Senior Manager II, R&D Finance

Overview

Senior Manager II, R&D Finance role leading revenue financial planning and analysis (FP&A) activities for the market and supporting process standardization for the Hyderabad FP&A Hub.

What you'll do

• Lead the team and support execution of Finance Planning & Analysis and revenue forecasting activities for regional and senior management consumption.
• Serve as day-to-day revenue forecasting contact for the in-market FP&A team.
• Build and review budgets and projections for revenue for the market.
• Provide effective analyses that clearly highlight key trends, variances and rationale.
• Prepare presentations for budget and projection reviews and update forecast templates as needed.
• Prepare analysis of monthly actual variances versus budget or projection in alignment with the standard framework and templates.
• Business partner and provide financial insights and support to help the department achieve its objectives.
• Manage and execute special projects and ad-hoc analysis to ensure highly effective outcomes.
• Support the Associate Director, FP&A Operations, who owns the global revenue forecasting process, in developing and executing a global strategy for policies, processes and technologies.
• Define and establish consistent end-to-end process, KPIs and targets, and intervene to drive results improvement.
• Collaborate with data owners and stewards to align on process and data issues.
• Propose revenue forecasting improvement projects focused on key business outcomes.
• Develop business cases for process improvement decisions and track actuals against plan.
• Participate in process governance.
• Identify, design and incorporate industry-leading practices into standard operations within the Hyderabad Hub.
• Maintain a culture of continuous improvement and a business-oriented culture; solicit feedback from internal customers.
• Ensure operating procedures are established, documented and maintained to align with process changes.
• Interact with the in-market FP&A team and serve as an inspirational leader who motivates through clear articulation of FP&A priorities.
• Share leading practices with other Hub sub-tower teams and collaborate across Hub sub-towers to drive standardization and innovation.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the Associate Director, FP&A, Senior Director, FP&A Hub Lead, Business Insights & Analytics (BI&A), and other Hyderabad service delivery teams.
• Assist in recruiting, hiring and retaining strong local team members; identify and manage training and upskilling of local team members.
• Hold self and others to timelines, quality and accuracy.
• Articulate material risks and opportunities and support Market FDs in designing and executing response or contingency plans.

What you'll need

• Exceptional expertise in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and financial modelling.
• Deep understanding of the business landscape, market and product trends, forecasting and industry dynamics in the market.
• Outstanding ability to forge strong partnerships with fellow Hub team members and in-market Finance colleagues to provide high-quality services in a timely fashion.
• Excellent leadership skills, inspiring and motivating team members to deliver exceptional results.
• A minimum of 10-14 years of experience is required.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India (BMS Hyderabad Location).
• Work model: expected 50% in-person.
• Travel: minimal travel expected.