Senior Associate Manager -R2R

Job Location: WORK FOR OFFICE

Shift Time: 3 PM to 12 AM due to business requirements he might have to stretch/ change the work timings.

Skills Required: Excellent communication ; Critical thinking ; Strong in analysis ; strong Accounting concepts ; Financial reporting ; Reporting ; Team handled at least 8 members ( should be a part of appraisals & reporting ) Good to have FP&A.

The candidate is a key member of the finance and accounts team and is responsible for providing financial analysis and insights to support the company's strategic planning and decision-making processes. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of accounting principles, preparing analysis, critical thinking and be able to use data to drive business results.

Responsibilities:

1) Financial Analysis and Reporting:

Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, including budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and trend analysis.

Generate insightful financial reports, presentations, and dashboards to communicate key findings and recommendations to senior management.

Analyse financial data to identify areas for cost optimization, revenue enhancement, and process improvement.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

Critical thinking capabilities to ensure that the candidate can corelate the reasons to the movements in the numbers and vice versa.

2) Strategic Planning and Decision Support:

Provide financial analysis and guidance for strategic initiatives, capital investments, and potential acquisitions and carve outs.

Collaborate with business partners to evaluate the financial feasibility and impact of proposed projects.

Conduct scenario analysis and sensitivity testing to assess the potential outcomes of different business strategies.

Assist in the development and tracking of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the financial success of the organization.

3) Process Improvement:

Identify opportunities to streamline financial processes, improve data integrity, and enhance reporting capabilities.

Implement best practices and standardized financial procedures to increase efficiency and accuracy.

Support the implementation and optimization of financial systems and tools to facilitate financial analysis and reporting.

Liaise with accounting, treasury, and other finance teams to ensure alignment and accuracy of financial information.

Stay updated on industry trends, regulations, and best practices related to financial planning and analysis.

4) Team management skills and project management skills

Participate, coach, guide the team in the initial creation of documentation for the client as part of deliverables and later review the documentation prepared by the team.

Review, evaluate and signoff all key deliverables to the client to ensure high quality output to the client.

Proactively identify, track, manage and mitigate the risks on specific issues with respect to client deliverables.

Resolve the issues by providing contingency plan and/or escalate the issues to the top management for alternate solutions to ensure minimal impact to quality and timeline.

Determine the roles of team members required for the execution of the tasks based on the requirement, timelines and budget as set in the client charter.

Identify the knowledge and skills required for execution of task and ensure the same is available and if not it is provided to team members.

Review performance goals, achievements and concerns with each direct reporting staff on a regular basis.

Motivate and develop team members to shoulder higher responsibilities.

Establish channels for regular client feedback and satisfaction levels on the services provided and team/individual performance.

Mandatory Skill set

MBA with specialization in Accounts and Finance

12 years of experience in Account roles and Finance knowledge would be an added advantage.

Excellent communication skills

Maturity to handle regional and global stakeholders across the hierarchy.

Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex data into actionable insights.

Advanced knowledge of financial systems and tools (e.g., ERP systems, Power BI, Tableau, Advanced Excel-Macro, Power query, power pivot).

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders effectively.

Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Flexible to work in UK shifts (3PM IST to 12AM IST) and during weekends or long hours based on need.

Strong knowledge about SAP and Hyperion Financial Management.

Strong in operations, Reporting, A/c & finance mgmt., Comm. Skills, Team handling, Internal/External stakeholders handling.

Demonstrates project management and skills.

Demonstrates the ability to manage multiple clients and diverse team.