Associate Financial Analyst

As a Financial Analyst at Ecolab within the Distributor Finance team in Pune, India, you will play a crucial role in providing financial insights and solutions to help our customers achieve clean water, safe food, abundant energy, and healthy environments. Your responsibilities will include: - Providing month-end reporting to multiple divisions summarizing Distributor Finance activity for processed resales, refunds, and handling fees - Offering progress reporting throughout the month, identifying significant variances to forecast or historical trends and identifying drivers - Administering key monthly controls including inventory trending analysis to validate the accuracy of processing and quickly identifying and resolving issues - Conducting KPI reporting to ensure complete and accurate resale processing in SAP - Evaluating potential improvements and scope expansion based on changing business needs - Providing support, ad hoc reporting, and analysis to internal and external customers - Ensuring that all reporting processes and systems are documented - Supporting various ad-hoc requests from Divisional partners - Conducting monthly/quarterly risk reviews with Divisional partners - Providing miscellaneous project support Qualifications required for this role include: - Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or Economics - 2-3 years of professional experience - Proven analytical and decision-making skills - Ability to interact with internal and external stakeholders at all levels - Effective oral and written communication skills and strong presentation skills - Excellent organizational and time management skills; ability to multitask and prioritize - Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite software (Excel, Word, Access, Outlook), workflow software, and ad hoc reporting tools and databases - Demonstrated project management and leadership skills - Must be self-motivated, detail-oriented, and process-oriented - Fluent in English in speaking and writing - Ability to utilize problem resolution skills in a fast-paced and sensitive area - Ability to work effectively as a member of a team - Ability to analyze and summarize data and draw meaningful conclusions - Ability to work independently and balance priorities - Strong attention to detail - Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information - Ability to deal with ambiguity and subjectivity At Ecolab, you will have the opportunity to work for a company that is dedicated to a culture of inclusion and belonging.,