Assistant Manager - Planning & Reporting

1 Month ago • 4-11 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

This role, based in Bangalore, is part of the Australia FP&A team and involves supporting the budget, forecasting, and month-end processes for revenue and costs. Key responsibilities include preparing and reviewing budgets and forecasts, conducting variance analysis, analyzing client revenue and expense trends, and updating trackers. The candidate will collaborate with various teams to drive financial reporting, analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and client reporting. This role will also involve coordination, preparation, and analysis of quarterly forecasts and annual budgets. Furthermore, it includes preparing PowerPoint presentations and providing finance support for projects.
Must have:
  • Qualified Accountant with 4+ years PQE (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent)
  • Proficient in Advanced Excel and Financial Modelling
  • Experience in FP&A, including preparing bottoms up forecast
  • Demonstrable experience of informed review and analysis of results and forecasts
  • Excellent communication skills, confident with working across functions and levels
Good to have:
  • Working knowledge of Power BI and Macros
  • Experience of GL, SAC, Power BI, Planning & Consolidation Systems

Job Details

This role is part of the overall Australia FP&A team based out of Bangalore. The responsibilities include supporting the budget, forecasting and month end process for revenue and costs. This role involves preparation of the base budgets and forecasts plus review of same, including detailed variance analysis of revenue and spend, identifying problem areas and proposing scenario-based solutions. Additionally, this role will be required to analyse client revenue, time allocations and expense trends; and is expected to create and update trackers/ repositories in line with the timetable of the relevant process.
The candidate will support the Australia FP&A team in driving all key deliverables in relation to financial reporting, analysis, budgeting/ forecasting and Client reporting for the service line in collaboration with Commercial Finance, Operational Finance and Client/Brand teams.

This role will operate within the following shift timings:
5AM to 1:30PM (Aus Shift)

Job Description:

Key Accountabilities

  • Regular routine activities

Forecasting Models and Planning Tool

  • Maintain forecasting models in Excel and maintain data on planning tools as required by the team
  • Submission of Service Line budgets and forecast to SAC Planning System and the Planning tool
  • Review and validation of output from above to ensure accuracy, data consistency across Excel models and planning tools

Forecasting

  • Co-ordination, preparation and analysis of quarterly forecasts, and annual budgets, including appropriate liaison with and challenge to client leads
  • Prepare bottom-up forecasts of income and costs for the by liaising with client teams, HR, and commercial finance on quarterly basis
  • Share forecasts and budgets with [service line] Commercial Finance leads, communicating identified variances, risks and agree remedial action as appropriate
  • Submission of Service Line budgets and forecast to SAC Planning System and the planning tool
  • Preparation of Power-Point presentations to support Practice Area reviews at Capability / Department / Practice Area level
  • Co-ordinate, communicate and oversee all FP&A requirements in respect of Australia Practice Areas
  • Review and validation of output from above to ensure accuracy, consistency, and provide informed variance analysis
  • Trend analysis including review and validation of Salesforce pipeline to inform analysis and forecasts
  • Monthly interaction with Client Accounting teams to understand deviations in actual performance and incorporate into monthly analysis and future forecast impact

Month-end

  • Feed into monthly close process to ensure key accruals and inaccuracies have been resolved in liaison with Financial Control
  • Provide monthly commentary analysis to ANZ FP&A team and resolve any queries
  • Produce monthly and other reporting requirements of the Practice Area
  • Provide finance support to related projects or initiatives, with capability to model business case scenarios
  • Support and work collaboratively with the wider FP&A team, Commercial Finance and Operational Finance
  • Interact with colleagues at APAC or Global level in respect of spend or associated recharges
  • In-depth review of Practice area revenue and costs and identify opportunities for further standardisation and efficiencies

Key Requirements

  • Qualified Accountant with 4 - 6+ Years PQE (ACA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) or Semi qualified accountant/ Finance graduate with 9 - 11 years experience
  • Proficient in Advanced Excel and Financial Modelling; working knowledge of Power BI and Macros is a plus.
  • Previous experience of FP&A including preparation of bottoms up forecast for revenue and costs
  • Demonstrable experience of informed review and analysis of results and forecasts
  • Problem-solving and analytical mindset
  • Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure
  • Excellent communication skills, confident with working across functions and levels
  • Experience of GL, SAC, Power BI, Planning & Consolidation Systems is a plus

Location:

Bangalore

Brand:

Bcoe

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent

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