Financial Analyst

Overview

The Senior Associate Financial Analyst is a developing subject matter expert who assists with gathering and analysing financial data to support decision-making, working under the guidance of a more experienced team member to gain practical finance experience in analysing past company performance against set metrics and cost management.

What you'll do

• Support with extracting data from financial reports to conduct financial and statistical analysis, identify financial discrepancies and recommend appropriate solutions.
• Assist with monitoring and controlling expenditure by approving or denying requisitions based on whether items are within budget.
• Support with the preparation of assigned financial reports based on analysis results.
• Support with conducting presentations related to findings and provide recommendations to relevant internal stakeholders.
• Help to reconcile and review monthly account analysis for balance sheet accounts.
• Assist with the analysis of budget and forecast variances and with recommendations to correct or improve company performance.
• Support with input into the annual budgeting and forecasting process.
• Assist with analysis of areas of risk or opportunity within the business, ensuring financial levers are understood and communicated to the business together with clear recommendations.
• Assist with the review of business initiatives to ensure they meet required profitability expectations.
• Support with identifying cost management opportunities (processes or expenses) to ensure improved profitability and sustainable returns for the business.
• Perform any other relevant task as assigned by the management team.

What you'll need

• Good attention to detail and maintains high quality of work.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Good planning and organising ability.
• Deadline driven, with ability to cope with stressful situations.
• Able to deal with different individuals at all levels in the organisation.
• Takes own initiative and has a solutions-oriented approach.
• Proactive approach with the ability to think ahead in a fast-paced environment.
• Developing analytical skills.
• Developing ability to understand underlying business drivers and provide actionable insights based on analysis.
• Developing knowledge and some prior exposure to international entities, foreign currency and inter-company transactions.
• Moderate level experience in a similar position in a related environment.
• Moderate level experience with accounting software.
• Moderate level experience within finance in a company with international operations.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in finance, economics, business management, statistics, or a related field.
• Relevant financial analysis certification(s).

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Workplace type: Hybrid.