Accounting / Finance
UST Global Hiring for Lead I – Business Finance Job at Thiruvananthapuram Full Time
Role Proficiency:
Work with a team to support the design development and implementation of global finance processes under various disciplines. Provide administrative and functional support to the Financial Planning and Analysis team. Work with Financial Analyst supporting the analysis activities helping in effective decision making.
Outcomes:
- Acquire exhibit and enhance working knowledge of the business and functional aspects of the processes being implemented
- Provide knowledgeable answers to questions on P&L budgeting forecasting sales pipeline and pricing
- Supports the implementation of new corporate-wide initiatives
- Provide a high level of service to internal customers and vendors
- Ensure processes are in accordance with company policy
- Provide support to business leadership in decision making and influence operational efficiency
- Recognize and maintain confidential information
- Identify potential process improvements and system enhancements to improve operational efficiencies and quality
- May have supervisory responsibilities
Measures of Outcomes:
- Validation of and ensuring correctness of all P&L related reports
- Accuracy and speed of executing projects
- Meet time lines for completion of projects / plans
- Compliance to process and policies
- Multi-tasking ability based on efficiency in the given assignment
- TAT and quality of Query handling
Outputs Expected:
Financial planning:
- Manage the financials of the vertical/BU to enable the vertical/BU management to run the business and meet financial goals.
- Performs financial analysis
sales analysis and performance reviews to support decision making
- Prepare and review long-term operating budgets and assessment of actual performance versus plan
- Conducts monthly operating reviews
provide recommendations for cost and margin optimization
- Identify risks or opportunities for revenues
cost and profitability; propose appropriate action;
- Assist with corporate audits
- Use knowledge of the business processes to analyse data and provide meaningful alerts for effective decision making
- Coordination of internal and external audits
- Apply policies and procedures to ensure that accounting transactions are following company policies and recorded in the financial records
- Facilitate and discuss monthly business and finance forecast
participate in monthly reviews
- Compare and monitor towards Budget/Plan of record
- Analyse and understand variances in all cost categories
- Analyse financial data and market trends
- Provide financial result and close narratives
- Identify potential process improvements and system enhancements to improve operational efficiencies and quality
- Ensure the customer satisfaction targets are met
- Under general direction
work closely with the global Finance leadership team to define requirements and develop global future state design for the process
Business Support:
- Involved in contract negotiations with vendors who might support the financial process
- Ensure processes are in accordance with company policy
- Evaluate and implement process improvements
including the identification and evaluation of business requirements for new automation solutions
- Document department policies and procedures
- Cross-training as required
Skill Examples:
- Ability to quickly learn organization policies and processes
- Ability to manage change and be open to it
- Good time management
- Ability to work under stress
- Timeliness of all internal and external reporting
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously
- Intellectual curiosity to be a problem solver
- Analytical frame of mind
- Orientation towards achievement of team and organizational goals
- Query handling
- Ability to create clear concise well-formatted reports
- Good organizational and communication skills
- Able to meet deadlines and manage multiple priorities
Knowledge Examples:
- Certification in Accounting or Finance
- Demonstrated expertise in managing report updates for management reviews
- Experience to build and utilize reports to analyse pertinent account information
- Good understanding of accounting costing
- Experience with spreadsheets and database software
Additional Comments:
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