Financial Analyst

Jobtailor; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Hyderabad, India seeks an experienced Financial Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, and cost analysis across multi-site operations. You will prepare reports, analyze variances, and drive data-driven decisions with ERP familiarity.

The role emphasizes accuracy, stakeholder communication, and the use of activity-based costing to improve efficiency and cost control. 3+ years of relevant experience is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Information Systems.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and data interpretation.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data handling.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders.
• Experience with activity-based costing or resource tracking methodologies (preferred).
• Familiarity with financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP platforms (preferred).
• Experience working in a shared services or multi-site operational environment (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Support operational and financial effectiveness using activity-based costing methodologies.
• Develop and maintain reports for forecasting, trend analysis, and performance evaluation.
• Extract, compile, manipulate, and format financial and operational data from various systems.
• Identify, investigate, and resolve financial, accounting, and data-quality discrepancies.
• Analyze historical performance and project future outcomes; recommend budget adjustments and cost-saving opportunities.
• Perform statistical, cost, and financial analyses using data from internal systems.
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency.
• Participate in operational meetings and support management in evaluating business decisions.
• Challenge assumptions, identify root causes, and propose innovative solutions.
• Assist operational teams with preparing and managing budgets.
• Analyze monthly operating variances and summarize business metrics against forecasts and plans.
• Prepare and distribute month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial reports.
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses for projects and initiatives.

Skills

Financial Analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Activity-Based Costing

Microsoft Excel

Data Interpretation

Problem-Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Information Systems

Tools

SAP

Oracle

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Excel

Job description

• Support operational and financial effectiveness using activity-based costing methodologies
• Develop and maintain reports for forecasting, trend analysis, and performance evaluation
• Extract, compile, manipulate, and format financial and operational data from various systems
• Identify, investigate, and resolve financial, accounting, and data-quality discrepancies
• Analyze historical performance and project future outcomes; recommend budget adjustments and cost-saving opportunities
• Perform statistical, cost, and financial analyses using data from internal systems
• Recommend and implement process improvements to enhance operational efficiency
• Participate in operational meetings and support management in evaluating business decisions
• Challenge assumptions, identify root causes, and propose innovative solutions
• Assist operational teams with preparing and managing budgets
• Analyze monthly operating variances and summarize business metrics against forecasts and plans
• Prepare and distribute month-end, quarter-end, and year-end financial reports
• Conduct cost-benefit analyses for projects and initiatives

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or Information Systems
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in financial analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and data interpretation
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Access
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy in data handling
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly to non-financial stakeholders
• Experience with activity-based costing or resource tracking methodologies (preferred)
• Familiarity with financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar ERP platforms (preferred)
• Experience working in a shared services or multi-site operational environment (preferred)
• Employment contingent upon completion of a required identity verification process, which may include biometric technology where permitted by law

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in financial analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, and data interpretation, while utilizing activity-based costing methodologies to enhance operational efficiency. Proficient in communicating complex financial information to diverse stakeholders and implementing process improvements based on data-driven insights.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Activity-Based Costing
• Microsoft Excel

Hard Skills

• Financial Analysis
• Budgeting
• Forecasting
• Data Interpretation
• Statistical Analysis
• Cost Analysis
• Financial Reporting
• Cost-Benefit Analysis
• Data Manipulation
• Performance Evaluation

Soft Skills

• Analytical Skills
• Problem-Solving
• Attention to Detail
• Communication Skills

Industry Keywords

• Activity-Based Costing
• Operational Efficiency
• Shared Services
• Multi-Site Operations
• Data Quality

Tools & Technologies

• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• SAP
• Oracle