MPIN_Business Analyst - Finance

To partner with the business managing and interpreting business data and critical performance indicators, while translating the latest business trends into accurate forecasts, providing financial and strategic support to ensure that business decisions are appropriately based on accurate and reliable metrics and financial information for competitive advantage.

Business Analytics and Reporting

Facilitate development of standardized definitions of master data and KPIs for effective data management, while seeking to improve or automate wherever possible
Collects and synthesizes information from a variety of stakeholders within the standards of legal compliance
Work with operations, partner management and business teams to provide analyse and report plans vs actuals on regular basis; Present entity performance dashboards, conduct variance analysis and support action planning
Run predictive analytics and data modelling for improved business outcomes based on inventory analysis, buyer trends, campaign analysis, commodity and exchange market trends etc.
Drive analysis of cost and pricing trends and articulate related cause and effect to business teams
Routinely communicate business unit and company consolidated financial and operational performance trends, historical and forecasted, using appropriate metrics
Assist in concocting proposals related to changes in policies and guidelines, ensure new policies and guidelines are being followed and implemented
Analyse business programs and transactional data using statistical methods to identify causal relationships and trends

Compliance management

Ensure compliance to global, state, and central government reporting and filing requirements and support the functional excellence team with relevant inputs
Adhere to relevant functional policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions to ensure controlled and consistent flow of information
Support development of finance data management workflows and processes, and data reporting and review mechanisms
Support the Finance Business Partner in managing the assets in the books of the company and set up controls around the same
Collaborate closely with the functional excellence team controllers and accountants on monthly financial activities and month end close processes; Assist in the preparation of internal and external financial statements as needed

Business Partnering and Support

Work with MPS and emerging solution businesses during forecasting and reporting cycles applying modelling, forecasting and planning techniques
Collaborate with Finance Business Partner to study in-market strategic initiatives and business performance using test and control analytics, benchmarking, statistical concepts, and financial measures to guide decision making by business
Provide timely data inputs to foresee fund requirements and effectively manage the cash flow
Support the development of the finance data management strategy to ensure business alignment and functional excellence team integration with other interfacing functions
Participate in the development and submission of feasibility studies, business plans and investment initiatives, to provide a thorough financial perspective of the relevant opportunities and risks
Prepare presentations in support of stakeholder meetings, monthly/quarterly senior leadership meetings and various strategic committees of the company
Act as a running source of truth for numbers - key metrics and performance drivers for MPS and other emerging businesses
Participate in standardization and automation projects for