JOB PURPOSE
Assist management by providing accurate and timely financial business support. This position is
an opportunity to provide financial analysis support to various business functions to help them
maximize business performance.
Key Accountabilities
- Build financial models using data from financial systems and other sources, to support business
decisions and the execution of strategic and tactical initiatives.
- Partner with management to understand expense and OI drivers and monitor performance against
established targets.
- Establish and maintain strong business partnerships and cross-functional relationships to provide
decision support.
- Think creatively to assist the business in generating ideas to control costs
- Collaborate with business partners to deliver accurate and timely results, including relevant variance
explanations.
- Actively participate in the Annual Planning process, quarterly review and Latest Estimate processes
by providing support and analytics.
- Initiate continual process improvement efforts that enhance timeliness and accuracy
- Assist in the preparation of business plans/business case analysis for new projects or initiatives
Perform ad-hoc reporting and analysis as needed
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance, Business Administration or equivalent
Experience
2 - 4 years of experience in the same role with medium or large size business Excellent
computer skills (MS-Office & Oracle Discoverer).
Key Competencies
Strong communication abilities
Strong analytical and interpretation skills with strong financial modeling skills
Panda was founded in 1978 as one of the most important organizations in the retail sector in Saudi Arabia. In 1994, Panda merged with Azizia Company then in late 1998 Azizia Panda United was acquired by Savola Group, one of the largest diversified conglomerates in MENA region, Azizia Panda United became the retail sector of Savola and started its journey to become the leading food retailer in the region. In 2008, This acquisition has aided Panda in its growth and expansion by having the largest market share in the Saudi retail sector. The first new format of Hypermarket was opened in Riyadh city in 2004. In 2006, Panda moved forward with its regional expansion by opening its first store in Dubai. In 2008, more numbers of stores were operating under the name of Panda when Savola Group acquired “Giant” supermarkets in Saudi Arabia and merged them with Panda. One year later in 2009, Panda has landed another great success by acquiring all Geant stores in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In 2014 the company name was changed from Azizia Panda United to the Panda Retail Company. And another big step in the expansion plan was achieved when Panda opened it hypermarket in Egypt in the year of 2015. These big steps have raised Panda share in the retail sector from 7% to more than 8%. Today Panda is the largest food retailer in the Middle East owns more than 400 branch of panda Super, Panda Hyper and Pandati in Saudi Arabia & Egypt making it the largest retail company that offering its services to more than 400 million visitors annually.