Job Summary
As part of the FPA team, you will be responsible for delivering impactful analysis, reporting and insights for the Client Services domain. You will be responsible for preparation and delivery of Monthly MIS Reports, Budgets, Forecasts Rate card to support the stakeholders.
Senior Executive-FPA
The opportunity
To ensure accurate and proper finance systems for effective business performance tracking, reviews and decision making. We re looking for Senior Executive preferably with prior working experience in Financial Planning Analysis. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading firm whilst being instrumental in the learning, understanding and growth of GDS business.
Your key responsibilities
- Budgets Planning: Annual financial planning covering HC, costs and expenses and margins; half yearly forecasts prepared with due interaction with various location finance teams: Assist in pricing and other decisions.
- Reporting: Reporting monthly financials and other reports highlighting key performance parameters. Provide Operational support / cost improvement studies to enable effective management and improving operations and increasing efficiency of resources / processes. Develop models / reports in excel / access
- Special Projects / Assignments: Undertaking any specific projects, assignments and/or track and update management with the best analysis
- Ad hoc Analysis / Reports: Ad-hoc decision support for various global initiatives / improvement projects
- Process Improvement and Standardization: Ability to define As Is Processes and lead / support in design of to-be processes and roles leveraging best in class practices and enabling technologies, to ensure optimum and consistent performance
- Additional exposure to the following areas and hence any experience of these will be of value:
- Functional experience in Finance transformation projects across all or any of the phases i.e. Plan, design, Test and Deploy, preferably involving implementation of Enabling technology, tools and Software applications
- Master data support: Maintain / provide support to the various technical team on various cost centre/ codes, rates, structures, hierarchy and planning tools
- Will be required to assist in designing of reporting requirements for operational reports, service level requirements and process KPIs Provide definition and development.
Skills and attributes for success
- Excellent Communicate as the role would require interactions with multiple stakeholders
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities and desire to learn
- Eye for details
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, with strong interest in data analytics and automation. Familiarity with Power BI/Power Query and exposure to ERP systems or SQL would be preferred. Candidates should demonstrate an ability and willingness to learn new digital, automation and AI tools
- Must be a great team player having ability to work with a diverse global workforce
- Taking Initiatives, working independently and Customer focus
To qualify for the role, you must have
- CA with 1-3 years of work experience
- Strong Knowledge in Accounting, Finance, MIS etc
- Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills
- Demonstrated strong written and oral communication skills
Ideally, you ll also have
- Exposure to tools like Power BI, Hyperion etc.
- Credible experience working in a fast-moving, client-centric, multi- national environment
What we look for
- A team player with a curious mindset - should be open to continuous learnings and improvements
- Self-driven with an ability to produce high-quality output and self-checks with minimal supervision