Financial Analysis Central Expenses P&A Senior Associate

Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) teams are responsible for a wide range of activities including financial control, forecasting and budgeting, analysis of financial/business metrics, delivery of weekly/monthly/quarterly management reporting, development of new reporting capabilities (e.g. dashboards and automation), and advising the line of business leaders on how to increase profitability and efficiencies.

As a Associate, Central Expense & Headcount in Expense Management, you will be responsible for our key financial measures - headcount and expenses, where you will be expected to deliver value-added financial reporting and analysis, and assist with strategic direction and decision making. You will be expected to interact regularly with the FP&A Managers, the line of business leaders and peers across Finance & Business Management and the business.

Job Responsibilities :

• Develop and track performance metrics, creating presentations, and generally provide financial analysis on a variety of topics to senior management
• Oversee of the process to deliver month-end results, the forecast for the remainder of the year, and the budget for future years.
• Perform variance analysis to understand the key drivers of the results and presenting commentary to FP&A managers and line of business CFOs explaining changes from prior forecasts/budgets.
• Help design new reports and dashboards to efficiently deliver the financial results to senior management
• Enhance controls and streamline processes, introducing automation where possible
  
• Lead process improvement / transformation / dashboarding initiatives for the team and perform efficient reporting, analytics and strategy
• Drive the analysis, design and development of the Expense and Headcount reporting

Required qualifications, capabilities and skills :

• Bachelors degree in finance or related field and/or CA/CFA/MBA / PGDBM from top Tier Institute is required
• 8+ years of work experience in Financial Services, and experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and expense management
• Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint, advanced knowledge and experience working on Essbase

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  Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to articulate complex issues clearly & presenting financial insights
• Highly motivated self-starter with excellent time management/prioritization skills and able to thrive and think clearly under pressure and tight deadlines
• Inquisitive, enthusiastic, and diligent team player, capable of challenging peers, detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple priorities
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills with ability to analyze large data sets and present conclusions concisely

Preferred qualifications, capabilities and skills :

• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in financial modeling and Excel
• Business Intelligence and Programming knowledge preferred