Financial Analyst (Bangalore, Karnataka, IN)

<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Job Summary</H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated individual to join our team as a Senior Financial Analyst in the Financial Planning &amp; Analysis (FP&amp;A) department. As a Senior Financial Analyst, you will play a key role in driving the financial performance and strategic decision-making of our organization. Your primary responsibility will be to analyze financial data, provide valuable insights, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to support business objectives. This position requires a strong foundation in financial analysis, excellent communication skills, and a deep understanding of business acumen and analytics.</span><span> </span></span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Essential functions</H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Financial Analysis: Conduct thorough financial analysis, including but not limited to budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial modeling. Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to support strategic decision-making. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Business Partnering: Collaborate with various departments and business units to understand their financial needs and provide actionable recommendations. Build strong relationships to serve as a trusted financial advisor and effectively communicate financial information to non-financial stakeholders. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Story Behind the Numbers: Dive beyond the surface-level financial data and uncover the underlying story behind the numbers. Develop insightful narratives that explain the financial performance, key drivers, and potential impacts on the business. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Budgeting and Forecasting: Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and periodic forecasts. Work closely with department heads to ensure alignment with business objectives and provide accurate and timely financial projections. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Analytics and Reporting: Develop and maintain financial reports, dashboards, and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor business performance. Provide meaningful insights through data analysis and visualization tools to facilitate data-driven decision-making. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Financial Planning: Support the development and execution of long-term financial plans, including strategic initiatives, capital expenditure analysis, and ROI evaluations. Assess the financial feasibility of new projects and investments. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Process Improvement: Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, enhance efficiency, and optimize reporting capabilities. Implement best practices and tools to enhance the overall effectiveness of the FP&amp;A function. </span></li> <li><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Critical Thinking : Deep understanding of financial data, systems thinking and the ability to apply decision frameworks to financial problems. Deliver strategic insights that shape business decisions and support sustainable growth. </span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Preferred Skillsets</H2> </div><div><div> <ul> <li> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Business Acumen: Strong understanding of business operations, industry dynamics, and financial implications. Ability to translate financial analysis into actionable insights and recommendations.</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Business Partnering: Proven ability to build relationships and collaborate with cross-functional teams. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>The Story Behind the Numbers: Ability to analyze financial data in-depth and present findings in a clear and concise manner. Strong storytelling skills to communicate complex financial information to a non-financial audience.</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div> <div> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span>Analytics: Proficient in financial modeling, data analysis, and statistical techniques. Experience working with advanced Excel functions, financial planning software, and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).</span><span> </span></span></p> </li> </ul> </div></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px">Education and Experience </H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The types of tasks this individual is responsible for are well defined and utilized and build an understanding of standard principles and practices within a team environment. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">This individual interacts primarily with their Hiring manager, Finance Partners, and the direct Finance team members on assigned projects and may communicate with employees in other functions as required. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The regular and detailed direction is provided, as well as an ongoing review of activities and priorities. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The ideal candidate will be an important contributor to team projects. </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ideally, 6-10 years of working experience</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">CA, CMA, CPA, CFA, MBA Finance (Reputed University), Finance Analytics from reputed institution </span></li> </ul></div></div></div>