Reporting and Budgeting Specialist

Role Synopsis: 

The role focuses on delivering high-quality management reporting, supporting budgeting and financial control, and ensuring coordination with the accounting function for accurate reporting. The ideal candidate is reliable, analytical, and comfortable working both independently and collaboratively in a structured finance environment. The candidate will be responsible for headquarter of PASHA Real Estate Group and selected portfolio of group companies.

Key Accountabilities:

• Management Reporting: Prepare and deliver timely and accurate monthly management reports for internal stakeholders. Ensure consistency and reliability of financial data used in internal decision-making. Contribute to periodic presentations and summary financial dashboards.
• Budgeting and Financial Control: Support the annual budgeting and forecasting process in close collaboration with department leads. Perform variance analysis between actual results and budgets/forecasts, with clear commentary on key drivers. Monitor spending against budgets and follow up on deviations.
• Coordination with Accounting: Participate in budget preparation and expense management activities for assigned portfolio of companies.
• ERP System Optimization: Work actively to improve the use of the ERP for reporting and budgeting tasks. Identify opportunities to streamline workflows and reduce manual interventions in reporting processes
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Liaise with internal teams (e.g. Accounting, Procurement, Project teams) to ensure timely data flow and alignment in reporting.
• Maintain and update financial models and reporting templates used within the Finance Department.

Desired background:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline
• 2–3 years of experience in management reporting, budgeting, or financial control roles.
• Proficient in MS Excel and MS Office applications.
• Fluent in Azerbaijani and English; Russian is a plus.
• Experience with COINS ERP or similar enterprise systems is advantageous.
• ACCA qualification (in progress or completed) is a plus.

Required skills: 

• Solid understanding of reporting structures, budget control, and financial processes.
• Analytical and logical thinking with attention to detail and process discipline.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, especially in cross-functional coordination. 
• Ability to manage tasks independently while supporting team goals.