Senior Associate Manager - Finance - BPO/ITeS

• Position: Senior Associate Manager
• Experience: 8 to 12 years
• Job Location: WORK FOR OFFICE
• Shift Time: 3 PM to 12 AM due to business requirements he might have to stretch/ change the work timings.
• Notice Period: Immediate to 15 Days Time

Skills Required: Excellent communication ; Critical thinking ; Strong in analysis ; strong Accounting concepts ; Financial reporting ; Reporting ; Team handled at least 8 members ( should be a part of appraisals & reporting ) Good to have FP&A.

The candidate is a key member of the finance and accounts team and is responsible for providing financial analysis and insights to support the company's strategic planning and decision-making processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of accounting principles, preparing analysis, critical thinking and be able to use data to drive business results.

Responsibilities:

1) Financial Analysis and Reporting:

• Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and trend analysis.
• Generate insightful financial reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate key findings and recommendations to senior management.
• Analyse financial data to identify areas for cost optimization, revenue enhancement, and process improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.
• Critical thinking capabilities to ensure that the candidate can corelate the reasons to the movements in the numbers and vice versa.

2) Strategic Planning and Decision Support:

• Provide financial analysis and guidance for strategic initiatives, capital investments, and potential acquisitions and carve outs.
• Collaborate with business partners to evaluate the financial feasibility and impact of proposed projects.
• Conduct scenario analysis and sensitivity testing to assess the potential outcomes of different business strategies.
• Assist in the development and tracking of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the financial success of the organization.

3) Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, improve data integrity, and enhance reporting capabilities.
• Implement best practices and standardized financial procedures to increase efficiency and accuracy.
• Support the implementation and optimization of financial systems and tools to facilitate financial analysis and reporting.
• Liaise with accounting, treasury, and other finance teams to ensure alignment and accuracy of financial information.
• Stay updated on industry trends, regulations, and best practices related to financial planning and analysis.

4) Team management skills and project management skills

• Participate, coach, guide the team in the initial creation of documentation for the client as part of deliverables and later review the documentation prepared by the team.
• Review, evaluate and signoff all key deliverables to the client to ensure high quality output to the client.
• Proactively identify, track, manage and mitigate the risks on specific issues with respect to client deliverables.
• Resolve the issues by providing contingency plan and/or escalate the issues to the top management for alternate solutions to ensure minimal impact to quality and timeline.
• Determine the roles of team members required for the execution of the tasks based on the requirement, timelines and budget as set in the client charter.
• Identify the knowledge and skills required for execution of task and ensure the same is available and if not it is provided to team members.
• Review performance goals, achievements and concerns with each direct reporting staff on a regular basis.
• Motivate and develop team members to shoulder higher responsibilities.
• Establish channels for regular client feedback and satisfaction levels on the services provided and team/individual performance.

Mandatory Skill set:

• MBA with specialization in Accounts and Finance
• 12 years of experience in Account roles and Finance knowledge would be an added advantage.
• Excellent communication skills
• Maturity to handle regional and global stakeholders across the hierarchy.
• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.
• Advanced knowledge of financial systems and tools (e.g., ERP systems, Power BI, Tableau, Advanced Excel-Macro, Power query, power pivot).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders effectively.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Flexible to work in UK shifts (3PM IST to 12AM IST) and during weekends or long hours based on need.
• Strong knowledge about SAP and Hyperion Financial Management.
• Strong in operations, Reporting, A/c & finance mgmt., Comm. Skills, Team handling, Internal/External stakeholders handling.
• Demonstrates project management and skills.
• Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple clients and diverse team.

Note - Notice Period Immediate - Maximum 15 Days Time