Strategic Financial Analyst Position

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Work Mode: Remote

Shift: EST working hours (5:30 PM IST)

Randstad Enterprise is a global talent leader, providing solutions and expertise that help companies position for growth, execute on strategy, and improve business agility. Our experience encompasses all facets of the talent acquisition of permanent employees and the contingent and contractor workforce. Key offerings include Managed Services Provider (MSP) programs, Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO), Statement of Work (SOW) and Blended Workforce Solutions.

Position Overview:

• This role specializes in financial and operational KPIs through engineering in-depth analysis and reporting and providing meaningful insights to key business leaders.
• 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.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and manage data analytics on operational metrics
• Build and maintain analytical models on key operating measures
• Work 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
• Produce models to project long-term growth and determine the impacting business factors
• Analyze financial and operational results to better understand company performance
• Utilize existing tools to deliver 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
• Review operations and recommend 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
• Build and maintain 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
• Prepare business cases to support new investment, strategic, and other business decisions
• Review existing processes and procedures to develop recommendations for improvement efforts
• Evaluate previous budgets, expenditures to develop and implement future budgets
• Communicate results and recommendations to senior management for improvements that will lead to cost reductions
• Provide insights to senior management around financial modeling, forecasts, and profitability
• Variety ad-hoc financial analytics and projects

Shift: Shift timings - 10 am to 7 pm IST. However, there would be overlap with US counterparts, and the candidate needs to be flexible when there is a business need to accommodate.

Sensitive Data Access: Yes

Education & Qualifications (Required):

• Bachelor's degree in Commerce or MBA Finance
• Minimum of 10 plus years of relevant experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis
• Knowledge of Randstad operations and systems is an asset

Key Competencies:

• 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 advantage
• Prior experience in financial analysis, corporate FPA 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

Decision Making Authority:

• Capable of making financial decisions pertaining to own region in line with overall business strategy
• Expectation to suggest improvements and minimize repetitive tasks

What can you expect in return from us?

We offer extensive learning and development programs to help you reach your full potential. We provide internal career opportunities, international mobility, and a fully flexible working environment. Our salaries are competitive, our share save scheme unrivaled, and our benefits generous.