Senior Financial Analyst

AtkinsRéalis; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Privilege Leave

Emergency Leave

Public Holidays

Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Career Progression

Job summary

Linxon in Chennai, India is seeking a Senior Financial Analyst to join the Global FP&A team. You will manage end-to-end financial accounting and controllership for overhead functions, partner with budget owners, and provide timely reporting and insights.

The role requires IFRS knowledge, strong Excel, ERP experience (SAP S/4HANA preferred), and a proven track record in budgeting, forecasting and management reporting across a multi-location, fast-paced global environment.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration or related discipline or equivalent professional finance qualification.
• 8+ years of progressive finance experience.
• 2-3 years in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, or management reporting.
• 4-5 years in financial accounting, controllership, or financial reporting.
• Strong understanding of accrual accounting and month-end close processes.
• Experience in multi-location/distributed business environments.
• Experience supporting senior stakeholders with financial analysis and reporting.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office proficiency.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA or Oracle ERP.
• Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud or Hyperion for planning/reporting.
• Experience with BI and data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau.

Responsibilities

• Manage end‑to‑end financial accounting and controllership for global overhead cost centers.
• Ensure accurate and timely month‑end close activities including accruals and reclasses.
• Maintain IFRS compliance and internal control requirements.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and estimation processes.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packages and executive summaries.
• Analyze actual results against budgets and forecasts, identifying drivers and risks.
• Provide financial insights to support decision-making with budget owners.
• Support overhead allocation methodologies and cost models.
• Coordinate with regional finance and stakeholders to ensure data accuracy.
• Support audits with robust documentation and analyses.
• Drive process improvements and automation in reporting and analytics.
• Prepare ad hoc analyses and business cases.

Skills

Advanced Excel

Forecasting

Management Reporting

Financial Analysis

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle ERP

Power BI

Tableau

Intercompany

Education

Postgraduate Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Oracle

Power BI

Job description

Job Title: Senior Financial Analyst

Job Location: Chennai, India

Join Us!

We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon!

We are seeking a proactive and commercially aware Senior Financial Analyst to join the Global FP&A team. The role is responsible for the end-to-end financial management of global overhead functions, including accounting, reporting, forecasting, financial analysis and controllership activities, with particular focus on C-Suite and corporate function budgets.

The successful candidate will partner with budget owners, finance colleagues and senior stakeholders to deliver accurate financial reporting, meaningful analysis and actionable insights. The role requires strong financial controllership, business understanding and the ability to operate independently in a fast‑paced global environment while continuously improving processes, controls and reporting.

What will you do?

• Manage end‑to‑end financial accounting and controllership for global overhead cost centers, including CEO, Finance, HR, IT, Legal and other corporate functions.
• Ensure accurate and timely month‑end close activities, including accruals, prepayments, reclasses, allocations and intercompany charges.
• Maintain compliance with IFRS, company policies and internal control requirements across assigned cost centers.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and estimate processes, maintaining visibility of expected financial outcomes and key business drivers throughout the reporting cycle.
• Prepare monthly management reporting packages, executive summaries and financial commentary for FP&A leadership, CFO and senior stakeholders.
• Analyze actual results against budget, forecast and prior periods, identifying key drivers, risks, opportunities and unusual financial movements.
• Partner with budget owners and functional leaders to provide financial insight, challenge assumptions and support decision-making.
• Support the development and governance of overhead allocation methodologies and cost allocation models.
• Coordinate with regional finance, accounting and business stakeholders to ensure completeness, accuracy and consistency of financial information.
• Support internal and external audits through robust documentation, controls and supporting analyses.
• Drive process improvements, standardization, automation and finance transformation initiatives, including reporting and analytics enhancements.
• Prepare ad hoc financial analyses, business cases and presentations to support management decision‑making.

Experience, Education and other Required:

• Postgraduate qualification in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration or a related discipline, or an equivalent professional finance qualification.

• 8+ years of progressive finance experience.
• Minimum 2-3 years of experience in FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting or business performance analysis.
• Minimum 4-5 years of experience in financial accounting, controllership, financial reporting or related finance functions.
• Strong understanding of accrual accounting, month‑end close processes, financial controls and management reporting.
• Experience working in a multi‑location and highly distributed business environment.
• Experience supporting senior stakeholders through financial analysis, reporting and decision support.
• Advanced Excel skills with the ability to analyze, reconcile, model and interpret financial data.
• Advanced user of Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience working with SAP S/4HANA (preferred), Oracle or other ERP platforms.
• Experience working with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Hyperion or other planning and reporting solutions.
• Experience with business intelligence and data visualization tools such as Power BI and Tableau would be an advantage.
• Proven ability to identify process improvement opportunities and drive operational efficiencies.

What we offer:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and benefits,

• 20 days Privilege Leave, 13 days Emergency leave and 14 Public holidays per year
• Medical Insurance, Life Insurance and Career Progression
• When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Linxon - we encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you'll see things our way, too.

About Linxon

Shaping energy solutions to empower sustainable connectivity.

We combine AtkinsRéalis project management expertise and Hitachi Energy's deep technological knowledge to create a company dedicated to substations – we are Linxon.

Linxon's vision is to deliver the best market offering for turnkey substation projects through world‑class power technologies and delivering the highest level of competence in managing infrastructure projects.

As a leading engineering company, we help our customers with turnkey substation solutions in the field of power transmission, renewable energy, and transportation.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to be part of a new company as it evolves and help shape it for the future. If you like new challenges, have an entrepreneurial spirit, and are interested in working with other motivated professionals with expertise in the Substations EPC business, then this is the new opportunity for you.

To know more about the Linxon please click on the link below.

Building the infrastructure to power the world - we are Linxon! - YouTube