecasts, consolidates financial data from different departments, tracks performance against budget and forecast, and supports variance analysis between actuals and planned figures. The role maintains and updates financial models, supports development of dashboards and reporting tools, and ensures data integrity across financial systems. Responsibilities also include supporting month-end and year-end closing activities, reviewing financial data, identifying discrepancies, and coordinating with finance teams to ensure timely closing. The Finance Analyst collaborates with cross-functional departments to gather financial data, supports financial queries, and translates financial data into business insights. The position requires strong analytical capabilities, financial reporting expertise, advanced Microsoft Excel skills, experience with large datasets, knowledge of IFRS or GAAP, and familiarity with Microsoft Power BI to support financial analysis and reporting within automotive operations.