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Financial Planning Analyst

Wolters Kluwer - Medknow Publications

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3-6 years

Kalyani, Pune

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Financial Planning Analyst

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About Us:

The Role

Collaborate with the Financial team to identify financial needs and strategic directions, focusing on optimizing performance.
Support in identifying business unit opportunities and challenges to enhance overall performance, contributing to strategic initiatives, and improving financial outcomes.
Help analyse and create strategies to support the Business Unit in managing different parts of the Customer Lifecycle. This includes new sales and reporting on sales progress, tracking customer onboarding, managing renewals, setting prices, keeping customers, and handling risks.
Develop and maintain revenue models encompassing the aforementioned areas, creating early indicators for both risks and opportunities.
Support Business Unit Finance Teams in Financial Planning and Analysis (FPA), including tasks related to Financial Planning, Financial Reporting, Headcount management and Financial Analysis.
Manage and report on the annual budget, while providing regular updates through monthly and quarterly analyses like Outlook and Latest Estimates (LEs) and contributing to the 3-year Vision and Strategy Process (VSP). Additionally, conduct ad-hoc analyses as required.
Emphasize reporting on Business Unit performance, focusing on revenue and the various metrics driving revenue as a critical aspect of the role.

Key Responsibilities

Understanding Volume Impact and Cost Correlations

Utilizing Data Analysis to comprehend volume impact due to customer behavior, including revenue/volumes across customer segments, product usage behavior, and seasonal fluctuations. Also, identifying correlations between volume and variable costs, temporary help, and overtime costs.

Revenue Management

Analyze and monitor revenue streams across various customer segments and product lines.
Utilize data analysis to understand and forecast revenue trends, identifying opportunities for growth and improvement.
Support pricing strategies and tactics to optimize revenue and market competitiveness.
Collaborate with sales, marketing, and finance teams to align revenue goals with business strategies.

Financial system

Understanding of existing financial reporting systems and assisting in the migration to new applications

Cost Per Unit Analysis

Planning Forecasting

Creating forecast models based on historical trends, vendor invoices, and volumes analyzing how actuals are tracking to proposed forecasts.

Business Performance Enhancement

Contributing to identifying business unit opportunities and challenges for enhanced performance. Collaborating with leaders to identify new business models and workflows, contributing to building business cases for necessary investments and strategic plans.

Cultivating Expertise and Upholding Corporate Integrity

Representing Wolters Kluwer by actively developing comprehensive knowledge of products, industry trends, and business and financial acumen. This includes effective communication in various formats, upholding corporate values, fostering positive relationships with customers and colleagues, and maintaining a reputation for competence, integrity, and professionalism.

Education:

Minimum: Bachelor s degree in finance accounting, or economics or data analytics or 2 years of experience in finance, accounting, or consulting role

Preferred: Master s Degree/MBA in finance, accounting, or economics or data analysis with 2 years of experience in finance, accounting, or consulting role

Experience, Knowledge, and Tools:

Preferred Knowledge:

Hyperion usage and familiarity.
Advance Excel formulas with ability to handle large data set (Nested if, Index match, Macros
Experience with charts, graphs, and conditional formatting to present data clearly.