Senior Analyst/Director - Financial Control - BFSI

- Experience in Accounting and Financial Reporting experience, skilled in US GAAP accounting, with a minimum of 5- 7 years experience in financial statement analysis, as well as presentation and communication of results to senior stakeholders

- Controllership background and not audit background. The amount of time the candidate spend in Controllership and Accounting and how long have they been doing financial analysis becomes important.

- Somebody who has had experience in preparation of the trial balance, providing commentaries of various types of analysis.

- Ensure Accuracy of Product Line Financial Statements 40%

- Reviews product line financial statements during the close, proactively investigate unusual trends to ensure that reported numbers are complete and accurate.

- Partners with accounting and reporting teams to drive root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective actions as required.

- Reviews and approves high risk/high complexity journals and balance sheet reconciliations for specific product line.

Perform Product Line Financial Analysis 40%

- Produce balance sheet and income statement analysis, developing commentary to explain key trends, supports communication of results to A&F and business stakeholders in the region.

- Understands key business metrics and value drivers, able to interpret and correlate these in relation to financial results.

- Contributes commentary for specific product line to the Controls Review Package (CRP).

- Produces Lower Level Financial Review (LLFR) analysis and commentary and supports communication to A&F and business stakeholders in the region.

Minimum Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Business Administration.

- Chartered Accountant / Cost Accountant (CMA).

- 4-8 years of Accounting and Financial Reporting experience, skilled in US GAAP accounting, with a minimum of 3-5 years- experience in financial statement analysis, as well as presentation and communication of results to senior stakeholders (preferably gained in a captive shared services environment).

- A Continuous Improvement mindset, with proven track record of driving efficiency savings and effectiveness improvements.

- Possess a strong stakeholder partnering acumen and has proven influencing skills.

- High level of data and digital literacy, proven track record of being able to analyze and drive insight from large and complex data sets.

- Self-starter with curious mindset, strong analytical, problem-solving skills and initiative to achieve desired outcomes.

- Experienced in SAP, or Oracle ERPs

- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.