Strategic Spend Manager

7 days ago


Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Goldman Sachs Full time

Role Overview

This role is part of the Divisional CFO team under Corporate Planning & Management (CP&M), responsible for effectively managing the division's spend and allocations. The team prepares forward-looking business plans and strategic initiatives, collaborating with firm businesses and other groups to drive projects, analyze financial results, and provide internal clients with access to financial information.

The position sits within CP&M and involves working with sub-business units to manage Engineering/Federation divisions' total spend, including compensation and non-compensation expenses. Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing Federation/engineering divisions' spend line items, overseeing monthly reviews, quarterly, and yearly analysis
  • Collaborating with divisions and groups across the firm on analyzing and strategizing Federation/engineering spend
  • Preparing budgets, owning budgeting and reforecasting cycles, and creating presentation materials for senior leadership
  • Forecasting exercises, collaborating with teams within the Federation/engineering division and other divisions
  • Leading efforts to identify areas for leveraging technology and automating processes
  • Preparing reports on expense allocation to different businesses, identifying areas for improving cost allocation tools
  • Performing in-depth variance analysis of deviations from previous budgets/actuals on various expense lines
  • Supporting the team in estimating expenses and allocating them to producing divisions monthly
  • Identifying opportunities for operational efficiencies and automating manual processes
  • Ensuring correctness of General Ledger through monitoring month-end closure activities
  • Managing global departments and collaborating with teams to simplify the organization structure of the division

To excel in this role, you'll need:

  • A Chartered Accountant or MBA degree with an excellent academic record
  • 4-6 years of experience in Finance, Planning & Analysis
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Attention to detail and ability to lead assignments to completion
  • Ability to multi-task and deliver under pressure
  • Solid work ethic and high motivation levels

About Goldman Sachs

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