Senior Financial Analyst - Accounting & Operations

About this role

Senior Financial Analyst – Accounting & Operations
Location: Islamabad, Pakistan — Hybrid
Office Address: 571, Street #35, E-11/3, Islamabad
Employment Type: Full-Time
Probation: 90 Days
Department: Finance

Work Schedule — Required
This position supports global operations and requires regular collaboration with international teams across multiple time zones.
Hybrid Schedule
Three days in-office→ remote:

• 2:00 PM–5:00 PM PKT — in office

• 7:00 PM–3:00 AM PKT — remote from home
Two days fully remote:

• 6:00 PM–3:00 AM PKT
Applicants must be comfortable working an evening/night schedule aligned with international business operations.

What You’ll Be Doing
Technical Accounting and Financial Reporting

• Support and manage month-end and year-end closing activities.

• Prepare and review financial statements, financial schedules, reconciliations, and management reports.

• Maintain General Ledger accuracy and investigate account discrepancies.

• Prepare and review journal entries, accruals, prepayments, and supporting documentation.

• Ensure financial records are complete, accurate, and supported by appropriate audit trails.

• Apply sound accounting principles and support compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, UK accounting practices, or other applicable standards.

• Support audit preparation, internal controls, compliance reviews, and financial governance initiatives.
Financial Analysis, Budgeting, and Forecasting

• Support annual budgeting, recurring forecasts, and financial planning activities.

• Analyze actual financial performance against budgets and forecasts.

• Perform variance, trend, profitability, and cost analysis.

• Prepare recurring and ad hoc financial reports for senior leadership and operational teams.

• Identify financial risks, inconsistencies, and improvement opportunities.

• Translate financial data into clear insights and practical recommendations.

• Track performance across projects, departments, clients, and business units.

• Build, maintain, or utilize financial dashboards and reporting tools using Excel, Power BI, or similar business intelligence platforms to support leadership decision-making.
Operational Finance

• Support day-to-day finance operations across multiple client accounts and business functions.

• Review and validate invoices, billing records, contracts, approvals, payment terms, and supporting documentation.

• Monitor client billing, vendor payments, accruals, aging reports, and transaction activity.

• Investigate billing, payment, and reconciliation discrepancies and coordinate timely resolution.

• Support project accounting, cost tracking, utilization reporting, and financial performance monitoring.

• Maintain strong financial documentation and operational controls.

• Recommend improvements to finance workflows, reporting processes, and internal systems.
Cross-Functional Business Partnership

• Partner closely with Payroll, HR, Operations, Project Management, Global Delivery, and senior leadership.

• Communicate financial results, risks, and operational concerns clearly to finance and non-finance stakeholders.

• Support leadership with financial information required for business decisions.

• Coordinate across departments to ensure financial and operational alignment.

• Contribute to finance-related projects, system implementations, process improvements, and organizational initiatives.

• Explain technical financial concepts in a clear, practical, and business-focused manner.
Requirements

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline.

• Minimum five years of progressive experience in accounting, financial reporting, operational finance, corporate finance, or a related function.

• Strong technical accounting foundation.

• Hands-on experience with month-end close, financial statements, General Ledger activity, reconciliations, accruals, and journal entries.

• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting.

• Experience with operational finance activities such as billing, invoice validation, payment controls, project accounting, or cost tracking.

• Ability to interpret financial information and explain its business impact.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and investigative skills.

• Advanced Microsoft Excel and spreadsheet-management skills.

• Experience with accounting or ERP systems such as QuickBooks, Xero, Sage, IRIS, NetSuite, SAP, Oracle, or similar platforms.

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across departments.

Highly Preferred Qualifications

• ACCA, CA, ACA, CPA, CMA, or equivalent qualification, whether qualified or actively progressing toward completion.

• Experience supporting US, UK, or international finance operations.

• Experience with IFRS, US GAAP, or UK accounting practices.

• Public accounting, audit, financial reporting, or controllership experience.

• Experience working across multiple entities, clients, projects, or business units.

• Experience supporting global consulting, professional services, staffing, technology, or project-based organizations.

• Experience improving financial systems, reporting processes, or internal controls.

• Experience presenting financial findings to senior leadership.

The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is not limited to bookkeeping, Accounts Payable, audit, or traditional FP&A alone.
The successful candidate will:

• Possess strong accounting fundamentals and operational finance experience.

• Understand how financial transactions flow through the General Ledger and financial statements.

• Be able to support both detailed accounting work and broader financial analysis.

• Confidently discuss month-end close, reconciliations, financial reporting, budgeting,…