Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

The position will work hands-on in guiding the team in understanding & interpreting the numbers and proactively thinking about the analysis that will help the business units. - Management Reporting and Financial Close Activities: Produces and distributes recurring and ad hoc management reports. Responsible for financial reporting accuracy; - Prepares variance analysis on actual results versus plan/forecast - Assists in presentation preparation on results, forecasts, and plans to senior management - Provides analytical support; conducts drill downs/ research as required - Drives Close calls with senior leadership - Assists in preparation of financial decks for monthly XCoM meetings - Business Analysis: Uses deep understanding of objectives, issues and root causes and provides insightful, fact-based data analysis to help solve problems - Assists in managing KPI's such as backlog reporting, staffing requirements, starts, weeks to start, no starts, labor productivity, retention, survey scores and client satisfaction - Operating Planning and Forecasting: Supports management to create an annual operating plan that is aligned to the strategic plan and performs forecasting to provide visibility into business results to enable business decisions - Runs operating plan financial models and incorporates guidance received on validated assumptions; assists in preparation of related presentation/deliverables - Monitors accuracy and predictability of existing models - Supports management to develop strategies and initiatives to drive growth and margin improvements. - Continuously improves accuracy by aligning to key drivers and identifying variance root causes - Assists with creation of analytical tools and models in order to drive revenue/expense management and efficient processes - Talent Development and Management: Deliberately builds capability for short and long term - Takes initiative on personal development and works with manager to ensure training requirements are met - Shares skills and knowledge with colleagues - helps to develop others, coaches new or more junior associates Technical and General Skills: - Advanced knowledge and understanding of financial statements - Advanced expertise with Microsoft Excel (both in terms of formulas & advanced functions; knowledge of VBA would be a plus, but not mandatory) - Uses financial systems such as Hyperion Essbase, Smartview, etc. - Expertise in Microsoft Power-point and Word - Excellent Problem Solving and Analytical Skills - Good Team Player - Good written and verbal communication skills - Positive attitude and a lot of self-learning needed for the role - Flexible and adaptable to Business needs and contingencies - Shares skills and knowledge with colleagues - helps to develop others, coaches new or more junior associates - Experience in an operational/analytical role mandatory Educational Qualifications: - Prior experience: 5+ years of experience in FP&A mandatory - Qualification: - Post-graduation: MBA (Finance) or C.A. - Graduation: B.Com or B.E./B.Tech.