Finance Analytics Specialist

Overview

Support the International Finance Shared Service Director by analyzing large and complex financial and operational datasets, identifying trends and risks, and turning data into actionable insights for leadership decisions.

What you'll do

• Research and interpret financial data so leaders have the most up-to-date and reliable information for decisions.
• Research requested expenses and project trends for staff, division, business, and center managers to ensure operation within budget guidelines.
• Assist in performing variance analysis of actual versus planned data to identify where targeted projections are not being obtained.
• Audit areas of concern (e.g., unusual cost, overtime hours) to ensure proper reporting occurs.
• Gather and analyze preliminary data for the management team to help determine strategic direction for communicating information to regions and districts.
• Analyze large volumes of financial and operational data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and performance drivers.
• Conduct analysis to determine root causes of business issues and emerging operational challenges.
• Identify meaningful insights and develop recommendations to support leadership decision-making.
• Proactively investigate anomalies, exceptions, and challenging business trends.
• Design, build, and maintain dashboards and KPI reporting.
• Automate reporting processes and improve analytical efficiency.
• Ensure reporting provides actionable insights rather than simply historical data.
• Collaborate with finance partners across the country to consult on planning and reporting.
• Assist others in understanding financial reports, graphs, and charts.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree or International equivalent.
• Ability to analyze large datasets, identify patterns, connect unrelated datapoints, and determine the underlying business story.
• Ability to communicate what happened, why it happened, business impact, and recommended actions.
• Learning agility.
• Problem solving.
• Power BI.
• SQL.
• Advanced Excel.
• Power Query.
• Data visualization.
• Dashboard development.
• Data modeling.
• Financial analytics.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's Degree or International equivalent in Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• Experience with auditing.
• Experience demonstrating proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite products (Excel and Access).

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Employee type: Permanent.