KEO International Consultants Hiring for Business Analyst Job at Dubai Full Time

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we have led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.

Our newest opportunity is for a Business Analyst, to join our award-winning team based in Dubai.

Responsibilities:

Paramount to success within this varied role will include;

• Preparing detailed project plans to determine resource allocation, deliverable timelines and possible issues.
• Supporting the business with financial functions, such as assessing, auditing, planning, budgeting, consolidation, cost control and project control.
• Planning, cost and schedule metrics and tools (work breakdown structure), collecting performance data (installed quantities, expended labour hours, and other progress measurements for direct hire and subcontract labour), tracking data (daily cost compilation and monitoring), analysing and reporting (earned value, productivity and risk analysis).
• Analysing records of present and past operations, trends and costs, estimated and realized revenues, administrative commitments, and obligations incurred to project future revenues and expenses.
• Compiling budgetary and fiscal data received from assigned departments to prepare revenue balance statements and historical comparisons of project expenditures with requested appropriations.
• Financial planning, preparation of budgets and forecasts and preparation of periodic reports detailing financial performance.
• Assisting in preparation of special studies, analysis and recommendations in areas such as budgets, forecasts, financial plans, governmental requirements, statistical reports, and business forecasts.
• Preparing reports analysing specific aspects of department structures, functions and operational procedures and recommends ways to improve efficiency and/or effectiveness.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envisage that you will bring a between 3 – 5 years’ experience from a similar role working within a Construction or Engineering Consultancy environment partnered with a Bachelor’s Degree.

• Strong financial acumen and analytical experience with experience delivering forecasting, budgeting, variance analysis and data interpretation.
• Ability to effectively present information.
• High level analytical and quantitative skills.
• Excellent written and verbal skills with ability to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience in Microsoft Power BI and Project Planning Software.
• Advanced MS Office skills.