Financial Analyst

Role Summary

This role strengthens the commercial backbone of the Finance team. The person brings hands-on sourcing and procurement experience but works directly under Finance to manage vendor commercials, validate cost structures, maintain documentation, and keep every transaction compliant, trackable, and value-driven. The job is part numbers, part negotiation, part governance.

Key Responsibilities

Commercial Operations

• Review vendor quotations, rate cards, cost sheets, and negotiate for cost-effective outcomes.
• Prepare and maintain comparative statements, commercial evaluations, and approval notes.
• Validate procurement requirements shared by project teams and ensure alignment with approved budgets.
• Support creation of POs, Work Orders, and contract amendments with complete commercial clarity.

Vendor & Contract Management

• Maintain vendor master data, compliance documents, and contract validity trackers.
• Coordinate vendor onboarding with Finance (banking, GST, PAN, compliance checks).
• Track service delivery, invoice submissions, payment timelines, and escalations.
• Assist in drafting and reviewing basic commercial terms in agreements.

Financial Coordination

• Work closely with Finance to map actual spends vs. budgets, highlight variances, and maintain audit-ready records.
• Reconcile PO values, delivery schedules, and invoices to ensure error-free processing.
• Maintain trackers for procurements, renewals, payment cycles, and vendor SLAs.

Process & Governance

• Drive adherence to internal procurement and commercial policies.
• Maintain transparent documentation for all commercial files for audits.
• Identify cost leaks, incorrect billing, vendor duplication, or scope mismatches early.

Required Experience & Skills

• 14 years in procurement, sourcing, or commercial operations.
• Strong grip on vendor negotiations, cost comparison, and documentation.
• Comfortable with numbers, Excel/Sheets, basic financial concepts, and PO-invoice cycles.
• Ability to read and interpret basic commercial clauses in contracts.
• Fast, organized, and detail-driven someone who spots inconsistencies before others do.