Senior Financial Analyst

Summary

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 Description

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 activitiesleveraging 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 making

Intermediate experience with Microsoft Powerpoint®, Microsoft Access®

Updated with the dynamic analytics processes and techniques

(Preferred)

General Skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Positive Attitude

Excellent Problem Solving and Analytical Skills

Focus on Innovation and Creativity

Flexible and adaptable to Business needs and contingencies

Good Team Player

Shares skills and knowledge with colleagues - helps to develop others, coaches new or more junior associates

Experience in an operational / analytical role mandatory

Preferred candidate profile

Prior Experience

2 – 7 years

Education / Qualification

Master’s Degree (M.B.A.), CA, CPA, CFA