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Financial Analyst (FP&A)

๐Ÿ“… Jul 22, 2024
Financial Planning And AnalysisFinancial ModelingForecastingBudgeting
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๐Ÿ“œ Description

  • Develop and maintain financial models for forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.
  • Support budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and cost control across business units.
  • Partner with cross-functional leaders on financial analysis and business decisions.
  • Build KPI dashboards and automate workflows for budgeting, reporting, and reconciliations.
  • Improve reporting processes and research business expansion opportunities.

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Requirements

  • Excellent analytical, presentation, and communication skills โ€” able to translate data into strategic insights.
  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.
  • Passion for ethical finance and alignment with Wahedโ€™s mission of building a riba-free financial ecosystem.
  • Strategic Exposure: Work closely with the Finance Director, gaining deep insight into financial strategy, capital planning, and growth management.
  • Tangible Impact: Your analyses and models will directly inform decisions shaping the future of ethical fintech.
  • Global Mission, Unified Team: Join a diverse, purpose-driven organization redefining the way finance serves humanity.
Full job description
About Wahed:
The global financial system wasn't built for everyone. For millions of people, its reliance on interest (riba) creates a barrier to managing money and building wealth without compromising their values.
At Wahed, we're changing that. We are a global fintech company on a mission to build a new financial systemโ€”one that is ethical, accessible, and entirely interest-free. From our offices across the globe, our team is building products that were once deemed impossible, from pioneering Shariah-compliant equity ETFs, creating true riba-free alternatives to high yield savings accounts, to creating no-leverage real estate investments for truly interest-free income producing assets. If you're driven to solve complex problems and believe finance should empower, not exclude, join us in building a more equitable financial future.
Job Brief:
As a Financial Analyst (FP&A) at Wahed, you will be the analytical engine powering strategic decision-making across the business. You will work directly with the Finance Director and cross-functional leaders to translate data into financial insight, build dynamic forecasting models, and strengthen the financial foundations of a rapidly scaling, values-driven fintech.
This role combines financial analysis expertise with automation and data intelligence to streamline workflows, strengthen decision-making, and improve operational scalability.

Job Description:

Financial Planning & Analysis
  • Develop and maintain financial models for forecasting, budgeting, and reporting.
  • Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and analysis.
  • Prepare actual vs. target budget reports on a regular basis.
  • Oversee and manage all aspects of fundamental financial planning and analysis, such as planning, spending, predicting, report generation, and other tasks.
  • Support budgeting and forecasting processes, including variance analysis and cost control.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide financial support and analysis for business decisions.
  • Work with various business units to forecast income and expenses for the next few years.
  • Participate in the development of financial policies, procedures, and best practices.
  • Assist investors with their queries and provide timely and accurate information.
  • Research potential business expansion opportunities and present findings to senior management.
  • Identify and comprehend business issues; propose and carry out solutions.
  • Support other ad-hoc projects, reporting, and financial analysis.
  • To work on process improvements across reporting to reduce turnaround time.
  • Automate Core Business Operations
  • Build and manage dashboards that provide a single source of truth for regional KPIs, empowering leadership with actionable, real-time insights.
  • Identify and eliminate points of friction in our financial and operational processes, creating a smoother and more efficient experience for our clients without compromising rigors.
  • Develop and deploy automated workflows and scripts to streamline financial and business operations, including budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and reconciliations.
  • Job Specification:

    Qualifications
    Essential:
  • Bachelorโ€™s degree in Finance, Accounting, Data Science, or a related analytical discipline.
  • Proven experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Data Analytics, or Business Intelligence.
  • Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets, with hands-on experience in SQL and Python for financial automation and analysis.
  • Strong understanding of financial modeling, forecasting, and variance analysis.
  • Desirable:
  • Hands-on experience with Google Apps Script to automate processes within the Google Workspace ecosystem.
  • Demonstrated ability to use low-code/no-code automation platforms (e.g., n8n, Zapier) to connect systems and build efficient workflows.
  • Practical experience leveraging AI/LLMs for complex reasoning, data analysis, or building decision-making tools.
  • Familiarity with data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., Metabase, MixPanel, Segment, Google Analytics).
  • Skills & Attributes:
  • Excellent analytical, presentation, and communication skills โ€” able to translate data into strategic insights.
  • A proactive, problem-solving mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight timelines.
  • Passion for ethical finance and alignment with Wahedโ€™s mission of building a riba-free financial ecosystem.
  • Why Wahed?
  • Strategic Exposure: Work closely with the Finance Director, gaining deep insight into financial strategy, capital planning, and growth management.
  • Tangible Impact: Your analyses and models will directly inform decisions shaping the future of ethical fintech.
  • Global Mission, Unified Team: Join a diverse, purpose-driven organization redefining the way finance serves humanity.
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