Senior Financial Analyst

About Us:

Owens & Minor is a global healthcare solutions company with integrated technologies, products, and services aligned to deliver significant and sustained value for healthcare providers and manufacturers across the continuum of care. A FORTUNE 500 company, Owens & Minor has annualized revenues exceeding $10 billion, including contributions from Halyard Health S&IP.

O&M Halyard is focused on advancing health and healthcare by delivering clinically superior infection prevention and surgical solutions. Our solutions keep pace with a complex and changing healthcare industry, protecting staff, surgical teams, and ultimately supporting better patient outcomes.

Job Summary:

Provide financial expertise and act as counsel to Finance Manager regarding business strategy, managing company’s profit & loss and balance sheet including supporting the business planning and forecasting activities.

This position is an active contributor to the business group. This position explains the current performance of the business to senior managers in financial terms, forecasts future performance.

Key Responsibilities:

FP&A and Business partnering support

• Prepare, review and submission of cash flow forecast on monthly basis for working capital management
• Coordinate with Treasury function/Global IT US team for the Cash Flow and Capex project Management.
• Direct and manage the monthly costs recharges to US for Global IT P&HS services, including Global Non IT P&HS Services such as Customer Service, Supply Chain etc.
• Coordinate with cross functional team, Prepare, consolidate quarterly forecast for Opex and manage the data load in Hyperion.
• In-depth analysis of month end results, support preparation/review of monthly business review pack along with quarterly forecast analysis/review pack in close co-ordination with relevant local management stakeholders. (Marketing, Sales, S&OP, Supply Chain team)
• To participate and present monthly results /forecast data to relevant stakeholders in India & APAC Mgt.
• Timely preparation and submission of routine & ad-hoc data request to APAC/EMA FP&A team to facilitate regional level analysis and submission
• Review and support for on time forecast data input into different forecasting/analysis tools.
• Use financial expertise and counsel to provide insightful analysis and commentary supporting the Finance Manager in P&L management
• To collaborate with cross functional teams Viz. Sales/business, Marketing, Supply chain, S&OP and Regional FP&A teams
• To support the FP&A team in analyzing and providing explanation for major deviation from the Plan & Forecast.
• Preparation and review of detailed annual budget and quarterly forecasts (P&L, Working capital, Capex)

Controllership Support

• Manage the corporate accounting to reporting functions, to ensure the financial results are accurately reported to management, shareholders and appropriate external parties under USGAAP, local GAAP and appropriate tax legislation.
• Preparation and finalization of monthly close activities and review of Balance sheet schedules
• Support controllership team with relevant data to manage the indirect & tax accounting, planning, and reporting requirements consistent with local regulatory requirements, respective laws, and overall corporate objectives.
• Direct and coordinate the preparation of financial reports consistent with the US and local accounting standards and shareholder requirements.
• Identify and make recommendations that optimize business processes and improve financial and other internal controls
• To support preparation/review balance sheet reconciliations, timely month end closure, update on compliance status etc.

Qualification & Experience:

• Professional (Chartered Accountant) and degree qualification in Finance or Accounting.
• Minimum of 5 years’ relevant business experience in accounting, with at least 3 years’ experience in FP&A.
• Broad appreciation and understanding of local and US accounting theory, practices and procedures.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills necessary to train, motivate and develop deputies as well as maintain a strong working relationship with senior management and other functions.
• Knowledge of statutory reporting and taxation requirements and related legislation
• Knowledge and ability to develop and implement internal control policies, procedures, and controls.
• Hands on experience on forecasting and business analysis
• High level of knowledge & prior experience in SAP, SAP B/w or globally used ERP system.
• Solid experience working with large data sets and business analytics and visualization tools. Exposure Hyperion forecasting & analysis tools are preferable.