Brillio - Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Position Purpose - Specific Description FP&A role entails two key components - Strategic, decision support, Business Finance and Reporting.

Business finance and Reporting:

- Reporting : Internal and External, Key Performance Indicators / Scorecard, Benchmarking / Competitive intelligence;

- Forecasting / Planning / Budgeting : Forecasting accuracy / Assurance, Sales Pipeline, Risks and Opportunities, Scenario based planning, Rolling Forecasts, Impact of external factors to forecasts;

- Decision Support : Investment decisions / Business case Traction, Cost / Profit Improvement Plans;

- M&A integration : Supporting in M&A integration, as required

Key Responsibilities Business finance and Reporting:

Support the BU leads/ Delivery Leads by : 

- Developing and delivering regular financial reporting and presentation materials for business and finance leaders that are timely and accurate.

- Performing insightful analysis and comparisons to help improve the business and achieve targets.

- Supporting decision making processes with ad hoc financial reporting and analysis on wide range of business and financial matters.

- Budgeting & Forecasting analysis

- Special Projects

Key Skills and Knowledge :

- Able to gather qualitative and quantitative information on factors affecting the financial performance of the organization;

- Able to analyze data and relevant facts, consolidate and convey insight to support decision makers and other stakeholders;

- Able to understand financial concepts and identify key business drivers;

- Able to continuously look at process improvements - both internally (within the FP&A team) and externally (with the stakeholder community);

- Able to communicate with others in a wide range of positions,

- Knowledge of database structures and functions;

- Ability to implement advanced spreadsheet functions

Education, Certifications, and Work Experience Required - CA, ICWA, CFA or an MBA Finance with 10+ years of relevant experience

- Strong PC Skills in Microsoft Office and Windows, particularly Excel, PowerPoint and Access

- People Management skill and experience

Competencies - Organization and planning. Plans, organizes, schedules, and budgets in an efficient, productive manner. Focuses on key priorities.

- Aggressiveness. Moves quickly and takes a forceful stand without being overly abrasive.

- Follow-through on commitments. Lives up to verbal and written agreements, regardless of personal cost.

- Analytical skills. Able to structure and process qualitative or quantitative data and draw insightful conclusions from it. Exhibits a probing mind and achieves penetrating insights.

- Attention to detail. Does not let important details slip through the cracks or derail a project.

- Proactivity. Acts without being told what to do. Brings new ideas to the company.

- Ability to hire A Players. Sources, selects, and sells A Players to join the company.

- Strategic thinking/visioning. Able to see and communicate the big picture in an inspiring way. Determines opportunities and threats through comprehensive analysis of current and future trends.

- Creativity/innovation. Generates new and innovative approaches to problems.

- Principled Leadership: Ability to stand by principles, both business and ethical, in the face of high growth, a hyper-competitive marketplace and entrepreneurial zeal; to do the right thing without regard to personal cost.

- Fast-pace: Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment while still making well-thought-out, fact-based decisions quickly and decisively.

- Cultural Sensitivity: Ability to reach across several cultures and time zones in a constantly virtual environment to work collegially and effectively

- Focus on metrics: Ability to work in an intensely metric-driven environment with a laser focus on cost and growth.

- Customer-focused excellence in delivery: Ability to always keep execution excellence with regard to customer service as a central focus in decision making.