- The analyst will partner with global finance teams, operations and high level management to steer the business and monitor progress.
- The analyst will not only "solve the problem," but also summarize and articulate the results to management. Painting the picture of what is happening by articulating insights from the analysis is critical to the value that our group provides.
- Understanding the industry and our business strategy is essential in this role as our work directly influences the execution and success of those strategies.
- The right candidate will need strong critical thinking skills to successfully operate in an entrepreneurial environment. As our team's success continues to grow, new demands are frequently placed on us, requiring adaptability.
- Strong logical reasoning skills are necessary for navigating models and advanced Excel functions and techniques
Finance Business Partner - Hyderabad, India - Randstad
Description
Location: Hyderabad
About Randstad
Randstad is the world's largest talent company and a partner of choice to clients. We are committed to providing equitable opportunities to people from all backgrounds and help them remain relevant in the rapidly changing world of work. We have a deep understanding of the labor market and help our clients to create the high-quality, diverse, and agile workforces they need to succeed. Our 46,000 employees around the world make a positive impact on society by helping people to realize their true potential throughout their working life.
About Randstad Global Capability Center:
Randstad Global Capability Center, located in Hyderabad, India, is responsible for strategic delivery for Randstad markets and businesses globally. Through our centers of excellence of talent services, human resources, financial knowledge services, IT, and marketing, the Global Capability Center is a high growth and acceleration enabler as we become the world's most equitable and specialized talent company. To realize this goal, we are expanding and strengthening our centers of excellence. We are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join our Global Financial & Knowledge Services team.
Finance Business Partner Job Description:
This position specializes in financial and operational KPIs through engineering in-depth analysis and reporting and providing meaningful insights to key business leaders.
This position would include some or all of the following responsibilities:
● Prepare and manage data analytics on operational metrics
● Building and maintaining analytical models on key operating measures.
● Working closely with the leadership team to formulate the business's medium to long term financial and strategic
plan
● Work with Business Unit heads to build their annual budgets and forecasts
● Producing models to project long term growth and determine the impacting business factors
● Analyzing financial and operational results to better understand company performance
● Utilizing existing tools to delivery meaningful insights into business performance
● Communicate to senior management the reasons behind the product/department performance and results
● Provide detailed analysis and commentary on cost center results
● Reviewing operations and recommending new productivity or cost saving initiatives
● Prepare and manage data analytics on operational metrics
● Prepare and build regional performance reviews in close cooperation with the USA onshore finance team.
● Building and maintaining analytical models on key operating measures.
● Analysis and presentation on client performance, geographic performance and revenue/pricing success.
● Financial & strategic initiative support for the Senior Management team.
● Preparing business cases to support new investment, strategic and other business decisions
● Reviewing existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts
● Evaluating previous budgets, expenditures to develop and implement future budgets
● Communicating results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost
reductions
● Provide insights to senior management around financial modelling, forecasts and profitability
● Various ad-hoc financial analytics and projects.
Shift Timings:
Coverage of 8 am to 5 pm Eastern Std. Time zone (which means 5.30 pm to 2.30 am IST)- As per business needs shift (9 hours shifts) start and end will be as per the timings mentioned above (Changes and flexibility expected from team member to match business needs)
To be successful in this role, you should have:
● Excellent written, communication, and presentation skills, ability to innovatively communicate complex information
● Highly proficient in use of Microsoft Excel (advanced excel skills)
● Ability to multi-task and be a self-starter
● Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, providing meaningful insights that are impactful
● Ability to influence management
● Ability to make improvements to keep pace with a fast moving environment
● Advanced excel or financial modeling skills
● Prior experience on working with essbase would be an added advance
● Prior experience in financial analysis, corporate FP&A experience is preferred
● Comfortable in time sensitive, fast-paced environment
● Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills, focus on improving processes to eliminate waste
● Excellent attention to detail and ability to identify and escalate trends in
● Strong written and verbal communication skills
● Demonstrated experience making decisions in a high volume fast paced environment.
Education:
● Bachelor's degree in Commerce or MBA Finance
● Minimum of 8 plus years of relevant experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and financial analysis
● Knowledge of Randstad operations and systems is an asset