Manager, Financial Planning

1 month ago


Mumbai, India The Nielsen Company Full time
At Nielsen, we believe that career growth is a partnership. You ultimately own, fuel and set the journey. By joining our team of nearly 14,000 associates, you will become part of a community that will help you to succeed. We champion you because when you succeed, we do too. Embark on a new initiative, explore a fresh approach, and take license to think big, so we can all continuously improve. We enable your best to power our future.  ABOUT THE ROLE We seek a detail-oriented, highly analytical FP&A Manager to join our finance team. The FP&A Manager will manage the end-to-end GCC FP&A process driving improvements at a global level while ensuring financial forecasting, budgeting, modeling, and analysis are accurate, timely, and complete. The ideal candidate will have strong financial modeling skills, a solid understanding of accounting principles, project/ process management skills and excellent communication abilities.A successful FP&A Manager will be detail-oriented, and have a strong analytical mind with the ability to identify and strengthen areas of business risks and capitalize on opportunities in the company (FP&A Organization). They should help forecast the right numbers and help achieve and report those. They should also drive synergy across all processes and ensure standardization and adaptability with the latest company priorities. This requires a lot of diligence and an attitude to take on new tasks with a solution mindset.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

Lead FP&A team in India; planning the team’s capacity and overseeing their activities, including: Performance tracking against operating plans and KPIs; identifying risks and opportunities, driving accountability Planning & Budgeting; current year and mid/long-term rolling corporate estimates and forecasts including cash forecasting Business intelligence, insight identification, and decision analytics for business partners and executive teams Capital planning; OPEX and CAPEX management; cash planning and forecasting Facilitate building of the operating review dashboards and presentations, working closely with the corporate FP&A team and business partners Execute financial close and reporting processes in partnership with controllership, commercial, and accounting teams Lead and partnered with cross-functional business teams in delivering analytics, data, and insights to drive key business decisions and support negotiations Foster strong relationships with stakeholders, promoting effective communication and collaboration Actively partner with global FP&A leaders to drive standardization, accuracy, and efficiency Drive continuous improvement of the GCC FP&A function through the identification of opportunities across people, processes, and technology. Actively drive standardization and automation of reporting at the Corporate and BU level; support the FP&A organization through an end-to-end enterprise transformation

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

MBA (Finance) or CA required Prior FP&A Experience required (5-7 years minimum); ideally experienced communicating directly with senior stakeholders Background in advertising-technology and/or information services industry is beneficial; expertise in measuring and reporting software / recurring revenue metrics is preferred Experience in financial management, strategic thinking, commercial and business intuition, reporting, accounting, business partnering, communication, and storytelling; knowledge of SAP S4 HANA (required), GAAP & SOX Compliance Ability to develop constructive relationships with executives and colleagues across the organization Experience with analytics tools such as SAP Analytics Cloud, Power BI, Google Data Studio, and spreadsheet tools (excel, Google Sheets) is required Strong work ethic, self-motivated work style, attention to detail, effective communicator Ability to organize multiple responsibilities and deliver results in an accurate and timely manner while adapting to changes in priorities Ability to influence and strategically partner with individuals of various educational and technical backgrounds, both inside and outside the organization Strong business acumen and analytical skills with a demonstrated ability to gather, analyze, and present data Ability to business partner and communicate with non-finance stakeholders effectively and articulately Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines under pressure Self-starter with a strong sense of urgency and follow-up skills ABOUT THE ROLE As the arbiter of truth, Nielsen Global Media fuels the media industry with unbiased, reliable data about what people watch and listen to. To discover what’s true, we measure across all channels and platforms—from podcasts to streaming TV to social media. And when companies and advertisers are armed with the truth, they have a deeper understanding of their audiences and can accelerate growth.Do you want to move the industry forward with Nielsen? Our people are the driving force. Your thoughts, ideas and expertise can propel us forward. Whether you have fresh thinking around maximizing a new technology or you see a gap in the market, we are here to listen and act. Our team is made strong by a diversity of thoughts, experiences, skills, and backgrounds. You’ll enjoy working with smart, fun, inquisitive colleagues, who are passionate about their work. Come be part of a team that motivates you to do your best work

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