FP&A (CA Fresher)

ADP; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

ADP is seeking a Finance Center of Excellence professional to support reporting, forecasting, budgeting, and month-end close activities. You will partner with FP&A teams to build forecast models and interpret variances to guide business actions.

The role requires strong Excel and analytical skills, excellent communication, and the ability to drive ad hoc analyses and create tools for process efficiency. This position is based in Pune, India, with a focus on data governance and continuous

Qualifications

• Operational/analytical role experience is mandatory.
• Excel: intermediate to advanced with formula and data manipulation capabilities.
• Strong communication and problem solving to support planning decisions.
• Ability to build forecast models using drivers, trends and external factors.
• Variance interpretation and action oriented financial analysis.

Responsibilities

• Partner with FP&A teams and mid-management to align goals.
• Lead forecast modelling using drivers, trend analysis, and external factors.
• Interpret variance results to inform business actions.
• Improve model accuracy by driving root-cause analysis and driver alignment.
• Analyze consolidated results with Business Operations and Finance to explain variances.

Skills

Analytical skills

Good communication

Problem solving

Forecasting

Excel expertise

Team player

Financial modelling

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Access

VBA

Job description

The position is a critical role in the Finance Center of Excellence - responsibilities encompass reporting, ongoing decision support and analytics and activities associated with the Strategic / Operational Plan, Budgeting, Forecasting & Month-End Close activities.

• Partners with the various FP&A teams and mid-management by working collaboratively to achieve a common goal
• Takes the lead in building forecast models using key drivers, trend analysis, economic and external factors, etc.Understands & interprets the numbers and proactively thinks about the analysis that will help the business units
• Understands and interprets variance analysis results to help business units take proactive action
• Continuously improves accuracy by identifying errors as well as aligning to key drivers and identifying variance root causes
• Analyzes consolidated results and partners closely with Business Operations and Business Finance to understand material variances to budget and historical trends
• Monitors accuracy and predictive validity of existing models (e.g. relevance of metrics or business drivers included in forecast)
• Runs operating plan models and incorporates guidance received on validated assumptions; assists in the preparation of the results, forecasts, and operating plan presentation / deliverables
• Provides analytical support; conducts research as required. Produces and distributes ad hoc reports/mines and assimilates related data as directed for use in planning and forecasting activities
• Drives ad-hoc analysis projects to help the business units
• Creates analytical tools and models for driving process efficiencies
• Drives the compliance/data governance process surrounding the data to ensure accuracy at the source system
• Complies with all departmental/ financial operations policies and practices
• Intermediate to Advanced expertise with Microsoft Excel® (both in terms of formulas & functions; knowledge of VBA would be a plus)
• Generates reports with customized data parameters to aid decision making
• Intermediate experience with Microsoft Powerpoint®, Microsoft Access®
• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent Problem Solving and Analytical Skills
• Focus on Innovation and Creativity
• Takes initiative on personal development
• Flexible and adaptable to Business needs and contingencies
• Good Team Player
• Experience in an operational/analytical role mandatory