Job Title
Senior Financial Analyst – Analytics
The position is a critical role in the Analytics Center of Excellence - responsibilities encompass activities associated with the Strategic / Operational Plan, Budgeting, Forecasting & Month-End Close activities. Will also involve high degree of on-going analytical support and reporting.
Role Requirement
- Builds working and collaborative relationships with the various FP&A teams and mid-management to support business priorities and objectives through complex financial modeling and ad-hoc reporting
- Benchmarks company performance utilizing product and market related analytics
- Analyzes consolidated results and partners closely with Business Operations and Business Finance to understand material variances to budget and historical trends
- Proactively identifies and communicates areas of risk and opportunity
- Provide insights to enable executives with the ability to do contingency planning, to consider alternatives and anticipate the impact of specific positive and negative events (not just a set of simplistic upsides, downsides and base cases)
- Takes the lead in building forecast models using key drivers, trend analysis, economic and external factors, etc.
- Monitors accuracy and predictive validity of existing models (e.g. relevance of metrics or business drivers included in forecast)
- Runs operating plan models and incorporates guidance received on validated assumptions; leads and presents the results, forecasts, and operating plan presentation / deliverables
- Provides analytical support; conducts research as required. Drives and distributes ad-hoc reports / mines and assimilates related data as directed for use in planning and forecasting activities
- Creates analytical tools and models for driving process efficiencies
- Runs and distributes recurring reports for all aspects of management reporting activities leveraging technology and automation
- Drives in managing several KPI's related to financial models and also client satisfaction
- Drives the compliance / data governance process surrounding the data to ensure accuracy at the source system
- Complies with all departmental / financial operations policies and practices
Technical Skills
Advanced expertise with Microsoft Excel® (both in terms of formulas & advanced functions; knowledge of VBA would be a plus)Uses financial systems such as Oracle GL, Hyperion, Essbase, SmartView etc.Generates dashboards with customized data parameters to aid decision makingIntermediate experience with Microsoft Powerpoint®, Microsoft Access®Updated with the dynamic analytics processes and techniques (Preferred)General Skills
Good written and verbal communication skillsPositive AttitudeExcellent Problem Solving and Analytical SkillsFocus on Innovation and CreativityFlexible and adaptable to Business needs and contingenciesGood Team Player Shares skills and knowledge with colleagues - helps to develop others, coaches new or more junior associatesExperience in an operational / analytical role mandatoryPrior Experience
4 – 7 years
Education / Qualification
Master's Degree (M.B.A.), CA, CPA, CFA
Skills Required
Forecast, Smartview, Hyperion Essbase, Strategic, Operational Plans, Hyperion, Budgeting, Microsoft Excel, Oracle