Financial Analyst

Burns & McDonnell; Mumbai; On-site; INR 450,000 - 650,000; Full time

Job summary

Burns & McDonnell in Mumbai, India is seeking an entry-level Accounting/Finance professional to join the Global Practice. The role involves ensuring accurate project setup, reviewing projects, and timely approvals, with close coordination to the US team.

The candidate will assist in budgeting, forecasting, and headcount planning, plus monitoring chargeability and project health, delivering timely invoicing and variance reporting. Strong Excel and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of accounting experience
• Understanding financial concepts and ratio analysis
• Understanding of Process notes and internal control
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Works well in an environment with firm deadlines; results oriented.
• Perform multiple tasks effectively should be a team player and coordinate and be a part ofbuilding a team.
• Excellent oral and interpersonal communications skill

Responsibilities

• Ensuring projects are set up correctly in the system as per company guidelines.
• Assist the Global Practice (GP) projects team in reviewing projects.
• Ensuring projects approvals are done on a timely basis.
• Ensuring project documentation is correctly taken by the PM team before submitting the project.
• Ensuring monthly project close activities are completed within the timelines.
• Ensuring project costing / accounting adjustments are completed as per defined timelines.
• Assisting Project team making project adjustments.
• Coordinating with US counterparts to resolve project related issues.
• Assisting Global Practice (GP) heads and PM group in computing the business plan, quarterly forecasting and annual business planning.
• Monitoring the GP chargeability and head count composition.
• Review contracts, project financials and project health and interpret financial implications and report them to the management and the Finance Lead.
• Reviewing Budget vs Actual performance and reporting variances to the management and the Finance Lead.
• Reviewing project forecasting and project maintenance.
• Ensuring Invoicing of project hours & expenses are done within the company TAT.
• Reviewing aged invoicing and reporting findings.
• Providing automated solutions to resolve issues.
• Identifying control points to promote best practice.
• Assisting in Strategy planning for the Global practice.
• Interactions with key stakeholders in the business to understand challenges and opportunities.
• Imparting financial knowledge to the project group. Conducting various training sessions.
• Reporting to the Finance lead on findings/challenges and issues within the Global Practice.

Skills

Accounting concepts

Ratio analysis

Internal controls

Time management

Teamwork

Communication skills

Deadline-driven

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Description

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Ensuring projects are set up correctly in the system as per company guidelines.

• Assist the Global Practice (GP) projects team in reviewing projects

• Ensuring projects are approvals are done on a timely basis

• Ensuring project documentation is correctly taken by the PM team before submitting the project

• Ensuring monthly project close activities are completed within the timelines

• Ensuring project costing / accounting adjustments are completed as per defined timelines

• Assisting Project team making project adjustments

• Coordinating with US counterparts to resolve project related issues

• Assisting Global Practice (GP) heads and PM group in computing the business plan, quarterly forecasting and annual business planning

• Monitoring the GP chargeability and head count composition

• Review contracts, project financials and project health and interpret financial implications and report them to the management and the Finance Lead

• Reviewing Budget vs Actual performance and reporting variances to the management and the Finance Lead

• Reviewing project forecasting and project maintenance

• Ensuring Invoicing of project hours & expenses are done within the company TAT

• Reviewing aged invoicing and reporting findings

• Providing automated solutions to resolve issues

• Identifying control points to promote best practice

• Assisting in Strategy planning for the Global practice

• Interactions with key stakeholders in the business to understand challenges and opportunities

• Imparting financial knowledge to the project group. Conducting various training sessions

• Reporting to the Finance lead on findings/challenges and issues within the Global Practice

Qualifications

• 0-2 years of accounting experience

• Understanding financial concepts and ratio analysis

• Understanding of Process notes and internal control

• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office

• Works well in an environment with firm deadlines; results oriented.

• Perform multiple tasks effectively should be a team player and coordinate and be a part ofbuilding a team.

• Excellent oral and interpersonal communications skill

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

Job Accounting/Finance

Primary Location India-Maharashtra-Mumbai

Schedule: Full-time

Travel: No

Req ID: 264891

Job Hire Type Experienced Not Applicable #BMI N/A