Financial Analyst
2025-08-11T09:09:24+00:00
Human Capital Business Solution
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kampala
Kampala
00256
Uganda
Consulting
Accounting & Finance
2025-08-25T17:00:00+00:00
Uganda
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Human Capital Business Solutions Ltd is a Boutique HR Advisory Firm that specializes in strategic HR Consulting, Talent Acquisition & Development, Risk Management and Business Process Outsourced Services with our Headquarters based in Uganda and Country Office in Tanzania.
On behalf of our client in the FMCG sector, we are looking for a competent and experienced Financial Analyst to be based in Kampala and Cairo (Hybrid)
Reports To: Senior Financial Analyst
Duty Station: Kampala & Cairo - Hybrid
Job Summary: The Financial Analyst is responsible for identifying financial performance, trends, financial risks and making recommendations. S/he assists with financial planning, budgeting processes, analyzing financial statements, developing financial models, as well as preparing and performing research and analysis as may be required by leadership. The Financial Analyst contributes to the accomplishment of organizational objectives, including profit maximization, correct pricing of goods, Opex optimization, budgeting, and working capital management
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists in the preparation of annual/quarterly business plan as well as the annual operating plan presentation
- Performs replacement margin reported by business units and selling price adjustments and discusses it with line manager
- Works closely with the team to calculate and discuss savings from planned initiatives for each category, value chain, and value Stream and review it with line manager
- Assists in working capital management for the value stream and reviews with the line manager by optimizing the level of working capital (i.e., Inventories, Receivables)
- Prepares a monthly flash report within 3rd working day and review it with line manager
- Prepares a monthly business performance presentation for each category/value stream and business unit to ensure that selling prices provide the targeted margins
- Prepares a monthly business Opex analysis and ensures that it is reported to management yield/production losses and communicates with operations and manufacturing management
- Reviews the landed-cost-matrix to ensure correct material costs are recorded in the system as well as updates standard costs for inventories
- Prepares annual/quarterly budgets that include volumes, revenue, cost of production, opex, and net contribution by category
- Analyses the price purchase variance (PPV) and price exchange variance (PEV) Standard cost revaluation released in the profit and loss account, as well as evaluates and reviews the capital proposal with the line manager
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting
- 1-2 Years working experience in a similar role in Food and Beverages Industry is an advantage
- Accounting Professional Certifications, i.e. ACCA, CMA, ICWA, CA, CPA are preferred.
- Understanding of SAP ERP is an added advantage.
- Communication Skills
- Problem-solving Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Interpersonal Skills
- Result-Oriented
- Negotiation Skills
Main Duties and Responsibilities Assists in the preparation of annual/quarterly business plan as well as the annual operating plan presentation Performs replacement margin reported by business units and selling price adjustments and discusses it with line manager Works closely with the team to calculate and discuss savings from planned initiatives for each category, value chain, and value Stream and review it with line manager Assists in working capital management for the value stream and reviews with the line manager by optimizing the level of working capital (i.e., Inventories, Receivables) Prepares a monthly flash report within 3rd working day and review it with line manager Prepares a monthly business performance presentation for each category/value stream and business unit to ensure that selling prices provide the targeted margins Prepares a monthly business Opex analysis and ensures that it is reported to management yield/production losses and communicates with operations and manufacturing management Reviews the landed-cost-matrix to ensure correct material costs are recorded in the system as well as updates standard costs for inventories Prepares annual/quarterly budgets that include volumes, revenue, cost of production, opex, and net contribution by category Analyses the price purchase variance (PPV) and price exchange variance (PEV) Standard cost revaluation released in the profit and loss account, as well as evaluates and reviews the capital proposal with the line manager
Communication Skills Problem-solving Skills Analytical Thinking Interpersonal Skills Result-Oriented Negotiation Skills
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting 1-2 Years working experience in a similar role in Food and Beverages Industry is an advantage Accounting Professional Certifications, i.e. ACCA, CMA, ICWA, CA, CPA are preferred. Understanding of SAP ERP is an added advantage.
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Vacancy title:
Financial Analyst
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Consulting, Category: Accounting & Finance]
Jobs at:
Human Capital Business Solution
Deadline of this Job:
Monday, August 25 2025
Duty Station:
Kampala | Uganda
Summary
Date Posted: Monday, August 11 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Human Capital Business Solutions Ltd is a Boutique HR Advisory Firm that specializes in strategic HR Consulting, Talent Acquisition & Development, Risk Management and Business Process Outsourced Services with our Headquarters based in Uganda and Country Office in Tanzania.
On behalf of our client in the FMCG sector, we are looking for a competent and experienced Financial Analyst to be based in Kampala and Cairo (Hybrid)
Reports To: Senior Financial Analyst
Duty Station: Kampala & Cairo - Hybrid
Job Summary: The Financial Analyst is responsible for identifying financial performance, trends, financial risks and making recommendations. S/he assists with financial planning, budgeting processes, analyzing financial statements, developing financial models, as well as preparing and performing research and analysis as may be required by leadership. The Financial Analyst contributes to the accomplishment of organizational objectives, including profit maximization, correct pricing of goods, Opex optimization, budgeting, and working capital management
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Assists in the preparation of annual/quarterly business plan as well as the annual operating plan presentation
- Performs replacement margin reported by business units and selling price adjustments and discusses it with line manager
- Works closely with the team to calculate and discuss savings from planned initiatives for each category, value chain, and value Stream and review it with line manager
- Assists in working capital management for the value stream and reviews with the line manager by optimizing the level of working capital (i.e., Inventories, Receivables)
- Prepares a monthly flash report within 3rd working day and review it with line manager
- Prepares a monthly business performance presentation for each category/value stream and business unit to ensure that selling prices provide the targeted margins
- Prepares a monthly business Opex analysis and ensures that it is reported to management yield/production losses and communicates with operations and manufacturing management
- Reviews the landed-cost-matrix to ensure correct material costs are recorded in the system as well as updates standard costs for inventories
- Prepares annual/quarterly budgets that include volumes, revenue, cost of production, opex, and net contribution by category
- Analyses the price purchase variance (PPV) and price exchange variance (PEV) Standard cost revaluation released in the profit and loss account, as well as evaluates and reviews the capital proposal with the line manager
Qualifications, Experience, and Skills
- Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Accounting
- 1-2 Years working experience in a similar role in Food and Beverages Industry is an advantage
- Accounting Professional Certifications, i.e. ACCA, CMA, ICWA, CA, CPA are preferred.
- Understanding of SAP ERP is an added advantage.
- Communication Skills
- Problem-solving Skills
- Analytical Thinking
- Interpersonal Skills
- Result-Oriented
- Negotiation Skills
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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