Lead Analyst- FP&A

What you’ll do: 
 •    The Lead Analyst – FP&A serves as a strategic finance partner supporting Corporate Functional leaders through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business performance analysis. The role drives actionable insights, supports informed decision-making, promotes financial governance, and leads continuous improvement initiatives through automation, standardization, and data-driven solutions. The incumbent is expected to influence stakeholders, challenge the status quo, and collaborate across global teams to deliver business value. •    This position would be an Individual Contributor. •    Lead budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and financial planning processes for assigned functions.  •    Partner with business leaders to provide insights on financial performance, cost drivers, risks, and opportunities. •    Deliver meaningful variance analysis and recommend actions to improve financial outcomes.  •    Develop and enhance management reporting, dashboards, and financial models to support decision-making. •    Drive process simplification, automation, and standardization to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. •    Support strategic initiatives, business cases, and cost optimization efforts through financial analysis and scenario planning. •    Ensure compliance with financial controls, governance requirements, and reporting standards. •    Collaborate effectively with global finance teams and stakeholders to deliver shared business objectives. Qualifications: 
 •    Accounting major (B.Com) & CA/ICWA/CFA/MBA (Finance), preferably. •    9-10 years of FP&A and accounting experience. Skills: 
 •    Excellent Analytical skills to interpret financial data, Written and oral communication skills. •    Proficiency with MS-Office – particularly Excel, Power Point, Word and other reporting tools •    Working Knowledge of Business Intelligence Tools – ORACLE, SAP, EPBCS, etc.. •    Experience with Oracle Financials and SAP preferred •    Adaptable to varying cultures. •    Continuously seeks opportunities to simplify processes, improve efficiency, and leverage automation. •    Demonstrates learning agility and embraces new tools, technologies, and best practices. •    Anticipates future needs and develops scalable solutions. •    Challenges existing processes and drives positive change through data-driven insights. •    Takes ownership of outcomes and proactively addresses business challenges. •    Builds trusted partnerships across functions, regions. •    Collaborates effectively, shares knowledge, and contributes to team success. •    Good interpersonal skills – ability to work with all levels of the organization. •    Systematic process orientation, strong analytical and problem-solving skills •    Commitment to compliance •    Be a self-starter & be able to operate without close supervision        •    Drive for result, enthusiasm, transparent, Customer focus  •    Influencing skills with relationship building with the customers and stakeholders