Skill required: Financial Planning & Analysis - Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
Designation: Financial Plan & Analysis Analyst
Qualifications:Chartered Accountant/Master of Business Administration
Years of Experience:3 to 5 years
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What would you do? You will be aligned with our Finance Operations vertical and will be helping us in determining financial outcomes by collecting operational data/reports, whilst conducting analysis and reconciling transactions. Financial planning, reporting, variance analysis, budgeting and forecasting • Being the key contact point for Client Senior Management for analysis and reports for group performance results • Driving month end and quarter end close of the group results • Driving Monthly Rolling Forecast • Providing insightful analysis and commentary regarding monthly variances • Providing business support and guidance with business case preparation and Tendering activities • Drive system continual improvement of reporting systems and processes • Plan and lead coordination of Group forecast and AOP process across • Provide supervision and training to team members • Deliver ad-hoc analytical requests to senior leadership with a quick turnaround
What are we looking for? • Must have in depth understanding of the operational impacts of implementing recommended strategies. • Operating in an unstructured environment across multiple business areas. • Provide commercial support to number of operational group GMs within BU with each having its own deadlines and requirements • Conflicting priorities and competing deadlines across multiple projects • Identifying and obtaining necessary and relevant data to support development of business cases and timely decisions • Ability to communicate the financial information in a simple & clear manner to non-financial managers; • Ability to deliver professional commercial solution to stakeholders which meets business needs and aligned to best practice.
Roles and Responsibilities: • Accountability to drive the financial operational performance and the forecasting and budgeting process • Associated reporting and analysis of Headcount and staff costs • Ensure efficient and accurate month-end close – all costs are correctly posted in-line with business expectations and accounting standards • Full accountability to regarding: • Salary costs • Non-staff costs • Headcount • Review monthly management accounts and deliver driver-based analysis for gaps in target • Cost out initiative monthly impact tracking and forecast review • Accountable to deliver timely analysis of results to business owners and senior/executive management • Review the results of the actual performance for the month against forecast/budget, explaining & investigating variances & resolving issues • Analysis to be driver based with engagement from key business owners • Provide Support on Monthly & Quarterly Business reviews • Accountable for the preparation of full year forecasts / AOP, drivers and assumptions for Opex, including identifying gap close initiatives and recommendations • Identify and communicate risks and opportunities • Deliver a view of financial impacts of changing assumptions • Work closely with other CoE teams to ensure that business case inputs reflect current data, and approved business cases are reflected accurately in the budget/forecast • Work autonomously on forecasts and projects without direct supervision • Provide Financial Training to project managers as and when required ( ie Accruals, Forecasting, Commitments, Funding) • Provide communications and guidance in response to client Financial policy changes