Senior Analyst/Associate - Global Finance & Planning - Investment Bank

Job Responsibilities:

Develop expertise in key expense accounts for global business lines and manage related accounting and control activities

Analyze financial and operational data from various business lines around the globe. Present findings clearly to enable effective decision-making

Work in close coordination with global finance leadership on annual budget and quarterly re-forecast related assignments. Consolidate inputs and translate business assumptions to quantify financial impact.

Ensure accurate allocation of expenses to other divisions of company. Analyze and explain expense trends and key drivers for changes to internal finance teams.

Own key accounting and control processes (including balance sheet substantiation, audit and disclosure requirements), including supervising work of contract employees, as necessary.

Drive improvement and automation of current processes to enhance efficiency, accuracy and control.

Skill Sets:

Finance Professional with 2-4 years- experience - Chartered / Cost Accountant (cleared final exam in 2012 - 2014) in the first attempt or MBA (Finance) with prior experience and interest in accounting and control activities. Prior graduation in commerce would be preferred.

Prior work experience with multinational firms in financial planning and analysis roles would be an added advantage.

Strong analytic skills and ability to summarize and present information at a management level

Clear and effective communications skills both verbally and in writing.

MS Office skills - Advanced MS Excel knowledge, basic proficiency on MS PowerPoint.

Exposure to financial tools and applications such as Essbase or data visualization tools like Tableau

Functional understanding of any ERP system (especially PeopleSoft 8.9) would be an advantage