Key Responsibilities
- Periodic Cost Analysis and Metrics Tracking: Conduct regular analysis of costs and monitor associated financial metrics to assess the organization’s cost performance and identify areas for improvement.
- Accruals and chargebacks: Oversee the timely and accurate completion of recurring deliverables, including accruals, intercompany recharges, and the preparation of financial reports.
- Collaboration with Functional Leaders: Work closely with functional leaders to support activities such as Pulse, SRO (Strategic Review Operations), AOP (Annual Operating Plan), and related forecasting processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial projections.
- Lead and participate in monthly sessions with both operations and finance leadership to review financial performance, address variances, and align action plans.
- Insight Generation and Financial Analysis: Provide new and valuable insights through comprehensive financial analysis, supporting informed decision-making and strategic initiatives.
- Standardization and Automation Initiatives: Promote and implement the standardization and automation of financial processes and reporting to drive productivity and operational efficiency across the team.
- Financial Models and Scenario Analysis: Develop financial models and scenario analyses to evaluate business initiatives, assess financial impacts, and support short- and long-term planning activities
Education and Certifications
- Chartered Accountant/Cost Accountant/Master’s Degree in Finance, or Business Administration
Required Experience 6+ years of overall finance experience
Critical
- Strategic Partner with Corporate Finance and Functional leaders to manage financial targets for the function.
- Prior exposure of driving business finance metrics
- Exposure to Tools like Tableau, CXO Cockpit, Power BI etc
- Knowledge of ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, Essbase, HANA/BW and Hyperion
- The ability to quickly identify subtle patterns among issues and to make consistent, timely decisions
- Strong cross functional and peer influencing skills.
- A Capable finance professional who has the intellectual curiosity and an attitude in going above and beyond to partner with the business in commercial excellence.
Exposure to Global Customers with ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees/customers and align and integrate with other departments / sites.