Senior Analyst - Commercial Finance

Dentsu · Bengaluru

The purpose of this role is to assist the Commercial Finance team in delivering timely and accurate information to the business through analysis of business unit performance. The role will utilise financial analysis techniques to provide insight, analysis and trends on critical business issues impacting the day-to-day performance of a business unit for consideration by senior stakeholders.

This position will be part of the Americas Planning & Reporting Centre of Excellence (PRCoE), based in Bangalore, India, and will report directly to the Americas Associate Director of Planning & Reporting Centre of Excellence. The candidate will collaborate closely with other commercials, clients, controllers & FP&A, as well as with onshore teams. This role will lead a team who will provide comprehensive support for all commercial finance related activities across the specific practice that he or she is allocated upon.
This role requires the candidate to be available during partial UK / US hours (3:00 PM IST to 12:00 AM IST). Flexibility to adjust work timings according to business requirements is essential.

Job Description:

Key responsibilities:

Collects and analyses financial information to support commercial decision making
Identifies and monitors underlying drivers of cost and revenue variances between actual expenditure vs. forecast/budget, highlighting issues and margin impact where necessary
Works proactively with the business to analyse and build the forecasts, improves data capture and process and helps generate useful insight to share with the business
Supports the business in their development of short, medium and long-term resourcing requirements
Provides analytical support focused around obtaining the optimal balance of pricing, early payment discounts, rebates and volume commitments
Participates on bid teams for pitches and new business driving appropriate commercial terms, pricing and profitability
Supplies ad-hoc financial information and analysis as and when required
Revenue & cost forecasting, variance analysis and tracking.
Setting margin and profitability targets and analyzing performance, identifying and monitoring underlying drivers of cost and revenue variances between actual vs. forecast/budget, highlighting issues and margin impact where necessary
Pricing and staff plan optimization, including time reporting and staffing reconciliations
Working capital management – WIP/AR/Media Liability reporting
Oversee intercompany agreements and manage cross charges
This position is responsible for handling highly confidential information, requiring an ability to maintain and display high ethical standards including confidentiality, discretion, and exemplary judgment with respect to such information
Supply ad-hoc financial information and analysis as and when required
Work with client teams to ensure revenue tracking systems are up to date
Develop, maintain and distribute ad-hoc reports and financial models as needed - Assist Commercial Finance Business Partners with special projects.
Assist with providing advice on strategic financial plans in partnership with business leaders to make key decisions and achieve targets
Provide support identifying and driving operational improvement through analysis of financial plans
Support analysis of client profitability and identify and support initiatives to improve profitability/margin
Facilitate management of revenue forecast in MSFT D365 and pipeline within Salesforce
This position is responsible for handling highly confidential information, requiring an ability to maintain and display high ethical standards including confidentiality, discretion, and exemplary judgment with respect to such information.
Job and project management – rate card checks and updates
Client Audit Co-Ordination
Support with the RFI/RFP
Support with overall AR and write off management process

Candidate Qualifications

Academics/Work Experience:

Freshers Qualified CA / ACCA or CPA or with 1+ years of progressive experience in commercial finance, financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.
CMA / CIMA / CA Inter with 4+ years of similar experience as stated above.

Technical Competencies:

Advanced proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, advanced formulas, modeling, etc.).Familiarity with financial systems and tools such as D365, SAP BPC, Workday, Tableau, and Concur. Understanding around commercial aspects and good knowledge around forecasting, and reporting.

Key Attributes:

Strong analytical skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage complex data.
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Strategic thinker with a proactive and solutions-oriented approach to problem-solving.
Adaptability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment.
Demonstrated ability to drive process improvements and lead teams through change.
Superior organizational skills, outstanding attention to detail, and strong project management/customer service skills
Strong analytical, solution-oriented thinking with the ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
Self-motivated, independent thinker, with a proactive approach to problem solving
Ability to manage multiple projects as well as strong follow through skills

Location:

Bangalore

Brand:

Bcoe

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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