Ecolab – Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst – CA/IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS Ecolab

The Corporate Institute; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute in Pune seeks a Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst to drive financial planning and analysis for Ecolab divisional sales. You will partner with multiple stakeholders, focusing on insightful KPIs and robust forecasting to support senior leadership decisions.

Requirements include CA or MBA with 5+ years in FP&A, strong analytical and communication skills, and advanced skills in Power BI, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant or MBA from premier business school.
• 5+ years of experience in financial planning and analysis.

Responsibilities

• Analyze trends for divisions, including volume and pricing, and provide insights to divisional teams.
• Coordinate monthly close and forecast activities and prepare content for financial reviews with senior leadership.
• Develop a driver-based 50/50 forecast and participate in annual planning with stakeholders.
• Create monthly business reviews content and provide ad-hoc financial analytics and deep dives.

Skills

Strong analytical

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Written communication

Presentation skills

Education

Chartered Accountant

MBA

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Access

PowerPoint

Job description

The Opportunity:

The Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst will be responsible for financial planning and analysis activities of Ecolab divisional sales.

This position will require partnership across multiple stakeholders within the organization and will have significant exposure and growth opportunities supported by a management team committed to associate development.

What You Will Do:

• Analyze trends for Ecolab divisions, including volume and pricing and provide insights to the divisional teams on Key performance metrics
• Coordinate monthly close and forecast activities, including communicating guidance, facilitating system loads, analyzing results (Sales/Gross profit & SG&A), and preparing content for financial reviews with senior leadership
• Perform Operation income reconciliation from Forecast to Actuals
• Prepare Daily sales variance vs forecast to arrive at month end finish estimates Vs forecast
• Primary owner of developing a driver-based 50/50 forecast
• Partner with division finance teams to understand external and internal business dynamics and their impact on results
• Lead the creation of annual plan by leveraging the trend based analytical model to arrive at a high-level proposal & coordinate/communicate with multiple key stakeholders
• Develop sustainable content for use in monthly business reviews (MBRs) and provide ad-hoc financial analytics and deep dives to facilitate decision making
• Partner with broader stakeholders to drive critical reporting needs and capabilities

Minimum Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant / MBA premier business school
• 5 plus years of experience in financial Planning & Analysis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Financial planning and analysis experience
• Ability to translate financial analysis into insights and action plans
• Ability to identify key metrics critical to business performance and provide easily understood and actionable management reporting
• Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with senior management
• Strong presentation skills to communicate complex financial and performance information with a variety of audiences, including those with limited finance background
• Self-motivated with ability to efficiently organize and prioritize competing priorities
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to develop, implement and interpret financial models
• Strong PC and systems skills (Power BI, Microsoft Excel, Access, and PowerPoint)