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Description & Requirements
Job Title: Senior Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis
Location:
Maximus India Capability Centre
Reports To: Head of Finance
Job Summary:
The Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A)
Manager
will play a critical role in supporting the Maximus India Capability Centre, a key hub for driving innovation and operational excellence within the organization. This role is pivotal in supporting the growth of the business in India by providing valuable insights to operational leaders, optimizing resource utilization, maintaining costs, and ensuring budget adherence for Maximus India. This role involves overseeing financial planning, operational performance reviews, Beginning of Quarter (BOQ) processes, data modelling, and ensuring alignment with organizational goals and objectives. The FP&A Manager will work closely with various departments to optimize resource utilization and drive financial performance.
Key Responsibilities:
- Financial Planning: Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals.
- Operational Performance Review: Conduct regular reviews of operational performance, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions.
- BOQ Process Management: Oversee the Bill of Quantities process, ensuring accuracy and efficiency in cost estimation and resource allocation.
- Data Modelling: Develop and maintain financial models to support decision-making and strategic planning.
- Goal Setting and Monitoring: Establish financial goals and objectives, monitor progress, and provide regular updates to senior management.
- Utilization Optimization: Analyze resource utilization and implement strategies to maximize efficiency and productivity.
- SG&A Budget Management: Maintain and monitor the budget for SG&A expenses, ensuring cost-effective spending.
- Employee Cost Monitoring: Track and analyze employee costs, providing insights to optimize workforce allocation.
- Utilization Models: Develop and implement utilization models to ensure employees are effectively assigned to projects and transitioned upon completion.
- Reporting: Prepare and present financial reports to the Head of Finance and other senior leaders, providing insights and recommendations.
- Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure financial alignment and support business initiatives.
- Compliance: Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, or a related field; MBA or relevant professional certification (e.g., CFA, CPA) preferred.
- Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in financial planning and analysis, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
- Skills: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and presentation abilities, proficiency in financial modelling and data analysis tools.
- Attributes: Detail-oriented, strategic thinker, collaborative, and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
Why Join Us:
- Opportunity to make a significant impact on the financial performance of a leading capability centre.
- Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
- Competitive compensation and benefits package.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Lead the annual budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with the company's strategic goals.
- Lead cross-functional performance reviews to identify enterprise-level financial improvement opportunities and drive strategic corrective actions.
- Drive optimization and automation of Bill Of Quantities processes across business units to enhance cost estimation accuracy and resource planning efficiency.
- Oversee development and validation of strategic financial models, ensuring alignment with long-term business objectives and cross-functional decision-making.
- Establish financial goals and objectives, monitor progress, and provide regular updates to senior management.
- Lead enterprise-wide resource utilization strategies, partnering with operations to drive cost efficiency and workforce productivity.
- Maintain and monitor the budget for SG&A expenses, ensuring cost-effective spending.
- Partner with HR and business leaders to analyse workforce cost structures and recommend strategic allocation improvements.
- Prepare and present financial reports to the Head of Finance and other senior leaders, providing insights and recommendations.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure financial alignment and support business initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.
- Manage a large team or multiple smaller teams typically comprised of other managers, supervisors and/or experienced professionals who exercise latitude and independence in assignments.
- Have hiring, firing, promotion and reward authority within own area, in accordance with manager review and approval.
- Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant field of study and 7+ years of relevant professional experience required, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Proficiency in financial modelling and data analysis tools
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Minimum Salary
?2,183,600.00Maximum Salary?4,039,700.00
