Associate - Business Finance Operations (BFO)

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• Conducts forecasts and models of monthly financial results to allow senior team members to identify drivers, explain key variances and inform recommendations to senior management.
• Supports re-forecasting activities and updating/evolving forecast models.
• Assists with updating general ledger journal entry postings during the closing process to help ensure that financial statements are accurate.
• Prepares ad hoc reports that analyze financial results versus budget/forecasts.
• Ensures financial operations are in alignment with the organization's strategic goals and vision.
• Drafts financial reports and presentations to be delivered to management that inform business and financial decisions.
• Seeks guidance from senior Financial Planning & Analysis team members regarding challenges that require more advanced knowledge and experience.

Educational Requirements

• University (Degree) Preferred

Work Experience

• 2+ Years Required; 3+ Years Preferred

Physical Requirements

• Physical Requirements: Sedentary Work

Career Level
6IC

 

 

Business Finance office support

 

• Work closely with leaders across Technology and Finance functions to define and execute Business Finance office initiatives
• Turn ideas into business cases and help in prioritizing various projects

 

 

Assist in creating presentations for Executive Management

 

• Drafts financial reports and presentations for management that inform business and financial decisions.
• Seeks guidance from senior management regarding challenges that require more advanced knowledge.

 

 

Preparing operating budgets with and for various departments to support organization's cost optimization goals.

 

• Prepares financial models that analyze monthly financial results in order to identify drivers and explain key variances.
• Completes forecasts and modeling and ensures that results are timely and accurate.
• Completes re-forecasting activities and updating/evolving forecast models.
• Provide support during forecast / budget cycles with consolidation and tracking including stress testing.

 

 

Working with various departments to assist with their expense management strategies and procedures.

 

• Prepares ad hoc departmental reports that analyze departmental financial results versus budget/forecasts.
• Responsible for expense management, analytics and enhancing the management reporting provided to the Business Finance Officer Teams.
• Responsible for providing timely and effective management reporting and analytics around Revenue, Expenses, and Headcount.

 

 

Process improvement, Automation and Transformation

 

• Automate routine reports for various expenses and KPIs.
• Work closely with COE teams in identify system transformations and providing inputs from Business Finance perspective.

 

 

Required Education: MBA preferred

 

 

 

Relevant Experience:

 

• Corporate Finance or FP&A background strongly preferred.
• Experience with global support for top financial services or international companies preferred.
• IT Finance and project finance experience preferred.

 

 

Skills and Abilities:

 

• Excellent Power Point Skills must with Think-cell knowledge will be a plus
• Hyperion Essbase, Tableau system knowledge desirable
• Keen desire to learn the business
• Strategic business partnering skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Solid PC skills including advanced knowledge of MS Excel, MS PowerPoint,
• Financial reporting/analysis experience. Prior FP&A experience must
• Attention to detail and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to adapt quickly and learn new tasks independently.
• Ability to generate bold, creative ideas to improve performance.
• Good critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to succeed and work independently in a team environment.
• Flexible to work in shift timing - 2 PM to 11 PM IST (3.30 AM EST to 12.30 PM EST).