Lead Analyst Financial Planning & Analysis

British Council

3 - 8 years

12 - 17 Lacs

noida

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data analysis erp financial reporting financial analysis process improvement troubleshooting forecasting macros variance analysis auditing

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Job Type

Full Time

Job Description

We are looking for a seasoned professional to support Financial Planning and Analysis activities, monthly reporting, and notes to accounts, while handling ad-hoc financial analysis to drive business insights and ensure accurate, timely financial information for decision-making.

Accountabilities:

Perform month end and planning & forecasting activities without errors & in line with the agreed timetable with UK stakeholders.
Review the month end reporting packs prepared by the team to ensure accuracy and completeness of the financials and develop financial commentary independently for the key performance drivers.
Work with the stakeholders to take on additional reports for different SBU s / Regions / Business verticals.
Work towards enhancing the business knowledge to support the stakeholders in developing 1st level business commentary independently.
Develop and implement controls in the existing reports to reduce manual intervention and emphasize more on analysis.
Ensure secondary level ownership through extended learning and successful delivery on areas pertaining to Planning Manager.
Manage relationships with the stakeholders involving other COE strands, UK FP&A team, Finance Business Partners and Regional Finance controllers.
Identify process improvement opportunities within the process, discuss and obtain sign off from the stakeholders and work towards implementing them.
Develop & review KPI s for the monthly deliverables and proactively engage in with the stakeholders to obtain sign off
Manage the end-to-end KT process for the new activities being transitioned from UK / Regions.
Work on complex situations that are critical to the business and need immediate resolution.
Act as the 1st point of contact for escalation & all audit issues relating to month end reporting.
Act as an SME for the Management Information Reporting and Month End process and knowledge sharing to the team
Do the notes to accounts preparation and coordinate with Group Financial Reporting Manager
Managing Adhoc requirements and Troubleshooting

Role specific skills:

Finance Planning & Forecasting and Administration
Month end closing & reporting
Variance Analysis: Identifying and explaining deviations between actuals and forecasts.
Data Analysis & Visualization: Using tools like Excel, Power BI, or Tableau to derive insights from financial data.
Advanced Excel: Pivot tables, Power Query, macros, and complex formulas.
ERP & EPM Systems: Proficiency in SAP and SAP BW and Anaplan

Role specific knowledge and experience:

Essential:

Intermediate experience in Financial Planning & Forecasting
Knowledge of month end closing & reporting
Proficiency in SAP and SAP BW

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