AM/Manager/Senior Manager/AVP/VP - Financial Planning & Analysis - Investment Bank

Looking out for all level candidates having good exposure on Financial Planning And Analysis, Forecasting, Budgeting for one of the leading investment bank at Mumbai and Bangalore.

Job Purpose :

A seasoned professional with a lot of hands - on experience in areas such as Financial Planning & Analysis, MI Reporting, Variance Analysis, Change Management, Closing & Reporting, People Management and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities :

- Leading a team of senior professionals working for Bank with strong commitment towards process improvement, driving efficiency and resolving core business issues.

- Finance Business Partner for the business/ functions with focus on improving and manage business financials.

- Review various financial processes done by other Global Process Teams, ensuring the quality and be on top of all financial activities end to end - Budgeting, Planning & Forecasting, Management reporting, Financial Analysis, Variance Analysis, Headcount reporting, Efficiency tracking, Accounting & Closing and other FP&A activities.

- Completely owning all the deliveries of the Analytical & Decision Support Team, working in close coordination with other process based teams. i.e. Accounting, Standard Reporting, and Planning & Control Teams.

- Understanding the financial processes end to end and quick in understanding the ad hoc requirements with ensuring quality and TAT of the output.

- Understanding all the cost lines in P&L well and is able to design and create various Mito support Businesses/ Functions decisions making.

- Stakeholder management and escalation handling for the team.

- Providing guidance and support to the team members in their work and doing a career planning for them.

- Continue review of all assigned processes in order to identify opportunities for quality and process design improvement.

- Understand the data flow chart well and all IT systems used in the organization and recommend changes.

- Upholding the Values of the Group and Company at all times.

- Compliance with all applicable Rules/ Regulations and Company and Group Policies.

Key Relationships :

- FSSC counterparts

- Functional Coordinators

- Country Finance teams - Service Delivery

- BAU, query handling and follow-ups

- For other analysis

Key Competencies & Experience :

- Strong Analytical and Strategic mindset, coupled with a thorough understanding of Finance.

- Experience of having led large teams including senior & experienced professionals.

- Have worked in Financial Planning & Analysis, Analytics, Variance Analysis, Stakeholder management, MI Reporting, Accounting & Closing activities.

- Ability to understand and connect business drivers and rationale for and application of those relevant to the Performance management process.

- Significant experience of working with senior management team and of interfacing with and influencing senior stakeholders.

- Strong ability to understand financial statements and its drivers and synthesize them into meaningful analyses as required. Develop analysis & interpretations as required to facilitate management decision making.

- A leader, a team player with the management ability and track record to secure the confidence and respect of the peers, stakeholders and the executive management team.

- Ability to culturally orient in diverse & international team environment and lead and inspire multi-disciplinary teams.

- Ability to work effectively under pressure, multi task, lead through ambiguities, influence where he/she does not have direct authority & build on unstructured formative situations.

Qualifications/Skills :

- Chartered Accountant or MBA with 10+ years of relevant finance experience in FP&A

- Effective communication skills, including presenting and influencing senior management.

- Excellent Excel & PowerPoint skills

- Excellent written and oral communication skills.

- Solid people and project management skills.

- Leadership skills and ability to influence others in decision making.

- Relationship and stakeholder management skills are important.

- Initiative and proactive thinking.