FP&A Analyst

Covestic Inc; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Milestone Finance seeks a Finance Analyst to support monthly close, forecasting, and planning for a key business unit. You will develop closing packages, analyze drivers, and provide decision support to executives while improving reporting with Excel and BI tools.

2–4 years in finance, with ERP experience (NetSuite) and strong communication skills. Prior IT services or Hi-tech exposure is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting or Finance required.
• 2–4 years of experience in finance, preferably IT services, software or Hi-tech.
• Strong knowledge of financial statements and business analysis.
• Ability to present findings clearly to Business/Finance Executives.
• Solid understanding of project financials (budgets, invoicing, accruals).
• Strong ability to build relationships and communicate effectively.
• Advanced Excel skills and working knowledge of Tableau/Power BI.
• Experience with ERP platforms like NetSuite.

Responsibilities

• Develop monthly closing packages including P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements.
• Understand business drivers and identify areas of potential improvement.
• Provide decision support and recommendations to management.
• Track and report sales activities against plan and forecasts.
• Assist integration of recently acquired entities.
• Perform ad-hoc analyses for various business initiatives and renewals.

Skills

Finance analysis

Communication with executives

Forecasting

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Accounting/Finance

Tools

NetSuite ERP

Excel

Power BI/Tableau

Job description

About Milestone:

Milestone Finance provides a unique environment for energized and talented finance professional to engage in the business as valued advisor and make meaningful contributions to the direction of business, while continuing to grow personally and get recognized.

About the Role:

The Finance team provides critical support to the Business Unit Executives and Function Heads within the company during the monthly close, forecasting as well as long range and annual planning cycles. The team also supports various analysis for strategic initiatives and deal pricing. The finance organization is flat and lean, offering the visibility to the senior executive team and opportunity to influence the business.

This role will support one of our main Business Units and would include responsibilities for the following activities;

• Develop monthly closing packages including Profit & Loss Statement, Balance Sheet & Statement of Cash Flow, deep understanding of all key drivers of the business and have ability to quickly analyze the impact as business conditions change.
• Understanding of the business beyond financials to anticipate needs and areas of potential business improvement.
• Using functional expertise, intellectual curiosity, and interpersonal skills to build and maintain integrative relationships within the organizing provide decision support and recommendations to the management team.
• Manage, track and report sales activities and results to track the performance against the plan and forecasts.
• Help with the integration of recently acquired entities.
• Any ad-hoc analysis required to support various business initiatives and/or support new deals as well as renewals of the existing contracts.

What You Will Need To Succeed:

• Bachelors/Masters Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 2 to 4 years of experience working in finance organization preferably in IT services, Software or Hi-tech
• Strong knowledge and experience with Financial statements, business analysis as well as Accounting
• Ability to present findings in a clear and concise manner to Business/Finance Executives
• Strong understanding of Project financials (budget/invoicing/accruals, etc.)
• Strong ability to build relationships and communicate effectively
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office suite especially in Excel and working knowledge of Tableau/Power BI
• Experience with using NetSuite or similar ERP platforms