
Financial Analyst
- Pune, Maharashtra
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Analyze trends for Ecolab divisions, including volume and pricing and provide insights to the divisional teams on Key performance metrics
- Coordinate monthly close and forecast activities, including communicating guidance, facilitating system loads, analyzing results Sales, Gross Profit & SG&A), and preparing content for financial reviews with senior leadership
- Perform Operation income reconciliation from Forecast to Actuals
- Prepare Daily Sales Report and project the month to go estimates Vs forecast
- Primary owner of developing a driver-based 50/50 forecast
- Partner with division finance teams to understand external and internal business dynamics and their impact on results
- Lead the creation of annual plan by leveraging the trend based analytical model to arrive at a high-level proposal & coordinate/communicate with multiple key stakeholders
- Develop sustainable content for use in monthly business reviews (MBRs) and provide ad-hoc financial analytics and deep dives to facilitate decision making
- Partner with broader stakeholders to drive critical reporting needs and capabilities
- Chartered Accountant /MBA premier business school
- 5 plus years of experience in financial Planning & Analysis in FMCG / Manufacturing industry
- Ability to translate financial analysis into insights and action plans
- Strong analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact with senior management
- information with a variety of audiences, including those with limited finance background
- Self-motivated with ability to efficiently organize and prioritize competing priorities
- Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to develop, implement and interpret financial models
- Strong PC and systems skills (Power BI, Microsoft Excel, and PowerPoint)