Senior Analyst — Finance Advisory

Qualicentric LLP; Dadri; Hybrid; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualicentric LLP is seeking a Senior Analyst to embed senior finance capability inside US mid-market clients, translating raw data into financial models and diligence workpapers used by CFOs. You will work across ongoing advisory and transaction mandates, building driver-based models, P&L / balance sheet / cash flow analyses, and QoE workpapers, with emphasis on accuracy and auditability.

This role offers rapid exposure to US GAAP standards and a clear path to senior advisory responsibilities

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of FP&A, financial analysis, or transaction advisory — Big-4, accounting firm, or corporate finance background preferred.
• CA / CPA / MBA (Finance) qualification required; strong academic record and analytical aptitude considered alongside formal credentials
• Hands-on financial modeling skills in Excel — able to build models from scratch and create auditable workbooks
• Foundational understanding of US GAAP accounting standards: revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842)
• Exposure to FDD workpapers or QoE analysis — in audit, advisory, or due diligence context
• Attention to detail that ensures accuracy and consistency across schedules and footnotes
• Clear written and verbal communication; ability to summarize analyses for a US CFO audience

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain driver-based financial models: monthly actuals vs. budget variance analysis, rolling forecasts, and scenario analyses
• Prepare management reporting deliverables — monthly P&L packs, KPI dashboards, and variance commentary decks
• Populate and maintain integrated three-statement models with operating KPI bridges; flag model integrity issues
• Maintain 13-week cash flow trackers and covenant compliance schedules with weekly updates
• Support CFO presentation preparation: charts, tables, and bridge analyses to client-ready standards
• Perform ad hoc financial analyses — pricing and margin analyses, department-level cost deep-dives, customer profitability reviews
• Build the QoE workbook and supporting schedules for due diligence with clear sourcing
• Construct revenue disaggregation analyses: customer-level waterfall schedules and channel mix

Skills

Financial modeling

US GAAP

Excel modeling

Communication

Attention to detail

Time management

Education

CA / CPA / MBA (Finance)

Job description

FP&A · CFO Advisory · Financial Due Diligence

About the role

What you'll actually do .

Qualicentric embeds senior finance capability inside US mid-market companies and deal teams, delivering the analytical depth of a Big-4 or specialist advisory practice at the economics of an outsourced model. The Senior Analyst sits at the core of this delivery — translating raw client data into the financial models, reports, and diligence workpapers that drive CFO decisions and deal outcomes.

Unlike a traditional in-house analyst role, you will work across two complementary mandates. On the ongoing advisory side, you support FP&A and management reporting for clients where Qualicentric acts as an embedded finance function. On the transaction side, you build the analytical workpapers underpinning Quality of Earnings and working capital analyses for live US deal mandates. The skillset is the same; the context shifts by engagement.

This is a role for someone who takes pride in the quality of their own work product — who notices when a number does not reconcile, who formats a model so it can be audited, and who asks the right question before building in the wrong direction.

Key responsibilities

The work, specifically .

FP&A & Management Reporting

Build and maintain driver-based financial models: monthly actuals vs. budget variance analysis, rolling forecasts, and scenario analyses under the direction of the Manager

Prepare management reporting deliverables — monthly P&L packs, KPI dashboards, and variance commentary decks — ensuring numbers tie end-to-end across all schedules

Populate and maintain integrated three-statement models (P&L, balance sheet, cash flow) with operating KPI bridges; flag model integrity issues proactively

Maintain 13-week cash flow trackers and covenant compliance schedules with weekly updates coordinated against client accounting data

Support CFO presentation preparation: build charts, tables, and bridge analyses in Excel and PowerPoint to a client-ready standard

Perform ad hoc financial analyses — pricing and margin analyses, department-level cost deep-dives, customer profitability reviews — as directed by the engagement lead

Financial Due Diligence & Transaction Support

Build and maintain the QoE workbook — populating normalizing adjustment schedules, sourcing supporting documents from the data room, and maintaining a clean audit trail for each adjustment

Construct revenue disaggregation analyses: customer-level waterfall schedules, cohort trends, channel mix, and concentration summaries across the trailing analysis period

Build working capital analyses: monthly NWC calculation schedules, seasonality overlays, and peg determination support under the direction of the engagement Manager

Populate net debt schedules — debt instruments, capital lease obligations, deferred revenue, unfunded liabilities — with values sourced directly from client balance sheets and supporting documents

Prepare management information schedules and document request trackers; maintain version control across data room iterations

Draft supporting sections of the FDD report — revenue analysis, working capital commentary, net debt schedule — with clear sourcing, defined adjustment logic, and consistent formatting

Quality, Process & Practice Support

Cross-check all output for arithmetic accuracy, formula integrity, and internal consistency before submitting for Manager review — zero-tolerance for avoidable errors

Maintain Qualicentric's template library and standardised workbooks; update templates based on engagement learnings and Manager direction

Prepare structured data request lists and manage follow-up with client finance teams under the engagement lead's oversight

Document analytical procedures and data sources clearly so work product can be reviewed, audited, or handed off without re-explanation

Participate in team knowledge-sharing sessions; actively build technical fluency in US GAAP standards relevant to both FP&A and FDD contexts

What you bring

The kind of background that fits.

What you bring

• 3–6 years of experience in FP&A, financial analysis, or transaction advisory — Big-4, accounting firm, or corporate finance background preferred
• CA / CPA / MBA (Finance) qualification required; strong academic record and analytical aptitude considered alongside formal credentials
• Hands-on financial modeling skills in Excel — comfortable building models from scratch, not just populating existing templates; can structure a workbook that a reviewer can follow
• Foundational understanding of US GAAP accounting standards: revenue recognition (ASC 606), lease accounting (ASC 842), and working capital mechanics in a deal context
• Exposure to FDD workpapers or QoE analysis — either in an audit, advisory, or due diligence support capacity — a meaningful differentiator
• Attention to detail that goes beyond proofreading: you notice when a subtotal does not match the prior schedule, when a trend break needs explanation, when a footnote assumption has changed
• Clear written and verbal communication; comfortable drafting variance commentary and analysis summaries in plain English for a US CFO audience
• Ability to manage multiple tasks across different engagements simultaneously, meeting deadlines without compromising output quality

Why this role

The upside, plainly stated .

Most early-career finance roles are one or the other. Here you build FP&A muscle and live transaction diligence experience simultaneously — a combination that accelerates your path to a senior advisory career.

Work on real US mandates

Your output goes into management packs reviewed by US CFOs and FDD reports used in PE deal closings — not internal training exercises or simulated case studies.

Compressed deal timelines and diverse client contexts mean your technical development in financial modeling, US GAAP accounting, and analytical frameworks is significantly faster than a single in-house role.

Clear progression path

The step from Senior Analyst to Assistant Manager is defined by ownership and judgment, not tenure. High performers who demonstrate proactive thinking and consistent output quality progress on merit.

Small team, big scope

At Qualicentric's current scale, Senior Analysts carry meaningful workstream ownership — you are not one of fifty analysts on a large team. Your contribution is visible and your development is actively managed.

Path to CFO-level work

The analytical foundation built at Senior Analyst level — QoE, working capital, integrated modeling — is the same skillset that drives CFO advisory and transaction leadership at Manager and above.