Sr Finance Analyst

Principle Responsibilities

Service Delivery

• Reporting and in-depth analysis of monthly financials (P&L, B/S, Free Cash Flow, etc) to support business reviews.
• Develop meaningful and insight business metrics and work with business partners assist decision making process
• Partner with business counter parts in Planning and Estimate processes and perform the actual Vs Plan/Est. variance analysis.
• Prior direct people management experience would be added advantage
• Operational expertise in STRAP/AOP/Estimate process.
• Develop and implement financial trend reports to identify performance issues within the business and risks or opportunities in current financial Plan / Estimate.
• Provide analysis and guidance for the Monthly Operations Reviews.
• Provide support and analysis for competitor review and economic indicators trends.
• Partner with SBG/Us & COE Leadership to enhance current process metrics & performance measurement system in line with Honeywell as well as key industry practices.
• Train new employees and ensure training material/documentation is up to date.

Business Partnering

• Partner with the business in driving key business goals and initiatives.
• Develop suggestions for process improvements as needed, to maximize scalability and minimize manual work. 
• Implement process improvement plans by developing tools and other solutions with cross functional teams.
• Partner with business and demonstrate insight of financial analysis techniques, tools, and concepts, to provide practical counsel to business counterparts and management in order to drive business results.

Process Efficiency

• Exposure to Global Customers with ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees/customers and align and integrate with other departments / sites.
• Identifying opportunities for process improvements which include driving efficiencies in the work area to speed up and improve the quality of output.
• Identifying and introducing best practices that add value to the processes.
• Provide reliable and accurate financial reporting that exceeds existing standards and facilitates decision making.

Education level and/or relevant experience(s)

• Finance/ Commerce / equivalent degree with min 6 yrs of relevant experience in FP&A.
• CA,ICWAI, MBA, CIMA, CFA, CPA or equivalent qualified is an added advantage
• Excellent analytical, modeling, and technical skills with high attention to detail
•  Must be proficient with Advanced Excel and PowerPoint
• Expert Knowledge on STRAP/AOP/Estimate process

Knowledge and Skills (general and technical)

• Being responsible for key financial processes like Planning, Management Reporting (Including detailed analysis of Cost) and Month end close.
• Build a strong and robust process for better reporting and decision making.
• Enhance and automate consolidation and analytical frameworks for more efficient, relevant and timely reporting; drive continuous improvement in reporting and information sharing processes.
• Develop financial models and metrics, and provide ad hoc data 

Additional Skills

• Show flexibility and ability to adapt to changing work environment and requirements.
• Work under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• A high level of independent judgment, initiative and problem-solving skills, and the ability to demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality and discretion are required.
• Strong team player with a can-do attitude and focus on a win-win philosophy.
• Strong relationship skills, including the ability to influence positive outcomes and develop strong partnership/relationship with key business units across all levels of the organization.