Financial Plan & Analysis Senior Manager

8119 ASOL Gurgaon 5 SEZ Company; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in India seeks a Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager to lead a FP&A team of 50-60 FTE, guiding budgeting, forecasting and management reporting across regions and business units.

The role emphasizes data governance, ad hoc analyses, and providing strategic insights to senior stakeholders, partnering with finance and operations teams.

Qualifications

• CA or MBA with strong FP&A expertise.
• Experience leading global FP&A engagements.
• Proficient in Oracle and reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead FP&A team of 50-60 FTE delivering standard and ad hoc reports.
• Plan, manage budgets and forecasts for region, country, product & service.
• Provide data governance and manage data reporting from databases.
• Coordinate client communications, respond to queries and resolve issues.
• Explain results with strategic business insights and liaise with cross-functional teams.
• Support business units with product understanding and communications.

Skills

FP&A leadership

Team management

Financial reporting

Forecasting

Stakeholder management

Education

CA

MBA

Tools

Oracle

Job description

Skill required: Financial Planning & Analysis - Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Designation: Financial Plan & Analysis Senior Manager Qualifications:Chartered Accountant/Master of Business Administration Years of Experience:16 to 25 years About Accenture Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security.Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services, and Accenture Song— all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 784,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.Visit us at www.accenture.com

What would you do?

The primary responsibility is to lead a FP&A team of 50-60 FTE engaged in

• Preparation of standard & Adhoc management reports for region, country, product & service Delivers ad hoc analyses. Supports Annual Operating Plan, budgets & forecasts
• Planning, Creating and managing reporting data and report out from various database systems. Provide professional expertise and direction to other team members and act as the focal point for business units and Technology by participating in key project initiatives.
• Also, as required, manage client communication, responding to queries, investigate irregularities and anomalies and provide technical support for day-to-day issues
• Partners with reporting clients to understand their strategic goals, operational context and activities in order to explain results with strategic business insights and fact Use a diverse range of applications and understand the business and technical functionality of each application and its relevance to the business community.
• Provide support to all business units across the region, including product understanding, validation, problem/query resolution and coordination of communications.
• Uses storytelling principles to convey impactful messages

Use a diverse range of applications and understand the business and technical functionality of each application and its relevance to the business community.

Major accountability for Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Management Reporting, Variance Analysis across Balance Sheet, P&L and Cash flow, Systems Support & data Governance. Ensure timely & accurate reporting for SG&A, Working Capital, Cost of Sales and other management reports.

This role requires leading, coaching, mentoring the team, putting operational controls, supporting audit requirements, managing senior client stakeholders, liaise with other functions, ensure service level are achieved and change is coordinated. In addition, the candidate must have managed /led global FP&A process for multinational client. A strong working knowledge of FP&A function is a must. Cross team relationships are also critical to delivery information services including productivity and costing. This role is expected to ensure:

• Team & individual objectives and performance is in line with culture.
• Services maintained in line with Service expectations agreed with the business.

What are we looking for?

Education: CA/ MBA/CFA/CMA preferred with high degree of proficiency in usage of Oracle ) .

Experience in managing Global FP&A engagement is a must

Experience: Strong FP&A experience required in Logistics & Freight industry

• FP&A Experience to include planning, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis of revenue, working capital, gross margin & SG&A, pricing, and predictive reporting
• Experience in database development and report creation (preferred).
• Experience within the FP&A delivery environment with a working knowledge of FP&A delivery systems and processes
• Understanding of financial reporting / management reporting and business intelligence.

Management Accounting and Reporting – Delivery of various reporting containing Financial and Management Information sourced from multiple systems / platforms

Working Conditions:

Working Conditions:

• Willing to work across different shift hours considering it will involve managing global operations – daylight work hours
• May have to travel abroad where required for work
• Close interaction with customer over phone and email.
• Required to work independently in tight deadline situations with emphasis on quality of service delivered.

Ability to multi-task, deal with complex situations,

• Provide support on Financial Planning & Analysis delivery to business users
• Pro‑active ownership and resolution of all issues
• Establish action plans in relation to issues reported & Customer Satisfaction feedback.
• Established End User Training where required
• Establish / Review SLA’s on all customer support.

Work with other teams to ensuring end to end change management both upstream and downstream. Employ project management disciplines in the change management process Build/enhance quality control processes to maximize the efficiency of process and identifying/actioning data issues Measure, monitor and report performance levels and improvement planning

• Completes varied complex/non-standard tasks in area of responsibility.
• Makes variety of decisions, some complex in nature, predominantly affecting own area of responsibility.
• Required to identify, assess and resolve complex issues/problems within own area of responsibility.
• Operates largely independently within set guidelines, but managerial guide‑ance available if sought.
• End results are generally defined but interpretive judgment is required to meet these.
• Works to clearly defined budgetary parameters and target.

Roles and Responsibilities:

PROCESSES People

• Lead, coach, guide, mentor the team both in domain & otherwise to achieve best in class performance
• Pro‑active identification of risks, putting in controls & highlight / participate in all internal client forums as Delivery leadership team.
• Development, Objectives and Performance management of the team and individuals in line with policy and performance framework.
• Ensure one on one feedback is given to all team members.
• Reduction of single points of failure and dependency on key individuals.
• Establish action plans in relation to Staff Satisfaction feedback.

Operations

• Ensure a robust environment which supports agreed customer service levels. Extensive use of Financial and Management applications which support financial and Management Information analysis.
• Build the capabilities of the team to grow the level of competency across technical and business environments in line with strategic information delivery direction
• Work with Engagement Partners to align information delivery approach and service levels with business priorities and direction, maximizing the relevance and value of the information service to the achievement of business objectives
• In co-operation with other units, ensure processes are in place to assist and educate customers and other teams in understanding outputs of applications/models under the control of the area
• Embrace a team-based leadership style, building trust and co-operation within the team and across other teams within Finance and the business
• Embed common, simplified and documented processes within the team and across all processes to reduce training times, single points of failure together with improving efficiency and satisfying compliance requirements eg. SOX.
• Manage vendor relationships to ensure service levels are maximized and the application platform is developed/refreshed in line with service level needs. This needs to be undertaken in the context of the overall business information architecture.

Chartered Accountant,Master of Business Administration About Accenture Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com

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