Senior Lead Analyst - FP&A

Job Description

Responsibilities Senior Lead Analyst FP&A Financial Planning & Analysis will be part of PGS Finance - Financial Planning & Analysis Team (RIS/WSRS). In this role, you’ll support the management reporting and financial analysis for financial and business leaders, support product reporting including management of large data sets, provide advanced variance analysis, and deliver actionable insights to leaders in Retirement & Income Solutions (“RIS”) and Workplace Savings & Retirement Solutions (“WSRS”). This role will partner closely with members of the US-based RIS FP&A and WSRS Finance teams. Support FP&A, Management Reporting, Forecasting, Product reporting, Project/Ad-hoc work. Modeling of financial results and ability to link initiatives to the results. Ability to apply US GAAP and Statutory Accounting Principles concepts along with performance metrics to new initiatives and identify impact to financial results. Conduct cause-and-effect analysis to identify key drivers of results and uncover root causes of variances. Provide analytical support related to performance metrics, income statement, and balance sheet activity. Evaluate actuals and forecast and the key drivers of variances. Redesign processes and reports to optimize efficiency and align with changing business needs. Work collaboratively with other teams across the department and the Enterprise to share best practices and deliver on strategic and financial initiatives. Support the delivery of timely financial results and forecasts, perform in depth analysis offering insights of drivers to key performance metrics. Gain deep knowledge of the company’s financial data structure and tools to support reporting needs across RIS, most specifically within WSRS. Manage projects and workload independently. Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously. Presentation & data visualization skills Qualifications Master’s degree / Professional Degree / Relevant Industry Certification Preferably Chartered Accountant or MBA Finance Proven track record of working in complex Finance & Accounting function for medium/large scale operations Knowledge and experience of transitions and transformation (process, digital, etc) for Finance & Accounting domain Advanced Excel, MS Office, Financial & reporting applications skills and experience Must have a good knowledge and experience of working in Operational Excellence environment as Project Lead, certification in any of the improvement methodologies like Lean, Six Sigma, etc. is mandatory Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire others. Total years of industry experience: Minimum 6 years’ experience (preferably in BFSI Industry, either in GCC / service provider environment) Additional Information Flexibility Option and Base Location Principal offers modern hybrid working arrangements that allow all employees to adapt to changing work preferences. Flexibility Option for the role: Hybrid, 3 days in-office with flexible work hours. Shift: Comfortable working US hours (6:00PM to 3:00AM IST) only during process transfer period of 4 - 6 months initially and subsequently during quarter ends. Remaining period (12.30PM to 21.30PM IST). Base Location : Pune, India Show more Show less