Senior Financial Analyst

SummaryJob TitleSenior Financial Analyst – AnalyticsThe position is a critical role in the Analytics Center of Excellence - responsibilities encompass activities associated with the Strategic / Operational Plan, Budgeting, Forecasting & Month-End Close activities. Will also involve high degree of on-going analytical support and reporting.Role DescriptionRole Requirement- Builds working and collaborative relationships with the various FP&A teams and mid-management to support business priorities and objectives through complex financial modeling and ad-hoc reporting - Benchmarks company performance utilizing product and market related analytics - Analyzes consolidated results and partners closely with Business Operations and Business Finance to understand material variances to budget and historical trends - Proactively identifies and communicates areas of risk and opportunity - Provide insights to enable executives with the ability to do contingency planning, to consider alternatives and anticipate the impact of specific positive and negative events (not just a set of simplistic upsides, downsides and base cases) - Takes the lead in building forecast models using key drivers, trend analysis, economic and external factors, etc. - 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; leads and presents the results, forecasts, and operating plan presentation / deliverables - Provides analytical support; conducts research as required. Drives and distributes ad-hoc reports/mines and assimilates related data as directed for use in planning and forecasting activities - Creates analytical tools and models for driving process efficiencies - Runs and distributes recurring reports for all aspects of management reporting activitiesleveraging technology and automation - Drives in managing several KPI's related to financial models and also client satisfaction - Drives the compliance/data governance process surrounding the data to ensure accuracy at the source system - Complies with all departmental/ financial operations policies and practicesTechnical Skills- Advanced expertise with Microsoft Excel® (both in terms of formulas & advanced functions; knowledge of VBA would be a plus) - Uses financial systems such as Oracle GL, Hyperion, Essbase, SmartView etc. - Generates dashboards with customized data parameters to aid decision making - Intermediate experience with Microsoft Powerpoint®, Microsoft Access® - Updated with the dynamic analytics processes and techniques (Preferred)General Skills- Good written and verbal communication skills - Positive Attitude - Excellent Problem Solving and Analytical Skills - Focus on Innovation and Creativity - Flexible and adaptable to Business needs and contingencies - Good Team Player - Shares skills and knowledge with colleagues - helps to develop others, coaches new or more junior associates - Experience in an operational/analytical role mandatoryPreferred candidate profilePrior Experience- 2 – 7 yearsEducation / Qualification- Master’s Degree (M.B.A.), CA, CPA, CFA

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