Senior Analyst - Strategic Finance

About Us

Tamara is the leading shopping and payments platform in Saudi Arabia and the GCC region, with a mission to empower people in their daily lives and revolutionize how they shop, pay, and bank. The company was founded by serial entrepreneur Abdulmajeed Alsukhan along with his partners Turki Bin Zarah and Abdulmohsen Al Babtain. Tamara operates out of its headquarters in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and has offices in the UAE, Egypt, Germany, and Vietnam. Our large, dedicated team of professionals continues to grow as we expand our reach and impact.

Serving millions of users and partnering with thousands of merchants, Tamara collaborates with leading global and regional brands such as SHEIN, Jarir, noon, IKEA, H&M, and Farfetch, as well as local small and medium businesses. The company is backed by SNB Capital and Sanabil Investments, a wholly-owned company by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Checkout.com, Coatue, Shorooq Partners, and Endeavor Catalyst, among others.

Your role

We're seeking a Senior Strategic Financial Analyst for our Finance team. You will be crucial in developing annual and long-range plans, monitoring progress against goals, and providing regular guidance (quarterly/yearly) to ensure strategic objectives are met.

Drawing on your proficiency in driving data-focused discussions in performance reviews (weekly/monthly), you will be responsible for implementing cost-saving strategies to propel the business toward sustainable growth to create unique experiences only Tamara can provide. 

With a proven track record of possessing both financial literacy and analytical prowess to translate data into actionable insights and drive data-informed decisions, and ultimately revolutionize the way millions of users shop, pay, and bank.

You are a driven, determined, curious team player, knowing that collective strength means we all win. With a positive outlook, you are solution-oriented–persevering regardless of circumstances, always finding a way through, no matter the challenges. 

You will effectively find a way to work with everyone through empathy and respect. You will be driven and comfortable with responding quickly with urgency, with the ability to change course without losing momentum and energy, resulting in great success.

Your responsibilities

• Planning/Budgeting – Preparing annual and long-range business plans; gauging actual performance against plan and providing quarterly/yearly guidance.
• Driving weekly/ monthly reviews around business performance, anchoring debate around actionable business insights with the leadership team.
• Providing decision support for evaluating new business opportunities and giving Go/No-Go recommendations for spends and diversification.
• Identifying and leading cost optimization measures to navigate business towards its sustainable growth.
• Assist in assessing the financial viability of future business models/ market entry into new territories/business verticals.
• Impact in pricing decisions at the merchant level/ vertical level to make the business sustainable over a period of time.
• Balance sheet/ Cash flow Analytics : Deep dive into the levers of balance sheet and cash flow movements and help devise funding strategies.

Your expertise

•  2 - 3 years of work experience in banking / top management consulting with direct experience in financial services or fintech sector preferred or 3 - 5 years of work experience preferably from a fintech or Big 4. We would encourage other candidates with an interest in the financial services or fintech sector to apply.
• Understanding of financial statements and ability to parse and analyze data.
• Ability to summarize hypothesis and action driven individuals.
• Tools : Advanced excel, PowerPoint and google sheets skills. Basic level of SQL skills.
• Cross functional collaboration skills to drive planning & cost saving agendas.
• CFA candidates are highly desirable.

Join the revolution

Tamara is a vibrant hub of exceptional individuals worldwide, with over 40+ nationalities committed to working with the broadest talent pool possible. We're proud of the wealth of cultural backgrounds that shape our teams, ensuring every experience is acknowledged and celebrated. 

We seek self driven individuals, fuelled by curiosity, ready to take control of their professional and personal development. We’re creating a place where possibilities are for the taking through career mobility, mentoring and cross-border collaboration. This approach has earned us a spot as one of the competitive tech companies to work for.

All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.

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