Manager - Financial Planning (2-5 yrs)

About the job

Job Title : Manager- Finance

Reporting Relationship : Senior Manager Finance

Location: Noida

Role Summary:

- Business Finance is responsible for being objective and strategic business process, leading cross-functional effort to drive relevant, flexible and efficient business analysis that supports our key business decisions.

- Closely tracking Project Expenses

- Financial validation of Bids, Pricing, Profitability of RFP response

- Contract vetting

- Tracking recurring business for early indication of growth / decline.

- Project / Customer and Product Profitability Analysis.

- Evaluating profitability of Proposals.

- Making different business models.

- Analyzes resource management and helps the business to maintain the better utilization.

- Analyzes business trends; leads and aligns business financial forecasts and long-range planning processes with our business leaders.

- Drives business value by providing financial and analytical counsel to facilitate decision-making around strategic business initiatives.

- Prepares monthly financial reporting including variance and financial statement analysis.

- Able to clearly communicate a cohesive and concise story around business drivers behind financial data and potential implications on future results.

- Handles annual budget processes with business heads, incorporating business initiatives, economic trends and operational efficiency.

- Aligns' budget to business strategies and gains alignment from business partners.

- Conducts sophisticated analysis, synthesizes and summarizes implications to business, influencing business partners using analytics and business understanding.

- Identifies and executes upon operational improvement opportunities.

- Demonstrates proficiency of technical tools and financial systems.

- Serves as an objective financial steward with an enterprise perspective, safeguarding our company's assets.

- Ensures controls are in place and the company's intellectual property is protected.

- Facilitate the annual budget and quarterly forecast process, including analysis of consolidated projections and preparing management-level presentations

- Manage departmental cost center budgets and serve as a finance business partner to the respective budget owners

- Develop and deliver robust, consistent and accurate analysis of business performance using KPI dashboards and non-financial data to highlight performance

- Analyze data and facilitate sound management decisions through financial and metric reporting while highlighting material variances, trends, & risks/opportunities, and providing insightful commentary to the business and partners

- Ensuring accurate and timely billing, reconciliations and collections with customers, including proactive engagement with customers and BU teams

Responsibilities:

- Is well versed with above mentioned work processes

- Business partnering : partner with leaders to supervise and analyze business performance, find opportunities for improvement, and project future financial performance

- Market analysis : review, analyze, and communicate to leadership market trends, competitor positioning, and market opportunities

- Reporting : prepare monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports, including financial statement, variance analysis, and key business drivers

- Budgeting and forecasting : facilitate the process that aligns with Corporate and business unit guidance and targets, including the impact of market trends, key business initiatives and drivers, and operational dynamics

- Communications : proactively engage, align and support related functions, such as Controllership, management and external reporting, audit, and organizational initiatives

- Operational improvement : identify and execute improvement opportunities that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the Business process.

- Ability to drive adoption of the standardized and streamlined reporting packs in consultation with business stakeholders

- Policies and procedures : review, monitor and lead all aspects of compliance with finance accounting policies and procedures, including the risk and control environment

- Dynamic environment : exhibit proactive and leadership skills that are flexible and adaptable to a changing business dynamic

- Resource management and track utilization of the team and proactively plan for allocations, trainings & learning sessions.

Prerequisites:

- Desired Educational Background: Qualified MBA (Finance)/CA with 3-5 years of experience in Business Finance

- Proficiency in Business Finance reporting and forecasting tools, and Excel/ PowerPoint

- Positive attitude and solutions-oriented approach.

- Ability and desire to be hands on in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment

- Ability to manipulate and model large volumes of data, interpret and identify pertinent issues

- Advanced proficiency level in Excel (advanced formulas; pivot tables; modelling, etc.) and PowerPoint (presenting information in a meaningful & concise manner)

- CRM experience; Sales Force experience highly preferred

- Strong analytical skills and critical thinking ability

- Effective interpersonal skills

- Ability to work with and influence non-finance teams based on robust data and analysis

- Ability to maintain a high level of accuracy in performing all essential duties and strong attention to detail

- Should have strong communication skills (Verbal and Written)

Specialization Description:

- General Finance Management is responsible for the day-to-day financial activities of the organization including:

- Controlling its financial resources and ensuring that all financial transactions, systems and procedures comply with regulations, accounting principles, and standards

- Financial analysis and reporting, taxation, insurance, credit control, accounts payable and receivable, inventory and costs control, and budgeting and forecasting

- Analyzing the organization's revenues, liabilities, credit conditions, and other financial indicators to forecast it's short, medium, and long-term cash flow position

- Evaluating and recommending investments and other financial instruments to meet cash flow needs

- Advising management on financial matters and the impact of laws and regulations on the organization

- Providing expertise and advice to managers to help them develop budgets, understand financial reports, and manage their financial responsibilities

- Presenting findings and recommendations to top executives; preparing financial reports that may include auditor and financial analyst reports, profit and loss, balance sheets, and regulatory reports and filings

- Ensuring all tax returns, declarations, and other required reports are submitted accurately and on time

- Selecting and managing relationships with consultants and advisors to ensure the satisfactory standards of service Specialization Match Note: Para-Professional incumbents compile and maintain financial information