Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

About Daraz Founded in 2015, Daraz is South Asia’s leading e-commerce platform in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Myanmar. It empowers more than 100,000 active sellers with world-class marketplace technology to reach the fast-growing consumer class in a region of 500 million people. Through Daraz Express and Daraz Pay, it operates the most efficient and digitalised logistics and payments infrastructure in its markets. Daraz’ vision is to be a champion of South Asia serving 100 million customers and businesses by 2030.

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Ownership of the Financial Planning Models, collecting all inputs from relevant stakeholders and ensuring outputs represent a coherent future view of business delivery

Ownership, governance, review and execution of monthly commercial targets

Perform qualititative analysis of operational and financial data and ensure and maintain quality assurance in models

Actualize financial models on monthly basis

Build and manage financial databases by organizing and analyzing a wide range of data sources while interpreting and summarizing results

Manage performance against the budget for each business and Daraz as a whole and report on deviations while working with relevant stakeholders for resolution of same

Work cross-functionally with commercial, marketing, data science and logistics teams, to identify new business drivers, opportunities & efficiency gains, and then help materialize them

Prepares financial reports for internal / external use at the business unit / entity / department and Daraz level by collecting, analyzing, formatting, and presenting information

Assist Financial planning and performance manager in preparing budgets and forecasts

Assist the operations and finance teams in monthly reporting

Support functional stakeholders by developing new reports / analysis required by the business

Support continuous improvement of planning processes through gathering feedback from teams and understanding their needs

Provide data to all stakeholders in order to help calculate metrics, report financials, and support analysis and decision making

Skills / Requirements

5+ years of relevant experience working in an analytical / business partnership role with Commercial & Business teams

A degree in accountancy or an MBA from top business school + technical skills in Six Sigma / PMI will be an advantage

Detailed oriented mindset with a strong grip on numbers

Excellent financial modeling skills

Go-getter, problem-solving attitude with a proactive approach to getting things done

Superior organizational skills to manage multiple priorities, and the flexibility to adapt to changing scope and evolving business requirements

Ability to manage and influence stakeholders across management levels

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power-point is essential

Prior experience working with projects involving system integrations is strongly preferred

What We Offer

International working environment in a start-up setting, and a unique opportunity to learn from the best in e-commerce (Alibaba Group) and business growth

A platform to learn from Alibaba’s world-leading ecosystem

Rigorous training and exposure in team management, leadership, business analytics, and operations

An opportunity to train the next generation of business leaders in the ‘tech’ industry

Competitive salary and incentive package

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