Specialist - Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Description:

Deliverables will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Knowledge and experience in accounting/close/Budgeting & Forecasting/Trend analysis
• Handle contract to hire resource cost process covering invoice information and timely accruals
• Understand the processes and deliver as per timelines
• Drive resource billability targets by the business / Entity through continuous resource planning and monitoring.
• Drive optimization of cost drivers like Staff pyramid, Vendor resourcing mix, Seat utilization
• Monthly /Quarterly Rolling Plans/ Forecasts and variance from Budget
• Monthly presentation of MIS with plan vs Actual
• Establish regular communication with stakeholders to share successes and solicit challenges or concerns.
• Implement and monitor key KPIs and manage performance with P&L Ownership
• Maintain strong controls ensuring quality requirements are complied with
• Ensures appropriate documentation on process flows and standard operating procedures by keeping them current and updated
• Partner with global business owners to meet existing deliverables and continuously improve processes through simplification, innovation and automation.
• Drive standardization via data management and digitization
• Handle escalations with root cause analysis for amicable closure
• Execution of policy/process framework
• Roll out a transparent process of feedback for the individual team members from stakeholders
• Leverage shared service for operations

Qualification/Skill/Competency:

• 3 to 5 years’ experience in Finance processes with CA/CMA Finance qualification.
• Business Finance experience with at least 1 year with IT industry.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate well.
• Working Knowledge of Accounting and related systems.
• Have a mindset of number control and governance.
• International work and culture exposure to US & Western countries.
• Demonstrate empathy in communication with teams, stakeholders & peers.
• Build a customer centric culture by resolving various process risks.
• Adopt best practices in other businesses/organizations for delivering additional value to stakeholder.