Associate Director - Business Finance

Roles and Responsibilities

• Manage E2E forecasting and tracking the financials by working closely with Controllership, Business finance and business teams.
• Lead the MEC process and present key highlights, analysis to SLT .
• Prepare Long Range plan and business scenarios to be presented to Board.
• Develop clear understanding of key business drivers, analyses key financial metrics, provide value add analysis, support to sales / finance management.
• Partner with finance / business management teams, identify and track appropriate performance measures, key performance indicators and associated drivers.
• Influence and drive business decision / action with appropriate analysis and comments.
• Proactive in reviewing financial information, identifying exception / inconsistencies, initiate action and follow-up for logical closure.
• Participate in revenue forecast calls and highlight risk /opportunities with appropriate analysis.
• Ownership of expenses forecast for the business group by using trend analysis / KPI reviews for better P&L management.
• Provide daily updates / flash to finance and sales management on the close progress.
• Participate in monthly close calls with the controller’s organization for P&L Review.
• Prepare financial information & analysis for business reviews / presentations with key highlights to SLT & Board
• Handle complex adhoc request with a short turnaround time and supplement such request with appropriate analysis and comments to support decision making.
• Support finance / business leader in simulation of revenue projections and corresponding expenses working including working out margin protection / improvement plans.

Qualifications & Experience

• Graduate / Post-Graduate from a tier 1/ tier 2 University or business school / should hold a degree in finance with 8 to 10 years of Relevant Experience. CA is Preferred
• Prior experience in FP&A will be an added advantage.
• Demonstrate strong Communication / Presentation Skills and ability to work with peers and counterparts/ multi location setup/good team manager.
• Proficient in Office Tools MS Excel, Power Point Skills.
• Able to lead the team.