Financial Analyst– India

Job Description

About ETS ETS is a global education and talent solutions organization enabling lifelong learners worldwide to be future-ready. For more than 75 years, we've been advancing the science of measurement to build benchmarks for fair and valid skill assessment across cultures and borders. Our worldwide impact extends through our renowned assessments including TOEFL®, TOEIC®, GRE® and Praxis® tests, serving millions of learners in more than 200 countries and territories. Through strategic acquisitions, we've expanded our global capabilities: PSI strengthens our workforce assessment solutions, while Edusoft, Kira Talent, Pipplet, Vericant, and Wheebox enhance our educational technology and assessment platforms across critical markets worldwide. Through ETS Research Institute and ETS Solutions, we're partnering with educational institutions, governments, and organizations globally to promote skill proficiency, empower upward mobility, and unlock opportunities for everyone, everywhere. With offices and partners across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Americas, we deliver nearly 50 million tests annually. Join us in our journey of measuring progress to power human progress worldwide. PSI a wholly owned subsidiary of ETS is seeking a Financial Analyst to join our Financial Planning & Analysis team in India. The Financial Analyst is responsible for budgeting, forecasting, modeling, and reporting to ensure that the company's financial status stays on track. Responsibilities Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures. Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance. Support the development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, Operating Plan and Modeling tools (budget vs actual analysis, deep understanding of KPI metrics). Further improve and design new reports, including dashboard pages, to management based on information available in the financial systems (NetSuite, PBCS) to provide relevant data to help drive the business and grow profitably. Improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies and understand ROI in new projects supporting the business. Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives. Analyze financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes. Supporting senior management team and department heads with in-depth analysis. Assist with project analysis, both as preparation of new projects, and once projects have started to follow up on the profitability. Provide decision support and work with and support the inter departmental / business units. Cash Flow and profit and loss analysis. Works closely with accounting to help ensure all costs and revenue is recorded in the appropriate period, and balance sheet items are clear and accurate. Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis. Quarterly and monthly financial reports. Minimum Requirements Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills. Proven understanding of Accounting Principals in constructing financial modeling and reports. Hands on experience in planning, reporting and data analysis. Experience in analyzing financial data and conducting presentations to stakeholders. Knowledge of planning systems and advanced use of Excel. Attention to details, synthesize, summarize data and present analysis in concise, insightful manner. Self-starter and problem solver. Effective communicator and team player. Comfortable work independently. Bachelor's Degree in Accounting or Finance. 3+ years’ experience in Financial Planning & Analysis for a US company. Required Competencies Navigating Challenges Problem Solving: Addresses root causes, not just symptoms. Identifies and considers context, constraints, and risks. Establishes a clear course of action when problems arise. Considers and explores what alternative solutions are available. Learning Agility: Applies skills/experiences/lessons learned effectively in completely new contexts. Tries different approaches when initial efforts fail. Learns quickly when facing new situations, grasping the complexity of the challenge. Applies principles and rules of thumb acquired through experience to effectively navigate new and challenging situations. Embracing Diversity: Interacts effectively and respectfully with people from diverse backgrounds. Celebrates and embraces diversity in people, perspectives, and ideas. Promotes respect for differences among people and encourages intentional inclusion of all. Takes steps to learn about others’ customs, traditions, histories, lifestyles, and values. Maintaining Support Communication: Listens actively and asks questions to verify own understanding. Conveys ideas and information clearly and concisely. Tailors method and content to the audience, message, and context. Asks questions to gain clarity. Customer Focus: Takes care to attend to customers’ needs and concerns and to ensure they feel valued. Identifies solutions which meet the unique needs and priorities of each customer. Provides prompt, respectful and attentive service. Strives to exceed customer expectations. Self-Sufficiency: Works effectively and productively on one’s own with minimal supervision. Resolves problems through ingenuity and resourcefulness. Demonstrates faith and confidence in one’s own abilities to get the work done. Reaches out for help when task, problem or situation exceeds own ability, the way forward is unclear, or potential negatives consequences are possible. Integrity: Acts according to ethical values and principles without compromise. Communicates in an authentic, open, and sincere way with others. Provides honest and reliable information, refraining from cheating, lying, and misrepresentations. Builds trust by demonstrating consistency between words and actions. Accountability: Assumes ownership for the success of tasks and projects. Puts forth best effort consistently on all responsibilities. Sees tasks and commitments through to resolution. Accepts responsibility for own mistakes and failures. Compliance: Works within organizational constraints. Follows established and/or recommended principles and processes. Uses organizational policies and procedures to guide decisions and action planning. Meets industry and organizational rules and standards. Operating Ethically Integrity: Acts according to ethical values and principles without compromise. Communicates in an authentic, open, and sincere way with others. Provides honest and reliable information, refraining from cheating, lying, and misrepresentations. Builds trust by demonstrating consistency between words and actions. Accountability: Assumes ownership for the success of tasks and projects. Puts forth best effort consistently on all responsibilities. Sees tasks and commitments through to resolution. Accepts responsibility for own mistakes and failures. Compliance: Works within organizational constraints. Follows established and/or recommended principles and processes. Uses organizational policies and procedures to guide decisions and action planning. Meets industry and organizational rules and standards ETS is mission driven and action oriented We are passionate about hiring innovative thinkers who believe in the promise of education and lifelong learning. We are energized by cultivating growth, innovation, and continuous transformation for the next generation of rising professionals as leaders. In support of this ETS offers multiple Business Resource Groups (BRG) for you to learn and advance your career growth! As a not-for-profit organization we will encourage you to lean in to your passion for volunteering. At ETS you may qualify for up to an additional 8 hours of PTO for volunteer work on causes that are important to you! ETS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law. We believe in creating a work environment where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity. Show more Show less