Financial Planning Analyst

Job Description

Designation: Associate/Deputy Manager/ ManagerBand: E2/E3Position: Associate/Deputy ManagerLocation: ChennaiExperience : 4-8 YrsQualification:Chartered Accountant Purpose the Role: To ensure accurate and timely financial Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting and compliance while coordinating with cross-functional teams and leveraging tools like Excel, Power BI, and SAP to support business decisions effectively.Key ResponsibilitiesFinance MIS reporting:Preparing Management reports covering financial highlights on Quarterly/Monthly spent with respect to budget, cost optimization levers.Preparation of weekly reports required for management analysisProduction of special reports required by business head on respective enabling departments.Forecasting and Analysis:Managing & Co-ordinating the monthly forecasting processWorking closely with business to managing & co-ordinating the monthly forecasting. Develop, perform, and manage the analyses of financial metrics as well as performance measuresDevelop the reports showing movements in financial records like cost comparison, variance analysis etc.Budgeting, Cost Control & OptimizationPreparation and tracking Budget utilizations. Knowing Zero based budgeting technique is an advantageExperience of evaluating investment proposals in terms of criticality, financial impact and Cost benefit analysis.Deriving Initiatives to bring cost optimization and strengthen the process Finance Partner:Provide insights to business leaders and work with them to drive efficiencyEngage in the development of new processes and tools to deliver impactful and significant insights that drive decision makingResponsible for Automations of various business reports in Qlik tool and automation of MIS process to help improve productivity Inter-personal competencies -Strong quantitative skills. -Ability to build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders and cross-functional teams. -Verbal & written communication and presentation skills. -Working knowledge of SAP and expert in Excel.