Financial Analyst - Johannesburg, South Africa

at  Western Union

Ready to play your part in a global business that’s committed to moving money for better? Bring your experience and talent for financial analysis to the world’s leading foreign exchange and international business payments company. Join Western Union as a Financial Analyst.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Exercises some discretion and judgment in helping prepare financial and business-related analyses and research in areas like financial and expense performance, budgeting, costing, rate of return, depreciation, and working capital.
• Assists in the preparation of routine forecasts and analyzes trends in sales, finance, general business conditions and other related areas.
• Brings inconsistencies and problems to the attention of management.
• Analyze performance trends, comparisons to budget, and expense run rates to assess business risks or opportunities.
• Provide consistent budget updates and performance explanations to cost center and business owners.
• Update business models to prepare routine business cases.
• Develop reports by accessing information from various financial systems and company databases to build insights into business performance.
• Monitor and provide insight into key variances and business trends and identify risk and opportunities to ensure delivery of the short-term financial targets and long-term strategic goals.
• Interface between sub-regional leaders & central finance function.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

• +3 years of related experience
• Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting or a related field
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, including data analysis, pivot tables, chart creation, data cleaning, complex formulas, macros, VBA, data visualization, and spreadsheet management.
• Strong interpersonal skills for analysis and communication with the business
• Fluency in English
  We make financial services accessible to humans everywhere. Join us for what’s next.
  Western Union is positioned to become the world’s most accessible financial services company —transforming lives and communities. To support this, we have launched a Digital Banking Service and Wallet across several European markets to enhance our customers’ experiences by offering a state-of-the-art digital Ecosystem. More than moving money, we design easy-to-use products and services for our digital and physical financial ecosystem that help our customers move forward.
  Just as we help our global customers prosper, we support our employees in achieving their professional aspirations. You’ll have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and build a career, as well as receive a great compensation package. If you’re ready to help drive the future of financial services, it’s time for Western Union. Learn more about our purpose and people at https://careers.westernunion.com/