Senior Analyst - FP&A

Job Summary

Performs a broad range of financial planning & analysis activities in support of the assigned business unit(s).  This includes but is not limited to forecasting, budgeting, financial modeling, reporting, data insights, resource planning and expense management.  Acts as a trusted business advisor providing analysis and recommendations to improve financial health of the business.  Communicates results and recommendations both written and orally in a concise, clear manner. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

·         Operates with financial integrity.  Ensures reporting is accurate and timely. 

·         Evaluates and analyzes P&L performance versus annual budget and forecast.

·         Fields and answers financial questions from senior leadership. 

·         Works with Accounting to ensure correct classification and coding of financials.

·         Works with business leaders annually to build detailed budget that meets business targets.

·         Effectively communicates calendars of deliverables to business units they support.    

·         Prepares monthly financial reports with commentary for senior leadership that enables business decision-making. 

·         Is constantly improving upon what has been done in the past.  Operates with continuous process improvement in mind.

·         Builds new financial reports with added insights to the business. 

·         Operates with the appropriate sense of urgency when completing tasks.  Prioritizes tasks appropriately.

·         Provides analytical support and written commentary to finance leadership in the monthly, quarterly, and annual financial performance reviews. 

·         Works with large datasets; studies, analyzes and summarizes for presentation to senior management. 

·         Conducts root cause analysis when financials differ from expectations. 

·         Acts in compliance of all financial and healthcare standards. 

·         Uses available IT tools to improve and automate processes wherever possible. 

·         Supports all FP&A/Budget initiatives.

·         Creates ad-hoc financial models to help support business needs.

·         This role will be 100% remote (working from home) in India

·         Working hours will coincide with Eastern Standard time zone

Experience

Education

Graduate and/or postgraduate in business/finance or related field

Minimum Qualifications

2-4 years of financial analysis or accounting experience

Skills/Knowledge

·         Working knowledge of the principals of financial statements, ratio analysis and trend analysis

·         Experience with GL and BI applications

·         Experience with SalesForce and Adaptive a plus

·         Ability to work autonomously, interact with senior management and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

·         Self-starter who can identify new areas for analysis and opportunities for process improvement.

·         Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

·         Strong analytical skills

·         Strong Microsoft Excel skills

·         Microsoft PowerPoint skills a plus

Work Environment/Physical Demands

·         This position is for US Process and works for overlapped US time zone (EST)

·         This a remote job at present and base location is Bangalore. When asked employee should be able to come to office. Since it is remote working person should have proper internet connection (minimum of 100 mbps)

·         While at work, this position is primarily a sedentary job and requires that the associate can work in an environment where they will consistently be seated for the majority of the workday

·         This role requires that one can sit and regularly type on a keyboard the majority of their workday

·         This position requires the ability to observe a computer screen for long periods of time to observe their own and others’ work, as well as, in‐coming and out‐going communications via the computer and/ or mobile devices

·         The role necessitates the ability to listen and speak clearly to customers and other associates