Nextracker – Senior Analyst – Freight Invoice Operations

Nextracker; Telangana; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

PTO

Job summary

A leader in solar technology in Hyderabad is seeking a Senior Analyst for Freight Invoice Operations. The ideal candidate will have strong logistics expertise, particularly in financial analysis and experience with multi-modal pricing structures. You will be responsible for analyzing financial data, maintaining project statuses, and optimizing logistics processes. This role emphasizes autonomy and collaboration within a fast-paced environment, offering health insurance and paid time off.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience with logistics and transportation.
• Strong knowledge of multi-modal logistics pricing structure.
• 3+ years of variance analysis experience.

Responsibilities

• Consolidate and analyze financial data including reconciliations.
• Maintain financial status of multiple projects and ensure accurate reporting.
• Identify optimization opportunities for freight scenarios.

Skills

Logistics and transportation experience

Variance analysis

Strong Excel skills

VBA macro skills

Analytical skills

Education

Master's degree in Business Administration

Tools

Microsoft PowerBI

SQL

Job description

The Senior Analyst – Freight Invoice Operations will be based in Hyderabad and report to the Senior Manager Strategic Logistics.

A passionate drive to innovate and create, integrity to the core, enthusiastic customer focus, consistent interactive teamwork, and a desire for continuous improvement and top performance are required.

Responsibilities:

• Consolidate and analyze financial data, including reconciliations, period-to-period variance analysis, and analyzing cost deviation with variance explanations.
• Maintain the financial status of 100+ multiple projects in weekly status reports showing budget, forecast, extra cost, and invoice status.
• Ensure the reporting of each freight forwarder rate is strictly adhered to, especially in regards to invoicing, costs, payments (including terms), and budgets.
• Develop and refine business case assessments with relevant teams to support department decisions.
• Facilitate the operating team (including logistics, planning, sourcing, & purchasing) by presenting data in cohesive reports that provide clear communication and recommendations on cost impact.
• Additional ad-hoc assignments and projects supporting logistics include month-end financial reporting, longer-term business plan development, benchmarking, and process analysis.
• Look for optimization opportunities and define repeatable processes for similar freight scenarios.
• Identify data sources and develop KPIs to measure all relevant aspects of ad-hoc logistics.
• Establish control processes and guidelines for data maintenance.
• Anticipate challenges and disruptions to freight costs and design mitigation strategies.
• Support logistics financial reviews and provide analytical support for RFQs and RFIs as needed.
• Compile and create reports, graphs, charts, documents, and slide presentations using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and PowerBI.
• Create and maintain the comprehensive system and project SOP documentation.

Requirements:

• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.
• Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) is preferred.
• 5+ years of relevant experience with logistics and transportation, preferably in a high-volume environment.
• Strong knowledge of multi-modal logistics pricing structure (ocean, rail, truck, air, and customs brokerage).
• 3+ years of variance analysis experience (actuals to forecast comparison) and period-to-period analysis.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
• Knowing how to use formulas in Excel is required.
• VBA macro skills are required.
• Knowledge in SQL and PowerBI or other BI tools is preferred.

Preferred Experiences:

• Proven track record of capturing and analyzing large amounts of data at a macro and micro level
• Hands-on financial experience performing budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and analysis
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with success in working in a fast-paced environment with data ambiguity.
• High degree of autonomy and accountability for results.
• Experience with ERP Systems (preferably NetSuite), Data visualization tools (i.e. PowerBI and/or other data visualization tools)

What We Offer:

• Health Insurance
• PTO

Nextracker is leading in the energy transition, providing the most comprehensive portfolio of intelligent solar tracker and software solutions for solar power plants, as well as strategic services to capture the full value of solar power plants for our customers. Our talented worldwide teams are transforming PV plant performance every day with smart technology, data monitoring and analysis services. At Nextracker, sustainability is not just a word - it’s a core part of our business, values, and our operations.

Nextracker is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.