Al Jazeera Media Network Careers

Description

• Assist the Section head in planning, analysing, preparing, managing & monitoring TNO Budget Globally.
• Develop templates for budget planning & monitoring activities.
• Oversee all budget related activities including but not limited to budget and forecast preparation, monitoring and budget reallocations.
• Manages the Demand Management Process to plan, review, validate & prioritize financial requirements with relevant stakeholders.
• Work with Directorates across the division to prepare and gather budget proposals, analyse and compile the Master Budget.
• Support the planning and controlling of the Global Technology freelance budgets. Which will include developing annual budgets to support business plans.
• Work with stakeholders across division to plan, review, validate & prioritize financial requirements.
• Monitors periodic Cash-flow reports by analysing actuals vs allocated, commitments & upcoming demands for planning & monitoring purposes.
• Monitor budgets based on authority levels & limits and taking necessary actions to control and reduce cost.
• Support month-end closing by ensuring that all expenses and provisions are booked to appropriate Accounts.
• Implementation, Monitoring and Control of Budgets through timely reporting and meeting with department managers & Directors.
• Preparation of variance analysis reports and investigating the reason for cost control purpose and to submit recommendations
• Monitors end-to-end divisional Sales (Revenue Generation) process & activities to ensure all revenues generated are recorded and reported properly.
• Liaises with relevant stakeholders, internal & external to ensure process requirements & guidelines are followed for revenue generation activities.
• Shares periodic revenue generation report with the Management.
• Works closely with business managers to maintain a focus on current and future financial needs to satisfy business growth
• Develop tools, dashboards, and key performance indicators to support strategic decision making.
• Support vendor negotiations and strategic partnership agreements.
• Review business cases and aid in the development of initiatives through bench marketing, market research etc.
• Provide key analytic and research support in the Division’s continuing reassessment of its development, optimization, investments, distribution strategies etc.
• Assist Build effective relationships with executives and team members throughout the company
• Designs and implements effective budgeting policies and procedures.
• Informs department managers of due dates for the submission of budget information.
• Acts as an advisor to department managers & directors in formulating their budget submissions.
• Reviews proposed budget submissions from department managers for accuracy and completeness.
• Examines whether budget submissions can be achieved based on known capacity constraints and informs management of potential problem areas.
• Creates a consolidated budget for management approval.
• Compares actual to budgeted results at the end of each reporting period, and reports on variances, and taking any appropriate action based on the analysis of the variances reports.

• Ability to speak Arabic.
• Bachelor/Diploma in Finance, Accounting, Business Management field or any related discipline
• Minimum 7 years of relevant professional experience
• Proven knowledge of MS Excel (specifically, advanced formulas, pivot tables and charts)
• Understanding of forecasting methods and data analysis;
• Knowledge of finance, accounting, budgeting, and cost control principles including Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
• Proficient in SAP MM (Procurement & finance Processes).
• Working knowledge of short and long-term budgeting and forecasting, budgeting methods, and product-line profitability analysis;
• GAP Analysis