FP&A SFA MEPA Senior Financial Analyst – Dubai, UAE

at  Western Union

Are you a strategic thinker with a talent for data-driven decision-making and a passion for optimizing business processes? Do you thrive in providing essential insights for analytics, pricing, agent renewals, and sales and marketing efforts? Then it’s time to join Western Union as a FP&A SFA MEPA Senior Financial Analyst.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support MEPA FPA in End-to-End Financial Planning process including Plan, Forecasting, R&O and results Process (monthly reporting to HQ).
• Monitor and provide insight into key variances and business trends to identify risk and opportunities.
• Track strategic initiatives and analyze data. Track pricing performance and ensure pricing investment calculations are accurate.
• Prepare business cases and model all pricing proposals to support business partners in key decisions making processes: pricing, new agents’ signings and renewals.
• Analyze agents’ performance and evaluate commercial terms, develop and evaluate agents’ incentives proposals, support business in optimizing revenues and costs.
• Analyze capital expenses requests and provide recommendations.
• Analyze operating expenses including marketing spends, travel, other expenses to help in efficient expense management.
• Prepare and publish performance reports and any other ad-hoc reports needed for business reviews.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ years of commercial and analytical experience.
• Experience in multi-national organizations, educational background in finance or accounting.
• High degree of financial acumen, understanding of impacts on financial statements, links with accounting, tax, treasury, etc.
• Understands the company’s value delivery chain with the customer in mind and builds efficiency and effectiveness across the organization.
• Able to take a strong leadership role in implementing policies and procedures to support organizational objectives and business success.
• Able to have transparent and productive relationships and collaborate successfully across the organization.
• Proficiency in English.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  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. We’re a diverse and passionate customer-centric team of over 8,000 employees serving 200 countries and territories, reaching customers and s around the globe. 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/.