FP&A Analyst

Overview

Own budgeting, forecasting, actuals reporting and variance analysis for assigned Engineering, IT and non-engineering cost centers and projects, supporting month-end close, headcount reporting, project finance and ad-hoc analysis for India leadership, Engineering Directors and global finance teams.

What you'll do

• Prepare annual budgets and monthly forecasts for assigned cost centers and projects, load them into the planning system, and run scenario analysis.
• Analyze actuals vs budget, prior forecast and prior year (monthly and YTD), with bridges and clear commentary.
• Consolidate and report headcount, align with approved positions and budget, and reconcile to cost centers.
• Support month-end close, including journal entries, accruals and reconciliations, in coordination with the accounting team.
• Set up WBS projects in SAP, monitor AUCs and quarterly releases to Fixed Assets, and run amortization simulations.
• Support Workday Projects (budget setup, resource and project loading, labor-rate tie-outs) and reconcile Workday Projects to SAP.
• Support mid-year project labor absorption and cap rates, and maintain the Plan of Record (POR) repository for NPD/NFD projects.
• Prepare management reporting packages and dashboards, and deliver ad-hoc and business case analysis for leadership.
• Keep reconciliations and audit support current, and maintain process documentation.

What you'll need

• 5–7 years of experience in FP&A, business finance or financial analysis, ideally in a corporate / captive / GCC environment with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis ownership (must have).
• Bachelor's in Commerce, Finance or Accounting.
• Advanced Excel (pivots, lookups, SUMIFS, multi-tab models) with strong variance, bridge and scenario modeling skills.
• Hands-on Workday Adaptive Planning (or similar EPM tool) for forecast and budget loads.
• Working knowledge of SAP (FI/CO, WBS / project systems, fixed assets); exposure to month-end close and journal entries.
• Power BI or Tableau.
• Ability to explain variances clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
• Detail-oriented, deadline-driven, self-starter, comfortable with multiple recurring cycles and ad-hoc requests.

Nice to have

• MBA, CA, CMA or CFA.
• Experience with headcount planning, reporting and reconciliation.
• Experience with Workday Projects set-up and reconciliation.
• Familiarity with AUC, capitalization and amortization simulations.
• Clear written and verbal communication, able to explain variances to non-finance leaders and global teams.

Details

• Location: Noida, India (IN Sector 142).
• Work mode: Hybrid.
• Role type: Third Party Payrolls.