Position
Description:
East West Digital (EWD) is seeking a Control & Resources Analyst based in Doha, Qatar. EWD develops and scales AI-driven Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and Platform solutions for the Energy sector, with a global reach, operating from Doha.
Reporting directly to the Control & Resources Manager (Financial Controller), this role provides hands-on internal operational and analytical execution across business control, management reporting, resource utilization, and HR processes monitoring.
The ideal candidate is an adaptable professional with a background in startups, scale-ups, or small tech companies who is up-to-date with modern digital tools.
Core pillars define this role:
- Demonstrated ERP Management Familiarity:
Combining practical working knowledge of SAP with lightweight versions of ERP designed for digital startups such as Odoo, Zoho Books, and Net Suite. - Analytical Tools Expertise (Featuring Excel among others):
Proven modeling capabilities across modern analytical tools, with advanced Excel as a central platform to manipulate complex datasets, build flexible templates, and automate recurring reconciliations. - Exposure to Agentic Tools for Analysis:
Practical exposure to agentic AI tools and automated analysis assistants to streamline routine analytical workflows, variance checks, and operational reporting.
The analyst will pair solid accounting and budgeting skills with practical ERP navigation, modern analytical tools, and agentic workflows to extract data, reconcile ledgers, track budget variances, support ERP evaluation, and prepare internal reporting packages for the Manager.
Primary mission:
Support business control, management reporting, resource utilization, ERP data extraction, and HR process monitoring through accurate analysis and operational execution.
Key stakeholders:
Control & Resources Manager, Operations & Finance, HR, project delivery teams, executive leadership, and corporate reporting stakeholders.
Employment type:
Full-Time. Jobs to Be Done:
The role is accountable for practical operational execution and analysis across accounting, budgeting, resource management, HR operations, reporting support, and process compliance.
Analytical Tools Modeling & Data Architecture (Excel among others):
Build, maintain, and audit analytical models for budget tracking, variance analysis, project utilization, and operational forecasting using modern data tools, with advanced Excel as a central tool (dynamic arrays, XLOOKUP, INDEX/MATCH, Power Query, advanced logic, and nested calculations).
Agentic Tools & Analysis Automation:
Leverage exposure to agentic tools to assist in automated data extraction, preliminary variance checks, and accelerating routine analytical summaries.
Business & Financial KPIs:
Execute data gathering, metric verification, and dashboard maintenance for company performance indicators under the direction of the Control & Resources Manager (Financial Controller).
Accounting & Ledger Reconciliations:
Perform daily and monthly accounting cross-checks, reconciling operational delivery metrics with core accounting records (P&L line items, cost allocations, accruals, and revenue entries).
Budget Setting, Analysis & Monitoring:
Prepare data inputs for annual and periodic budget preparation, track actuals vs. budget variances in structured spreadsheets and analytical dashboards, and assemble preliminary reporting schedules.
ERP Operations & Data Extraction:
Serve as the hands-on day-to-day user for ERP environments; execute financial and operational data extractions, verify transaction codes and entries, run balance/variance reports, and reconcile entries against sub-ledgers across SAP and startup ERP tools.
Lightweight ERP Support & Evaluation:
Provide structured operational user feedback, test feature workflows, and actively contribute to the evaluation and benchmarking of lightweight ERP systems for startups (e.g., Odoo, Zoho Books, Net Suite, Xero).
Capacity & Utilization Tracking:
Track team capacity, project time logging, and delivery utilization rates across global client initiatives using structured tracking sheets and resource tools.
HR Process Alignment & Monitoring:
Assist the Manager in documenting and monitoring day-to-day HR processes in alignment with corporate guidelines and local Qatar labor regulations.
Training Planning & Tracking:
Maintain the schedule, track employee participation, and monitor…
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