Financial Planning & Analysis - SME

Job Description :

- MBA/CFA/CPA/Equivalent with recent 8~10 Years of experience applying analytical techniques in Financial Planning & Analysis

- Experience leading financial forecasts and long-range planning processes, financial reporting, annual budget processes etc

- 4~6 Years of hands-on SME/Solution Architect-grade expertise in Planning, Budgeting & EPM Cloud (SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan etc)

- Solid domain knowledge on Strategic Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Management Reporting etc.

- Experience creating solutions by using latest analytics, cloud & digital AI/ML technologies

- Proficiency in FP&A reporting and forecasting tools, and Excel/PowerPoint and BI tools like Tableau, Qlik Sense, Power BI etc.

- Strong executive presence, great comm skills, highly articulate with strong consultative selling skills - front-ending value proposition selling to deal conversion

- Strong analytical skills and ability to offer unique perspective by reframing and challenging the way customers view their business

- Experience in SCRUM or other Agile methodologies

- Strong stakeholder management - Dealing with CXO level and their second line to sell our value proposition

As a FP&A Analytics Leader, you will be responsible for :

- Leading discussions around financial forecasts and long-range planning processes, financial reporting, annual budget processes etc. with our stakeholders

- Finding opportunities to drive revenue growth, margin expansion and a more favorable mix (i.e., driving preferred products and services) for our clients

- Conducting sophisticated analysis, synthesizing, and summarizing implications to business using analytics and domain understanding to identify operational improvement opportunities

- Driving business value by providing financial and analytical counsel to facilitate decision-making around strategic business initiatives

- Clearly articulating a cohesive and concise story around business drivers behind financial data and potential implications on future results

- Building financial models and scenarios as a key input for business planning decisions in areas such as capital deployment, sourcing, product development, marketing strategies, and acquisitions

- Performing customer and product profitability analysis for making investment and pricing decisions

- Applying professional experience and understanding of technology, tools and methodologies to design and develop solutions

- Building multi-year offering roadmap and responsible for defining release cycles and tracking to them

- Creating and liaising with partner organizations and other teams to shape the offerings and increase speed to market as needed

- Commercializing the offerings by partnering with solution architects/ client partners teams

- Leading strategic initiatives globally.

- Working with internal teams to build the solution proposal

- Front ending along with BD/Sales and contributing to deal conversion

- Analyzing market trends/changes/ competitive landscape

- Dealing with CXO level and their second line to sell our value proposition

Minimum qualifications :

- Bachelor degree or equivalent with 8-10 years of experience in FP&A; advanced degree desirable; MBA, CFA and/or CPA a plus

- Relevant Oracle EPM or Anaplan experience (4 to 6 years or more of hands-on experience with PBCS, knowledge of other EPM products is a plus) as consultant, solution architect or subject matter expert in the EPM domain at a consultancy or customer

- Relevant domain knowledge on Strategic Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Financial Reporting, Management Reporting etc.

- Strong analytical skills and ability to offer unique perspective by reframing and challenging the way customers view their business

- Ability to establish trustful relationships with senior stakeholders based on business process knowledge

- Conceptualize and create end to end view of offerings / solutions by using latest digital technologies / AI / ML.

- Agile in responding to changing demands, Consultative selling skills and Story-telling ability to win new relationships/opportunities

a. Strong communication skills - demonstrated ability to sell/convey value in a compelling manner to prospects ranging from front line managers to CFO

b. Experience leading sales proposals/cycles (RFIs, RFPs, Orals, Due Diligence, Contracting)

- Excellent Communication and stakeholder management

- Ability to operate independently and be self-driven

- Ability to work in diverse teams and with multiple stakeholders

- The incumbent should be a very - hands-on- person with a positive attitude.

- Awareness of latest digital technologies / trends.

- Understanding of Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning to embed in solutions / offerings.

- International experience, working with global cultures (including prior experience working with people from India = time zone challenges, cultural alignment)

- Demonstrated understanding for the BPO environment

Preferred qualifications :

- Relevant domain experience

- Experience applying analytical techniques in Financial Planning & Analysis

- Proficiency in FP&A reporting and forecasting tools, and Excel/ PowerPoint

- Experience in ZBB implementation is a good to have

- Good knowledge of EPM Tools like SAP BPC, Hyperion, Anaplan etc. and BI tools like Tableau, Qlik Sense, Power BI etc.

- Good understanding of data and analytics technologies and cloud

- Exposure to Finance & Accounting

- Familiarity with Machine Learning techniques

- Experience in SCRUM or other Agile methodologies