FP&A Analyst - A&D,MCS&UFMR&D

Overview

The FP&A Analyst is responsible for budgeting, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, the month close process, and publishing the Bowler report, dashboard report and P&L report. This position is part of the global India Finance COE located in Bangalore.

What you'll do

• Act as key business partner to Finance leaders and the operations team in leading planning cycles, estimates and books closing to help define priorities for the business.
• Lead financial activities for monthly and quarterly pacing/closing and provide strong leadership and analytics for estimates and budget setting.
• Lead analytics around high-impact costs such as headcount and contractors; support dashboards, report publishing and maintain financials and scorecards.
• Deliver quality, error-free outputs in accordance with the quality standard for the FP&A CoE.
• Provide analytics highlighting key business performance drivers, identify risks and opportunities throughout the quarter, and develop processes to mitigate risks and capitalize on opportunities.
• Consolidate actual operating performance and report results, providing variance reporting and investigative analysis against budgets, forecasts and performance results.
• Create and maintain SOPs and participate in simplification projects that increase capacity for value-added financial analysis.

What you'll need

• B.Com, MBA, CA or CMA, along with 5-8 years of progressive finance experience.
• Excellent analytical skills: able to clearly link financial results to operational performance drivers, generate alternatives and drive positive change.
• Strong PC skills: experience with financial systems/applications such as OneStream, Oracle, Hyperion, Qlik, along with strong knowledge of Excel/spreadsheets.
• Experience working in a global environment with a sound understanding of global processes and transaction flows.
• Adaptable/flexible: open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances, and able to work in ambiguous situations, supported by effective communication and interpersonal skills; self-motivated with high energy.

Nice to have

• Strong analytical skills: able to analyze large quantities of data, identify trends and drivers, link financial results to operational performance and distil them into insightful analysis.
• Process improvement initiatives.
• Working in ambiguous situations: adaptable and open to change in response to new information, different or unexpected circumstances.
• BI tools, for example QlikSense, OneStream.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India (on-site).
• Working hours: 1:30 PM to 10:30 PM.