Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - Insurance

- This roles requires expertise in - analysing- the Insurance business and in depth knowledge around preparation and review of all the Management Reports and other schedules prepared for Insurance entities.

- The role holder should be able to comprehend and implement the controls and procedures in regard to reporting and analysis. Also the role holder should also have a good perspective of system changes and its implications.

- The role holder is required to navigate and create relationships with various departments to manage the dependencies and relevant updation.

- The role holder should have logical thinking embedded in daily approach to work, should be capable of picking new projects/assignments / process and able to Identify, Drive, Build & operate it as BAU.

- The role holder is expected to identify opportunities for process re-engineering / improvement, Drive projects and identify automation opportunities with the objective of improving the service delivery timeframes.

- Key responsibility is the relationship management with in-country business partners.

Knowledge & Experience / Qualifications (For the role - not the role holder. Minimum requirements of the role.)

- Chartered Accountant/Cost Accountant/CPA /CFA / MBA / Graduate or Post Graduate with 5+ years of relevant experience in Financial Planning, Reporting & Analysis / Period-end close / Global/Regional Consolidation of Financials of organization of similar scale.

- Strong Insurance Business Functional Knowledge including detailed knowledge of Life Insurance products and their value drivers

- Good analytical skills, an eye for detail & a drive for quality. Numeracy skills to study trends, understand & interpret financial and non-financial information

- Excellent knowledge & experience of MS Office Suite (majorly MS Excel yet also PPT). Prior experience in building complex financial models in Excel required. Experience in working on Database Management tool viz. TM1, COGNOS, HYPERION etc.

- Excellent English language communication & presentation skills. Strong business sense and functional knowledge which allows the role holder to be a true business partner.

- Flexibility to work in accordance with Business requirements - this may include working outside of normal hours.

- Good negotiation & conflict management capabilities.