Planning & analysis- Associate

• You are a strategic thinker passionate about driving solutions in financial analysis.
• You have found the right team.
• You will work closely with business and IT managers to create budgets and forecasts for both direct and indirect expenses, along with identifying risks and opportunities.
• This position will develop and produce management reporting and track actuals expenses vs. budget and outlook/forecasts.
• You will also review, analyze, and make recommendations regarding incoming indirect expenses.
• The successful applicant should be an energetic individual with a strong financial background capable of multi-tasking and analytically reviewing processes to identify improvements; along with good time management, communication, and presentation skills.

Key Responsibilities include

• Manage total expense base and perform analysis of financial Budget & Forecast for designated Technology group within the Global Tech, including direct/indirect expenses and vendor expense management.
• Develop, consolidate and present insightful qualitative and quantitative financial analysis including annual budget, quarterly/monthly forecast variances and understand the key business drivers
• Actively participate in business management functions viz., workforce management, headcount location planning & other non-financial metrics for the Technology group
• Creation of PowerPoint presentations, dashboards, and other reporting for clients and Finance & Business Management team
• Driving improvements, enhancing controls and streamlining processes / introducing automation where possible
• Builds and maintains relationships with both Regional & Global Technology F&BM community and key Service Providers across IT lines of business as well as enterprise functions (human resources, finance, legal, vendor management, etc.)

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills

• Minimum of 5+ years of financial / accounting & business management / FP&A experience
• Bachelor s / Master s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting or Intermediate/Final qualified CA, CWA or CS
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (MSExcel and PowerPoint) and Essbase
• Strong relationship management skills to interface with various stakeholders
• Detail-oriented individual capable of completing reporting and analytics accurately, on a timely basis, and in a presentable manner
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills necessary

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Prior work experience in Corporate finance / Technology finance preferred
• Working knowledge on Tableau and Alteryx will be an added advantage
• Experience with financial systems (Ariba, Beeline, SAP, Essbase) preferred