FP&A Advisor

Overview

The Reporting & Accounting Advisor delivers high-quality reporting, accounting and analytical activities that support financial stewardship, business performance and decision-making, and contributes to continuous improvement and digital, data-driven ways of working across finance.

What you'll do

• Execute reporting, accounting and analytical processes accurately and on time in line with established standards, governance requirements and service expectations.
• Perform financial analysis, identify trends, investigate variances and provide insights that support business and finance decision-making.
• Lead or contribute to reporting, information management and data-related projects that improve finance delivery and business outcomes.
• Ensure compliance with accounting policies, financial controls, reporting requirements and governance frameworks.
• Investigate and address reporting, accounting and data-related challenges, applying sound judgement and root-cause analysis.
• Build effective working relationships with finance colleagues, business stakeholders and process owners.
• Identify opportunities for standardisation, simplification and continuous improvement across reporting and accounting activities.
• Utilise reporting systems, analytics platforms and automation solutions to improve efficiency, reporting quality and insights generation.
• Ensure financial data is accurate, complete and reliable to support reporting, accounting and performance management.
• Contribute to the adoption of new processes, technologies and ways of working within reporting and accounting operations.

What you'll need

• Experience in financial reporting, accounting, finance operations, controllership or related finance disciplines.
• Practical experience performing financial analysis, reporting activities or accounting processes.
• Understanding of financial statements, accounting principles, reporting frameworks and internal controls.
• Experience working with financial systems, reporting tools, ERP platforms or analytics solutions.
• Financial reporting and accounting knowledge, including accounting principles, reporting processes, financial controls and governance requirements.
• Financial analysis capability to analyse financial information, identify trends and develop meaningful insights and recommendations.
• Problem solving and judgement to evaluate information, investigate issues and develop practical solutions.
• Data management and analytical skills to work with financial data, reporting tools and information systems.
• Process management with an understanding of end-to-end finance processes and the ability to execute accurately and efficiently.
• Digital and technology awareness, including familiarity with reporting technologies, analytics tools, automation solutions and digital finance capabilities.
• Stakeholder engagement to collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders across functions and locations.
• Communication skills to convey financial information clearly and tailor messages to different audiences.
• Continuous improvement mindset to identify opportunities to improve efficiency, effectiveness and quality of finance processes.
• Adaptability and learning agility to work in evolving environments and adopt new technologies, tools and ways of working.

Nice to have

• Experience participating in process improvement, automation or transformation initiatives.
• Professional accounting qualification, finance qualification or a relevant finance, accounting or business degree.

Details

• Location: Shell Centre, Chennai, India.
• Work comfortably independently within established frameworks.
• Experience level: Experienced professionals.