d.light - Business & Financial Analyst

Business & Financial Analyst

About d.light :

d.light with a mission to 'Transform Lives with Sustainable Products' is a global leader and pioneer in delivering affordable solar-powered solutions designed for the two billion people in the developing world without access to reliable energy. d.light provides distributed solar energy solutions and energy efficient appliances for households and small businesses that are transforming the way people all over the world use and pay for energy. Through four hubs in Africa, China, South Asia and the United States.

d.Light has transformed the lives of over 125 million people through sales & distribution of more than 25 million solar light and power products in 70 countries. We envision a brighter future where all people are empowered to enjoy the quality of life that comes with access to affordable and sustainable products. d.light India has contributed significantly to this transformation with more than 47 million lives transformed in India through sales of more than 10 million solar products.

Job Expectation and Scope :

Business and Financial Analyst will be a part of the core team supporting MD - India and the Finance Controller in analyzing business data from various functions & assimilating the same to create meaningful information tools & models for assisting in business decision making. The position is very critical from the point of view driving speed in execution of business plans and capitalizing on critical and time sensitive business opportunities.

Scope of the role covers close co-ordination with all Business Functions and providing strategic inputs in driving revenues along with data analysis to the MD and other stakeholders.

- He/ She would be diving into all the activities associated with a growing business.

- He/ She should work with a highly collaborative approach and be able to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

- He/ She must seek to understand the business drivers, initiatives, and blockers.

- He/ She must possess strong organizational and communication skills and an ability to prioritize work.

- He/ She should be keen on taking initiatives and be able to work in a dynamic environment with people across all levels of management and cross-functions.

Key Responsibilities :

1. Preparation of monthly rolling forecast and variance analysis: P&L, balance sheet and cash flow with application of basic accounting principles

2. Ongoing business support through data driven decision making, working out pricing/ commercials, stock purchase plan, schemes/ contests, and calculation of commission/ incentive

3. Operational Excellence: Assist in defining KPIs of key functions viz. sales, Customer Service, SCM and Quality, track actuals against them and help MD to conduct monthly reviews with the respective functional heads.

4. Driving improvement in margin/ efficiency/ productivity by providing visibility of data through reports and dashboards

5. Develop, update, and maintain database, value chains and trend of various performance metrics related to business, operations, and finance

6. Keep a close track of progress against the overall India business KPIs and raise timely flags/ alerts

7. Preparing presentations and summary documents for executive communication and reviews with Global Leadership team

8. Assist with benchmarking studies to establish areas of potential operational improvement

Successful Candidate Profile :

1. BBA or MBA from a reputed Management Institution, preferably in Finance

2. Primary skills - Strong Business Analytics and understanding + experience of financial and management reporting and project management (> 5 years of work experience as Business Strategy Analyst / Manager)

3. Desired skills - Multi function exposure and experience on driving Operational excellence, cost optimization, improvement in efficiency, process improvement, consulting

4. High proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint along with attention to detail is a must

5. Strong communication, inter-personal skills, stakeholder management and negotiation skills

6. Ability to manage diverse tasks with strong prioritization ability meeting all goals in agreed deadlines

7. Experience of working in ERP would be helpful, though not mandatory

8. Last but the most important - High Level of Integrity, Passion for a social cause and solution oriented approach.