Accenture - Associate Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage client stakeholders, understand their business problems and develop solutions in FP&A analytics space

- Aid in development of analytics asset especially in the Financial analysis and planning space for deployment in existing and new deals

- Act as SME in FP&A domain; Develop insights and deliver client business impact in terms of revenue increase, operation cost reduction, working capital reduction etc.

- Lead a team of ~10 reporting & analytics resources to drive and execute projects with tight deadlines

- Develop roadmaps and establish KPIs to manage performance and communicate results on client account

- Collaborate across multiple stakeholders: business leaders, delivery leads, account management, operational excellence teams for service delivery, capability showcase and new business development

- Manage client stakeholders and understand their business problem or analytical requirements

Key Skills and Behavioral Attributes:

- Strong Finance & Accounting acumen

- Critical thinking and ability to solve complex business problems into analytics solutions

- Highly analytical and metrics-driven leadership style

- Ability to utilize data for Exploratory, descriptive, Inferential, Prescriptive, and Advanced Analytics

- Excellent stakeholder management and relationship building skills

- Strong business acumen and ability to engage in business discussions

- Strong communication and presentation skills

- High initiative and drive with result-oriented approach

- Positive attitude and high commitment

- Ability to manage and track multiple projects at the same time

Minimum Qualification:

- Total experience of 10-20 years in Finance domain with 7+ years of relevant exp. in Advanced Analytics

- Min 5 years of team handling exp.

- Exposure to FP&A analytics in domains such as:

a) Revenue Reporting, Cost Reporting, Headcount Reporting, Balance Sheet Reporting, Strategic Reporting, Forecasting, Financial Planning and Strategy, Credit risk analytics, Operational risk analytics, Capital planning and forecasting

b) Enterprise Risk Management

c) Exposure to Financial audits and control

- Track record of success in providing analysis, strategic direction, and specific business recommendations to senior management on critical decisions

- Working knowledge across P2P, O2C and RTR domain to appreciate inter-linkages with FP&A domain

- Strong MS Excel and MS Power Point experience. Knowledge of ERP systems, analytics technologies landscape and SAS/SPSS/R is preferable but not mandatory

Educational Background:

- MBA/Masters from top Tier Institutes with Finance & Accounting as specialization

- Professional certification in Finance & Accounting e.g., CA/ CMA is preferred

Location: Gurgaon