Summary

The Senior Finance Project Analyst is responsible for managing the financial analysis and integration of UBM Asia’s newest event teams. The ideal candidate understands how to get things done, innovates quickly and delivers results. This role will require a problem solver who is creative and understands how to identify key drivers to optimize results.

Responsibilities

• Provide revenue and cost planning, tracking and forecasting for post-acquisition integration
• Perform project management as well as progress monitoring of the business plans
• Interacts with project leads and regional finance team in defining cost charging/ allocation as well as UBM London to resolve any issues with regard to how the costs should be reflected and/ or if they should be exceptional
• Develop monthly revenue reports and exception reports highlighting anomalies
• Create and communicate financial insights to help leadership team evaluate and drive resources and prioritizations decisions, both through long-terms tools and ad-hoc studies
• Compile periodic and ad-hoc reports for management review
• Be a partner with the business in driving key business goals and initiatives

Requirements

• Qualified accountant of a professional accountancy body and with 2+ PQE
• Bachelor degree in Accounting, Finance and related disciplines
• At least 2+ years of working experience as a Financial Analyst or in a related field with a multinational company; regional experience looking after multiple markets is preferred
• Strong business acumen and value business partnership. Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
• Excellent skill on Microsoft Office and previous experience in using Oracle is a plus
• Adaptable/ flexible, being open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and/or to work in ambiguous situations
• Able to function efficiently under pressure, with tight deadlines, and enjoy problem solving and working with details
• A dedicated person with high level of integrity

Other preferred attributes

Please add other success attributes that may be relevant to the hiring/promotion process, but are not minimum requirements to be considered for the job.

• At least bilingual, in English and another Asian language – Chinese, Malay, Indonesian, Thai etc
• Good numerical and language (written) skills

This job description sets out the duties of the position at the time that it was drawn up. Such duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or level of responsibility entailed.

Excellent compensation package will be offered to the right candidate.  Please send detailed resume stating expected salary, available starting date and day-time contact to us. Candidates not notified within one month should consider their application unsuccessful.  Personal data collected is solely for recruitment purposes and will be treated in strict confidence.  Personal data of unsuccessful applicants will be destroyed after 6 months.

At UBM plc, we invite you to be part of an organisation that is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture and to being a responsible, sustainable business.  UBM is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.