HMD Global - Financial Business Analyst

Financial Business Analyst

Job Level: Direct Reporting: Regional Business Controller

A team member who can partner with external and internal customers with the goal of maximizing revenue and profit, while effective business partnership

Job Description:

- Drive & Coordinate the Target setting & Planning activity for the Business function - on monthly, quarterly and half yearly basis, based on part trends, market size benchmarking and regional targets

- Short and long terms Planning and forecasting the regional level outlook based on competition insight, activation outlook and new launches, in partnership with the Zonal Leads

- Drive monthly Distributor level communications wrt monthly schemes, prices, scheme working, etc

- Lead and Drive distributor Quarterly reconciliations process for Active Distributors and ensure timely closure of Distributor's Full & Final Settlements in line with the company guidelines & compliance norms.

- Performing Financial Due Diligence for New Distributor Onboarding - for both Direct Distributors and Associate Distributors as per the onboarding guidelines

- Coordinate with External Due Diligence Agencies for performing New partner Due diligence for onboarding, review the reports and flash variance and risk to management as per the reports.

- Plan and Coordinate Distributor Audits on a quarterly basis, review the report and work with Business Managers and the Distributors to get the issues resolved per the defined action plan in a timely manner.

- Analyze Distributor ROI on a quarterly basis and propose to the management - the needed changes or modifications in incentive structure/plans

- Ad-hoc analysis of Schemes to understand the impactfullness and any compliance issues and share with Regional Business Controller and Zonal Heads from time to time.

- Understand the story behind the numbers and translate this into forward looking narratives and forecasts which incorporate recovery plans; exploiting opportunities; and which align with underlying Business and Market Insight.

- Focus on driving profitable growth by identifying growth levers, drive cost efficacy, improve contribution margin % from review of Channel and overall P&L

Soft Skills Requirement:

- Supports the business grow profitably, driving the finance rhythm across functions to achieve its business & financial goals.

- Effective communication & Collaboration skills with problem solving approach, with a GO DO attitude needed

- Partner with Zonal and State Business Heads and Territory managers with effective communication and negotiation skills to ensure business target achievement in a compliant manner

- Challenges existing norms or courses of action, facilitating fully informed decision making.

- Effective Team player who can collaborate with extended finance & sales teams to effectively deliver the business needs

- Time Management and planning activities & tasks in a timely manner

Knowledge, Skills, Language and Abilities:

- 4-8 years' experience in Finance with strong demonstration of business partnering ( including sales planning ), management reporting and controls & compliance culture.

- Fluent in English and good presentation skills

- MBA / ICWA preferable

- Existing experience of Consumer or handset business is desirable