Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

Title: Analyst, FP&A Business Performance Analytics

Location: Chennai

Role Description Summary

• The incumbent works as part of the FP&A team and is responsible for business performance analytics.
• S/he is responsible for developing new data models and financial reports for the Finance Department as well as supporting the FP&A team in the planning activities.
• The Business Performance Analytics Team is working on enhancing the internal reporting processes to allow a more focused analysis of financial and operational KPIs.

Primary Responsibilities / Key Result Areas:

• Act as key contact person for new reporting requirements in the Finance Department and provide support in developing new data models and reports
• Translate business requirements into technical requirements and act as the main link between the Finance Department and Business Application Team
• Maintain Power BI dashboards, collecting requirements for new dashboards, and creating those dashboards with the required dataflows/dataset
• Drive automation of standard reporting, working with Business Application, Finance and Commercial stakeholders to ensure key reports are built into self-service type dashboards
• Analyse data and process to identify business issues and bottle necks
• Participate in discussions related to reporting processes in the Finance Department and provide guidance to ensure proper reporting and to enhance current processes
• Manage internal processes during planning activities by preparing and maintaining data models and input templates

Competencies

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Able to work autonomously as well as in a team
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to analyse large data set with an attention to detail
• High level of curiosity to gain understanding of key business processes and data flows
• Articulate ideas and concepts to further enhance internal processes
• Able to differentiate between Business and Technical requirements
• Able to plan own time carefully and prioritise

Qualifications & Experience

• University degree in Computer Informatics, Finance/Economics with Computer Science qualifications or Computer Science with Finance qualifications
• At least 5 years’ experience in a similar role
• Excellent understanding of a programming language and database structures
• Experience with MS Power BI or similar Reporting tools