Job Description

About the Role
This Individual contributor role is responsible for all of the month end close activities starting from BD -4 to BD 5 (Business days). Post the book closures, the role needs to support production reporting, dashboards and ad-hoc reports. Reports include preparing daily, weekly and monthly reporting and other ad-hoc reports to support the line of business and provide meaningful analysis and analytics support. This role also extensively includes a wide range of data management activities such as data extractions, consolidations, aggregations, validations and modelling support. The role strives for excellence in providing timely, accurate and meaningful insights to senior stakeholders and driving efficiency and process innovations.
Responsibilities
Month-end and quarter-end close reporting processes, with a focus on accuracy and process improvement; suggest innovative ideas and take initiative to automate the process.
Posting accruals, adjustments and books closure for the month includes preparation of journals and sending to Controllers, following up ensure books reflect true and fair picture of business performance
Evaluate all financial results and related reporting, check for reasonability in results between current month and expectations and prior months
Provide meaningful analysis and variance commentary to inform and guide stakeholders; identify risks and opportunities to future forecast
Data management, data integrity and data lineage skills in ensuring appropriate reporting of financials and related metrics/drivers.
Monitor key financial and metric trends and provide weekly and monthly reporting; identify and explain the cause of any material variances
Requires extensive data reconciliation & consolidation as well as analysis, coupling the use of scenario and sensitivity analysis to forecast possible outcomes.
Design new report / Modify existing financial report using Essbase excel add in tool.
Generate multiple reports like Close, Balance sheet, P &L reports and Variance analysis report from Dodeca tool
Improvise the process by suggesting innovative ideas and take initiative to automate the process.
Essential Qualifications
Post graduate in Accounting, Finance or Business Administration
Candidate must have hands on experience in LOB / segment / product reporting / management reporting / dashboard / analytics / commentary
Minimum 6-8 years experience in finance or reporting roles, including monthly close, management reporting, Reconciliation & General ledger with good analysis and commentary skills.
Prior experience in accounting preparation of Journals and strong understanding in Accounting Standards / SOX / GAAP / IFRS
Candidate should be familiar with the AU/OU/ Hierarchy process, and should be extremely good at change management and ability to turn around the reports not only with speed, but also with high quality, integrated controls and checks.
Candidate should have Essbase/Hyperion experience and should be a subject matter expert in data retrievals from different cubes.
Ability to work both independently and within team environment.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with critical deadlines.
Advanced knowledge of Excel, Macros, Access and Power point.
Desired Qualifications
Preferable to have prior experience in FP&A role, with expertise in review and modification of financial reporting along with variance analysis to drive value
Expertise with Essbase along with SQL skills and query management. Knowledge of SAS, Tableau and data analytics will be added advantage.
Comfortable to work in flexible timings to maximize overlap with US counterparts
Education: Any Graduate
Industry: Financial Services/Stockbroking, Banking

Skills Required