Vice President - Business Planning & Analytics - CA - BFSI

Key Responsibilities :

- Monitor, analyse, interpret and communicate performance data that provides CFO and Exco the business confidence in the information

- Responsible for ensuring all commentary and analysis prepared by the team is clear, concise & fit for purpose, providing coaching support where needed

- Influence stakeholders through excellent communication of information, presentation and recommendation of appropriate solutions

- Lead day-to-day relationships and stakeholder management providing complex information to senior stakeholders that enables them to make key business decisions

- Build strong relationships with the business, clusters, Group Finance and Functions to gain business insights and its financial performance

- Supporting ad-hoc requests ensuring that we meet high standards to provide a timely response to all queries

- Ensure strong processes are in place with strong control environment, adhered timeline in order to deliver accurate information in a timely manner and to the highest standards

- Development of internal reporting suite and MI.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership :

- To be flexible, dynamic and adaptive to relatively frequent changes in reporting requirements and organisational structures.

- Active participation in all leadership teams as part of each Business Unit's - virtual team-

- Collaborate with local leadership and peers on ongoing development and performance management of team

- Lead team through change initiatives including successful migration of responsibilities from UK/US and g of Centre of Excellence.

- Develop and implement the business strategy for own business area.

- Work extensively with the onshore stakeholders to identify and exploit opportunities for effective migration of processes.

- Provide leadership to the team with an oversight for issue resolution.

- Create an environment that promotes continuous improvement and high levels of employee engagement.

- Embed a culture of regular reviews and performance management aligned to our standards.

- Leverage and integrate the capabilities of resources across all levels of the organization to accomplish complex objectives.

Decision-making and Problem Solving :

- Lead production of analytics and deep drill decks as and when topical issues arise to further business understanding and support decision-making

- Deliver high quality, performance insights to support informed and effective decision making

- Respond to ad-hoc requests for performance data from all Finance teams. Ensure the information provided is robust, understood and has been properly set in context and explained.

- Drive improvement in team processes e.g automation of manual processes, revision of systems and technical enhancements where appropriate

- Identification and delivery of standardisation across SBU's wherever possible

Essential :

- Qualified Accountant

- Strong financial management and analysis skills

- Strong communication and relationship management skills

- Strong analytical skills

- Experience of working to tight deadlines in a fast-moving / dynamic environment

- Awareness of key drivers of service excellence and operational efficiency