Assistant Manager - Planning & Reporting

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd. in Bangalore is seeking a Finance FP&A professional to drive financial reporting, budgeting/forecasting and US-region reporting for Americas. The role is based in Bangalore with possible US-time overlaps.

You will coordinate with Global FP&A, Group FAR, and regional teams, support month-end close, variance analysis, and automation initiatives with CI teams.

Qualifications

• MBA or equivalent degree in finance / Part or Full Qualified Accountant (Chartered / Management Accounting or equivalent).
• At least 5 years extensive work experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage month-end close deliverables and ensure timely, high-quality reporting to Regional/Group teams.
• Support Americas budgeting, quarterly & monthly forecasts and challenge markets on assumptions and classifications.
• Identify automation requirements and collaborate with CI team to implement them.
• Perform testing / UAT on new developments and maintain QA checks on existing reports.

Skills

Financial reporting

Budgeting & Forecasting

FP&A analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

SAP BPC

SAC

Data storytelling

Education

MBA or equivalent finance degree

Tools

SAP BPC

SAC

Job description

Job Description

The candidate would be responsible to drive key deliverables in relation to financial reporting, analysis, Budgeting/Forecasting and Client reporting at Americas level in collaboration with Americas Regional / Market Teams, Group FP&A and Group FAR teams. The candidate will be part of Central / Americas Regional RCoE (Reporting Centre of Excellence) team based out of Bangalore. As part of this role, the candidate will be required to work across a broad stakeholder group in the Americas region to drive group/regional reporting & FP&A requirements.

Work timings: For 7 days in month (US time Zone 6PM to 3AM IST divided in first week & mid-week) & remaining month will be 12PM to 9PM. But the candidate should be open to work in US time zone as and when needed. Role will be based out of Bangalore, candidate must be/relocate to Bangalore.

Manage key deliverables during month close process as per agreed timelines along with ensuring delivery of quality results to key stakeholders (Regional Finance team, Group FP&A and GFAR teams). Supporting Americas Region & Markets in budget, quarterly & monthly forecast submission and challenging markets on assumptions, appropriate use of account lines, brands, functions, segments, and classification of exceptional items. Partner with Group FP&A and Group FAR teams to drive analytics, compliance, quality, and timeliness in month-end reporting. Assist in preparing periodic (monthly/quarterly/annual) reporting packs submission and review of the same including performance dashboards & presentations. Challenge markets on appropriate use of account lines, brands, functions & segments Monitoring & providing solutions on the Forecast & Budget reporting and data modelling to analyse the movements. Identify automation requirements and collaborate with CI team to help deliver automation solutions. Manage ad hoc requests from Americas Regional & Market team, cascade crucial information to markets, and drive compliance. Also as part of RCoE team we will have to do testing / UAT of new developments, maintain QA checks on existing reports.

Qualification

• Qualification MBA or equivalent degree in finance / Part or Full Qualified Accountant (Chartered / Management Accounting or equivalent) At least 5 years extensive work experience.

Knowledge & Skills

Good analytical skills including Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet review. Exposure to SAP BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation) & SAC would be an added advantage. A candidate who has an analytical bent of mind and provides insights when distributing a report or analysis & having the ability to tell the story behind the data in view. Strong understanding of the concept of materiality in terms of work performed and the audience it is to be presented to. Takes a top-down approach to analysis and investigation. Start from the highest level and go into the detail. Be aware of the "big picture" reason for the analysis and be able to come back to the high level after doing detailed work analysis. Excellent communication skills, as this role involves interactions with key stakeholders in DAN leadership in the markets. Should demonstrate high level of responsibility and commitment to the assigned activities. Agile and flexible to changing and adhoc requirements. Ask questions, highlight issues, and willingness to go extra mile to meet customer expectations.

Location

Bangalore

Brand

Bcoe

Time Type

Full time

Contract Type

Permanent

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