Financial Planning Analyst

Role & responsibilities

• Preparation of Strategic Financial Plans: Develop both annual and long-range financial plans for the business, aligning with the companys overall goals and strategies.
• Collaboration with Stakeholders: Work closely with different functions to gather necessary information and prepare financial plans. Ensure that actual performance is continuously evaluated against the planned objectives.
• Rolling Forecasts: Regularly update financial forecasts in response to changing business conditions and actual performance, ensuring that future projections are accurate and aligned with company objectives.
• Key Reporting (MIS & Dashboards): Prepare weekly and monthly Management Information reports to support decision making and highlighting deviations from the plan. Developing interactive dashboards that provide senior management with key performance metrics.
• Opex Analysis: Monitor operational expenses against the approved budget, identifying opportunities for cost optimization and suggesting areas for expense reduction.
• Product Pricing: Collaborate with different functions to determine product pricing. Evaluate various price points based on different return scenarios and prepare comprehensive presentations for pricing approvals from the Board or Technical Committee.
• Volume Analysis: Analyze sales and operational volumes, providing insights and actionable recommendations to help drive business growth and improve performance.
• Board Deck Preparation: Develop comprehensive, high-level board presentations that summarize financial performance, key business developments, performance against budget and other critical metrics.
• Support for Financial Analysis: Provide ad-hoc support for various financial analyses, helping the finance department with reports, presentations, and any other financial requirements.
• Support for Finance Department Projects: Assist with various projects led by the finance department, contributing to the development and execution of financial strategies, processes, or systems.

Domain/Technical Knowledge

• Strong Financial Modelling Skills - Ability to create complex financial models
• Good understanding of operational accounting
• Commercial Acumen and Strong Analytical skills
• Effective communication skills and hands on in preparing PPT presentations
• Prior experience in FP&A role will be and added advantage
• India GAAP accounting and IFRS

Behavioral/Others

• Ability to collaborate with multiple teams and departments. Should be able to communicate with all levels of technology, business and customer both verbally and in writing.
• Problem solving and critical thinking abilities, demonstrated analytical skills with high attention to detail.
• Proven time management proficiency to handle multiple projects concurrently.
• Ability to work independently and in a teams
• Ability to adapt to constant change
• Self-motivated and enthusiastic.