Associate Manager - Finance

Overview The finance analyst is responsible for tracking, forecasting, and budgeting costs. They act as a financial steward for department leaders, ensuring business operations are highly cost-efficient and aligned with budget limits along with other key financial planning responsibilities Responsibilities Provide overall support for the period end results and preparation of forecast Create, update, prepare ongoing periodic business reports Working across multiple Finance functions to deliver Period forecast Understand key drivers of the P&L Work on key region/customer initiatives to drive business and region performance Performance analysis, including explanation of variance to plan, forecast and year ago Support the annual operating plan (AOP) process Maintain complex Excel models Qualifications 4 to 7 years of experience in finance, reporting, forecasting and planning for postgraduates (commerce, accounting, finance) (3 to 5 years of finance experience for Chartered accounts preferred) Experience in financial analysis, data integrity maintenance and systems such as SAP, Business Objects, Essbase, P&L understanding, trade promotions, reporting & analytics. In depth functional knowledge with a key focus on budgeting, variance analysis, cost control, and drives automation in processes Mosaic, Cockpit /Tableau knowledge Strong excel skills.