Analyst- Financial Control

The Role

As part of its continued growth within the Strada Kochi shared services division, Strada are now seeking a commercially minded Finance Specialist to join the R2R / controllership Finance team.

• This role will be an integral part of a finance team dedicated to providing support to our growing operations. This role will actively manage the Country/ Entity Finance by producing and presenting insightful analysis that supports book closure and decision making. The successful candidate must have the flexibility to deal with a wide range of client services.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting/ Controllership Responsibilities

• Ownership of legal entity Financial statements, ensuring adequate analysis and reviews, exercise judgment
• Perform Month end close accounting & reporting including variance analysis and preparation of supporting commentary
• Ownership of entity Balance Sheets, preparing balance sheet recons and identification and management of any potential risks
• Audit & Compliance - Managing Entity Audit - Internal & Statutory audit support and completion
• Review revenues, costs and profitability at client level and entity level operations
• Monitor & Report on performance against forecasts & budgets
• Identification of areas of risk, under-performance, improvement and opportunity and development of action plan to resolve
• Preparation, Review and analysis of regional budgets
• Ensure financial compliance with contracts
• Involvement in Reporting requirements including Variance Reporting, KPI Reporting, Cash flow analysis, P&L and Balance sheet reviews
• Monitor Debtors, creditors and accrued and deferred income
• Supporting on-site business teams ( Accounts Executives, Accounts Directors, Finance Managers and Directors )
• Identification of process improvements to support the management team and improve the delivery of information across the division

• Resolving ad-hoc queries from onsite counterparts within and outside the division
• Completion of all process related MIs and governance tools
• Manage Support / cover for other members / team members of the finance team as required
• Supervise and manage the entity accounting team

Candidate Profile

Essential Skills

• Qualified Accountant with 4+ years relevant experience, qualified / Semi Qualified Accountant (CA/CWA/CIMA / ACCA ) or MBA in Finance Minimum of 1-2 years relevant experience.
• R2R / Core finance Domain expertise
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Strong organisational skills to ensure completion of multiple activities within tight reporting deadlines
• Excellent Excel skills are vital given the nature of the responsibilities
• Strong on finance fundamentals
• Flexible to work in any shift timings

Personal Attributes

• Leadership Skills
• Organised and proactive, tenacious with an enthusiasm to support the business
• Highly numerate with strong analytical and problem solving skills, plus excellent attention to detail
• Team player
• Ability to work under pressure
• Eager for additional responsibilities and looking for career progression within the organization

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Disclaimer

Nothing in this job description restricts managements right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units.