FPNA (Financial Planning & Analysis)

Job Description

As an FP&A Sr. Analyst, you will play a crucial role in leading financial planning, business forecasting, and analytics for a business unit. Your strong financial acumen, advanced analytics skills, and business partnering experience will be essential in driving decision-making and optimizing performance.**Key Responsibilities:**- Lead FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting- Provide insightful analysis on SG&A optimization opportunities- Liaison with COEs to benchmark SG&A at Industry, Region, and product line levels- Drive variance analysis and provide key business insights to leadership- Partner with stakeholders to support cost optimization and profitability analysis- Develop and improve financial models, KPIs, and dashboards- Leverage Power BI, SQL, and automation tools to enhance reporting efficiency- Work with internal transformation team to identify transformation opportunities- Ensure financial controls, governance, and compliance within FP&A- Mentor and guide junior analysts in financial reporting and analysis- Manage a team of junior analysts and other team members indirectly reporting to this role- Act as the POC for one or two customer business units- Engage directly with the BU Heads and other senior stakeholders- Act as the first point of escalation for BU Heads- Lead discussions with FNR, Tax, O2C, and PTP internal teams, and review insights developed by junior analysts- Build final level commentaries for variance analysis with strong articulation to explain drivers of variances and actionable next steps for operators- Be accountable for the execution of next steps by yourself and the team**Qualifications and Required Skills:**- Strong experience and work knowledge on JD Edwards / Oracle ERP or other ERPs- Education: MBA (Finance) / CA Inter / CIMA / ICWA / CFA (preferred)- Experience: 10 years in FP&A, with at least 4 years in a managerial role- Advanced expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and business partnering- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Oracle/JDE, and Hyperion/Financial Reporting platforms- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills- Knowledge of various tools used in AP processing such as duplicate invoice check, reconciliation tools, etc.- Knowledge of GenAI tools in Finance and Accounting domains- Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma/Opex tools and demonstrated process improvements, Business KPI improvements**Skills Required:**Financial Modeling, Variance Analysis, Power BI, SQL, Hyperion Financial Reporting(Note: Any additional details of the company are not provided in the job description.) As an FP&A Sr. Analyst, you will play a crucial role in leading financial planning, business forecasting, and analytics for a business unit. Your strong financial acumen, advanced analytics skills, and business partnering experience will be essential in driving decision-making and optimizing performance.**Key Responsibilities:**- Lead FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting- Provide insightful analysis on SG&A optimization opportunities- Liaison with COEs to benchmark SG&A at Industry, Region, and product line levels- Drive variance analysis and provide key business insights to leadership- Partner with stakeholders to support cost optimization and profitability analysis- Develop and improve financial models, KPIs, and dashboards- Leverage Power BI, SQL, and automation tools to enhance reporting efficiency- Work with internal transformation team to identify transformation opportunities- Ensure financial controls, governance, and compliance within FP&A- Mentor and guide junior analysts in financial reporting and analysis- Manage a team of junior analysts and other team members indirectly reporting to this role- Act as the POC for one or two customer business units- Engage directly with the BU Heads and other senior stakeholders- Act as the first point of escalation for BU Heads- Lead discussions with FNR, Tax, O2C, and PTP internal teams, and review insights developed by junior analysts- Build final level commentaries for variance analysis with strong articulation to explain drivers of variances and actionable next steps for operators- Be accountable for the execution of next steps by yourself and the team**Qualifications and Required Skills:**- Strong experience and work knowledge on JD Edwards / Oracle ERP or other ERPs- Education: MBA (Finance) / CA Inter / CIMA / ICWA / CFA (preferred)- Experience: 10 years in FP&A, with at least 4 years in a managerial role- Advanced expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and business partnering- Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Oracle/JDE, and Hyperion/Financial Reporting platforms- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills- Knowledge of various tools used in AP processing such as duplicate invoice check, reconciliation tools, etc.- Knowledge of GenAI tools in Finance and Accounting domains

Keyskills :
Financial ModelingVariance AnalysisPower BiSQL