Job Description:
Business Partnering:
Drive business monthly pulse, forecasts and estimates, AOP / actual review cycle. Identify variations to AOP and support business to take necessary actions on resolution of delays and bottlenecks. Work on risks and opportunities in current plan or forecast. Cost reduction project: Drive GES productivity projects with business. Capital projects: Participate in feasibility review on capital projects for expansions and upgrades, supervise capital proposals, monitor capex spend and follow up on accurate capitalization. Oversee and review necessary business operations, incl. open PO, burden projects, unbilled hours, unbilled expenses, etc. Review billing rates, propose true-up/down through credit notes / debit notes.Commercial Responsibilities:
Manage a team of Commercial resources (3 HC) to get the day-to-day commercial activities done as part of Order-To-Cash process: i.e. validation and booking of affiliate orders, transfer pricing review, providing status updates, raising commercial invoices, margin and passback review, billing master sheet update, reconciliation with hours submitted, strong alignment with all relevant internal functions as part of the end-to-end customer experience. Able to take initiative in getting the problems resolved with support from Commercial resources. Perform operational performance reviews with the internal stakeholders, supports improvement plan, invoice automation, work pack description, etc.FP&A and Accounting:
Provide FP&A service to business leaders – responding to adhoc tasks on expense details, cost center level details, cost center approval hierarchy maintenance, payroll v/s census review, SOW cost review, reconciliation of hours and headcount, etc. P&L ownership, variance analysis and period close activities. Ensure accurate & timely month-end closing and relevant finance operations. Monitor the working capital, follow up with intercompany customer to recover the overdue AR. Support on corporate audit, statutory audit, cost audit and GST audit requirements & queries.Automation & Reporting:
Support on automation & digitization projects on cross company billing, SAP operations, EDW & Tableau dashboards, Digital Finance and FDS. Management reporting and analysis – monthly MOR/MBR review files - employee & total costs, cost per hour, passback, revenue, o/s receivables, etc.Qualification:
CA with 7 to 10 years of experience; CMA / MBA Finance / Inter-CA with 10 years of experience in finance and commercial roles.
Hands on practical experience on SAP – FICO, FDS, Hyperion is must
Personal characteristics:
• Strong written & oral professional communication skills
• Good analytical skills demonstrating knowledge and experience in supporting the business
• Customer oriented to effectively support the organization
• Ability to identify & resolve business problems with a sense of urgency
• Team player with ability to work in a cross functional environment
• Highly interested in process improvements & bringing value add to the business
• Ability to adapt & adjust to a changing environment
• Capability to analyze data as well as present a precise clear picture