Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Overview

Support Cencora's Group Finance team with global financial reporting, planning and analysis, helping stakeholders make data-driven business decisions.

What you'll do

• Prepare and maintain monthly management reporting packages, including KPI reporting, variance analysis, and plan versus actual comparisons.
• Perform monthly actual-to-budget and actual-to-forecast analyses, identifying key business drivers and trends.
• Support the annual budgeting and forecasting processes, including data uploads, reconciliations, and review of financial assumptions.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data during month-end close activities and resolve data discrepancies.
• Develop, maintain, and improve reporting solutions.
• Extract, transform, validate, and analyze large datasets to support business and finance requirements.
• Build and maintain financial models to support planning, reporting, and business analysis activities.
• Collaborate with finance and operational teams across multiple countries and time zones.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by identifying opportunities to automate and enhance reporting processes.
• Respond to ad hoc financial analyses, management requests, and business inquiries.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-5 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Controlling, Financial Reporting, Business Finance, or similar analytical finance roles.
• 2+ years of experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, financial modeling, management reporting, or a related field.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data.
• Advanced Excel skills, including financial modeling, data analysis, and reporting.
• Working knowledge of Power BI, Power Query, and SQL.
• Good understanding of profit and loss statements and financial performance indicators.
• Working knowledge of general accounting principles.
• Strong attention to detail, with a high standard for accuracy.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work across global teams.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to meet deadlines and manage priorities effectively.
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work in a fast-paced environment with competing priorities.
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and professionalism.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel.

Nice to have

• Experience working within a multinational or shared services environment.
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle Hyperion, or similar platforms.
• Experience supporting global or regional finance teams.
• Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting processes.
• Knowledge of financial systems, reporting automation, and data visualization best practices.
• Progress toward professional qualifications such as CA, CMA, ACCA, or CPA.
• Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Chartered Accountant (CA), Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), or equivalent certification.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Employment type: Full time.
• Affiliated company: Cencora Business Services India Private Limited.