Analyst Financial Planning & Analysis Technology

Empower India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower India in Bengaluru is hiring an Analyst Financial Planning & Analysis Technology to support technology, operations, and leadership with recurring financial reports, dashboards, and analyses. The role helps with monthly close, forecasting, budgeting, and planning models to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.

The ideal candidate has 2–4 years in finance, strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and experience in financial modeling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 2–4 years of experience in progressive finance and/or accounting roles.
• Financial modeling experience required.
• Advanced MS Office skills required, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• SAP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain recurring financial reports, dashboards, and variance analyses to communicate business performance, trends, and key insights to management and senior leadership.
• Analyze financial and operational trends, including expense performance, budgeting variances, and other key business metrics.
• Build, maintain, and enhance annual budget and long-term financial planning models supporting Technology, Operations, and other business units.
• Support expense budgeting and workforce/headcount planning processes.
• Perform financial analysis and ad hoc modeling to support business cases, investment decisions, product launches, and strategic initiatives.
• Manage and maintain key forecasting inputs, including depreciation, amortization, and other financial planning assumptions.
• Review and monitor purchase requisition (PR) and purchase order (PO) submissions for financial accuracy and approval compliance.
• Prepare presentation materials, charts, and executive-level reporting for leadership meetings and business reviews.
• Support internal and external audit requests by gathering and validating required financial information and documentation.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across Finance and business partner teams to support collaboration and informed decision-making.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Financial analysis

Data interpretation

Cross-functional collaboration

Budgeting

Advanced Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Job description

Our vision for the future is based on the idea that transforming financial lives starts by giving our people the freedom to transform their own. We have a flexible work environment, and fluid career paths. We not only encourage but celebrate internal mobility. We also recognize the importance of purpose, well-being, and work-life balance. Within Empower and our communities, we work hard to create a welcoming and inclusive environment, and our associates dedicate thousands of hours to volunteering for causes that matter most to them.

Chart your own path and grow your career while helping more customers achieve financial freedom. Empower Yourself.

The Analyst Financial Planning & Analysis Technology is a key member of the Finance team supporting Technology, Operations, and other organizations within Empower. This role is responsible for preparing and distributing recurring financial reports, dashboards, and analyses used by business leaders and senior analysts to support decision-making and performance management. The position also performs expense variance analysis, including actual-to-budget and period-over-period reporting, to identify trends, risks, and opportunities. In addition, this role monitors financial activity to help ensure accurate accounting and reporting, supports monthly close, forecasting, and budgeting processes, and manages and maintains financial planning models and related data.

Essential Functions

• Prepare and maintain recurring financial reports, dashboards, and variance analyses to communicate business performance, trends, and key insights to management and senior leadership.
• Analyze financial and operational trends, including expense performance, budgeting variances, and other key business metrics.
• Build, maintain, and enhance annual budget and long-term financial planning models supporting Technology, Operations, and other business units.
• Support expense budgeting and workforce/headcount planning processes.
• Perform financial analysis and ad hoc modeling to support business cases, investment decisions, product launches, and strategic initiatives.
• Manage and maintain key forecasting inputs, including depreciation, amortization, and other financial planning assumptions.
• Review and monitor purchase requisition (PR) and purchase order (PO) submissions for financial accuracy and approval compliance.
• Prepare presentation materials, charts, and executive-level reporting for leadership meetings and business reviews.
• Support internal and external audit requests by gathering and validating required financial information and documentation.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across Finance and business partner teams to support collaboration and informed decision-making.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Accounting, Economics, Mathematics, related field, or equivalent work experience.
• 2 – 4 years of experience in progressive finance and/or accounting roles.
• Financial Services background preferred.
• Financial modeling experience required.
• Advanced MS Office skills required, especially Excel and Powerpoint
• SAP experience preferred.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Effective collaborator across teams and departments.
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail required.

This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications of the job. The employer has the right to revise this job description at any time. You will be evaluated in part based on your performance of the responsibilities and/or tasks listed in this job description. You may be required perform other duties that are not included on this job description. The job description is not a contract for employment, and either you or the employer may terminate employment at any time, for any reason.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.