Sr. Financial Analyst

Position Overview

We are seeking a Sr. Financial Analyst to join our India Finance Centre of Excellence. This role plays a key part in driving data-driven financial planning, forecasting, and strategic insights for global stakeholders. As a senior member of the FP&A function, you will partner closely with the Finance Manager to support headcount and expense analysis, budgeting, and reporting that influence key business decisions.

Description

This is an exciting opportunity to support a global finance organization as it transforms into a more analytical, insights-led function. The Sr. Financial Analyst will handle annual and quarterly budget cycles, create accurate forecasts, analyze financial trends, and collaborate with cross-functional teams worldwide.
You will manage a variety of projects that directly support fiscal objectives, improve data quality, and enhance decision-making through centralized reporting and advanced analytical tools.
A strong analytical mindset, collaborative approach, and ability to work in a dynamic environment are essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare annual/quarterly budgets and weekly/monthly forecasts, ensuring predictability across headcount and expenses.

• Review financial inputs for completeness, analyze variances, and present summarized insights.

• Build trended analytics for key metrics including headcount attrition, employee costs, and travel spend.

• Generate reporting for outlook cycles and controller’s letters.

• Use Power BI/Tableau to create and maintain centralized reporting dashboards and analytical solutions.

• Improve reporting execution and enhance frameworks to generate meaningful, data-driven insights.

• Partner with finance controllers and consolidators to understand discrepancies, evaluate assumptions, and align fiscal objectives.

• Perform ad-hoc analysis and lead self-initiated analytical projects.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field
  (CPA/MBA/Chartered Accountant preferred, but not mandatory).

• 6–9 years of FP&A or related finance experience, ideally with a US-based company.

• Strong analytical and accounting skills with the ability to understand business drivers and communicate financial impact.

• Advanced proficiency in Excel is essential.

• Experience with Tableau and Anaplan preferred; familiarity with SFDC, SAP, TM1, and PowerPoint is advantageous.

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and follow-through skills.

• Strong attention to detail with the ability to provide clear recommendations.

• Proactive, adaptable, and comfortable working in a fast-changing environment.

• Ability to quickly learn and adapt to new tools and processes.

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