JOB SUMMARY

The Junior Financial Analyst supports the Business Intelligence function by preparing, validating, and analysing financial and operational data to improve reporting quality, performance visibility, and management decision-making across the Group.

The role contributes to margin improvement, cost control, reporting discipline, and operational accountability by supporting recurring performance reporting, dashboard maintenance, data validation, and basic financial and operational analysis across multiple business units. This position plays an important role in helping to establish a reliable single source of truth for management reporting and in strengthening data integrity and enabling fact-based management across all business units. 

KEY ACTIVITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

1. Financial and Performance Reporting 

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly financial and operational performance reports across business units. 

• Assist in the preparation of recurring management reports covering revenue, direct costs, margins, payroll, guard 

utilization and overtime, billing variances, cost to serve and other key performance drivers. 

• Support variance analysis of actual results against budget, forecast, and prior period. 

• Update and maintain standard reporting packs for management review. 

• Ensure reporting outputs are accurate, timely, and presented in a clear and practical format. 

2. Data Extraction, Validation, and Integrity 

• Extract, compile, clean, and validate data from multiple source systems, including payroll, finance, operations, 

billing, and other business systems. 

• Check data for completeness, accuracy, and consistency before it is used in management reports or dashboards. 

• Support reconciliations between source data, business intelligence reports, and approved Finance records. 

• Assist in identifying data anomalies, inconsistencies, and gaps for correction and escalation. 

• Support the maintenance of reporting standards, definitions, and documentation.

3. Business Performance Analysis 

• Assist in analysing trends in labour costs, overtime, payroll versus billing variances, contract profitability, cost-to

serve, and client-level performance. 

• Support the identification of inefficiencies, anomalies, and cost leakage trends for review by senior team members. 

• Prepare basic commentary and summaries to explain changes in business performance. 

• Help track operational and financial performance indicators across branches/regions, contracts, and business units. 

• Support margin and cost analysis for internal performance reviews. 

4. Dashboard and Business Intelligence Support 

• Assist in building, updating, and maintaining dashboards and reporting tools using Excel, Power BI, or other 

approved tools. 

• Refresh datasets and ensure dashboards reflect current and accurate performance information. 

• Support automation and streamlining of recurring reports where possible. 

• Help improve accessibility and usefulness of management information for decision-makers.

5. Budgeting and Forecasting Support 

• Assist with data gathering, analysis, and template preparation for budgets and rolling forecasts. 

• Support the preparation of schedules and assumptions used in forecasting and planning exercises. 

• Help track actual performance against budget and forecast targets. 

• Assist with scenario analysis relating to payroll movements, minimum wage changes, contract changes, and other 

key business drivers. 

• Provide analytical support for periodic planning reviews. 

6. Cross-Functional Collaboration 

• Work with Operations, Finance, Human Resources, and other teams to gather and validate data. 

• Support managers with accurate and timely performance information. 

• Assist in standardising reporting formats and performance measures across business units. 

• Help promote a more data-driven and disciplined performance culture across the Group. 

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS (KPIs) 

• Timely completion of recurring reports and dashboard updates 

• Accuracy and reliability of data used in management reporting 

• Quality and consistency of validated datasets 

• Timeliness of support provided during budgeting and forecasting cycles 

• Contribution to dashboard development and reporting automation 

• Quality of basic performance commentary and analysis provided 

• Support the adoption of standardized dashboards and reports across business units, as measured by report usage, 

timeliness, and reporting improvements implemented 

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE 

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or a related field 

• Minimum two years' experience in finance, accounting, business analysis, or data analysis; internships or other 

relevant practical exposure will be considered 

• Exposure to management reporting, financial analysis, or data reporting would be an advantage 

• Experience in a multi-entity, multi-branch, or labour-intensive service business environment would be an asset 

TECHNICAL SKILLS 

• Strong Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, lookups, formulas, basic modelling, and data analysis 

• Basic understanding of financial statements, cost structures, and key performance indicators 

• Ability to work with large datasets accurately and efficiently 

• Familiarity with Power BI or other data visualisation tools would be an advantage 

• Basic understanding of data cleaning, validation, and reconciliation practices 

• Ability to work with data from multiple systems and convert it into usable reporting outputs 

CORE COMPETENCIES 

• Strong analytical and numerical skills 

• High attention to detail and data accuracy 

• Curiosity and willingness to learn 

• Good problem-solving ability 

• Ability to translate data into simple, practical insights 

• Good written and verbal communication skills 

• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage deadlines 

• Integrity, accountability, and professionalism 

• Ability to work collaboratively with both financial and non-financial teams 

KEY DELIVERABLES 

• Accurate and timely recurring management reports 

• Reliable data preparation and validation for management reporting 

• Dashboard updates and reporting automation support 

• Improved visibility into labour costs, overtime, payroll versus billing variances, and contract performance 

• Better reporting consistency across business units 

• Stronger data discipline and reporting integrity within the Business Intelligence function

We appreciate all applications of interest, however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.