Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - BFSI

Business Title : Senior Manager FP&A-Ops - Diversity Candidates Only

Work Location: Whitefield, Bangalore

Work Hours: 1:00PM to 10:00PM

Service Delivery:

- Ability to lead large FP&A teams (100+ Analysts) with strong focus on team management, functional transformation, willingness to go the extra mile and drive multiple organizational objectives

- Responsible for overall FP&A service delivery for a specific GFC SBG team

- Responsible for Talent Acquisition, Management and Retention of the team

- Provides information to management by assembling and summarizing data, preparing reports, making presentations of findings, analyses, and recommendations

- Establish relevant KPIs and performance drivers and analyze performance with improvement recommendations

- Manage the Monthly Operations Review process and other related operational processes

- Operational expertise in STRAP/AOP/Estimate processes

- Delivering high quality output & identifying risks/issues & escalating and mitigating them as required

- Partner with SBG/SBU & COE Leadership to enhance current process metrics & performance measurement system in line with Honeywell as well as key industry practices

- Provide relevant training to new employees on FP&A concepts and reports as per requirements of new employee orientation program

- Partner with business counterparts in helping the team in building financial plan and estimates and the associated variance analysis compared to actual

- Partner with the business in driving key business goals and initiatives

- Lead process improvements initiatives, to maximize scalability and minimize manual work

- Implement process improvement plans by developing tools and other solutions with cross functional teams

- Partner with business counterparts and demonstrate insight in financial analysis techniques, tools, and concepts, to provide practical counsel in driving business results

Process Efficiency:

- Ensure increased efficiency, working proactively to improve systems and processes

- Develop systems for implementation and tracking of progress for Honeywell's strategic plan using internal tools

- Vast exposure to Global Customers with ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees/customers and to align/ integrate with other departments / sites

- Identify areas for Standardization of deliverables, Design a Standardization plan and work with the Leadership to deploy the Standards in the business

- Increases productivity by developing automated applications; eliminating duplications; coordinating information requirements, six sigma skills preferable

- Provide reliable and accurate financial reporting that exceeds existing standards and facilitates decision making

Education level and/or relevant experience(s):

- Finance/ Commerce / equivalent degree with min 10-12 yrs of relevant experience in FP&A

- CA,ICWAI, MBA, CIMA, CFA, CPA or equivalent qualification is an added advantage

- Should have managed a team of at least 50 people

- To lead, manage and develop the FP&A team to excel in their roles through setting up of objectives and appropriate management technique

- Excellent organization, project management and time management skills

- Possess a strong team-oriented philosophy and willingness to go the extra mile to get the tasks completed accurately and in a timely fashion

- Expert level analytical, modeling, and technical skills and high attention to detail

- Ability to think outside of traditional role to evaluate business implications

- Expert Knowledge on STRAP/AOP/Estimate process

Knowledge and Skills (general and technical):

- Knowledge of ERP systems like SAP, Oracle, Essbase, Business Objects and Hyperion Financial Management and should have flexibility to adapt to different ERPs/Reporting tools

- Strong business acumen coupled with financial prudence

- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office

- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to effectively communicate at all levels of an organization

- Strong presentation skills and ability to communicate financial data and information to non finance professionals

- Highly collaborative and willing to work in a dynamic and challenging environment

Additional Skills:

- Show flexibility and ability to adapt to changing work environment and requirements, work under pressure with sense of urgency, and meet tight business deadlines

- A high level of independent judgment, initiative and problem-solving skills, with ability to demonstrate a high degree of confidentiality and discretion are required

- Strong team player with a can-do attitude and focus on a win-win philosophy

- Strong relationship skills, including the ability to influence positive outcomes and develop strong partnership/relationship with key business units across all levels of the organization

- Six Sigma skills required