Analyst - Accounts Payable

JOB SUMMARY

The incumbent will be part of Celeros finance organization and supporting the financial planning & analysis (FP&A) function globally. The position will be based out of our Bangalore center. In addition to the responsibilities outlined below and under the guidance of the FP&A Manager, this role will assist in the preparation of commercial and operational analyses, including price, cost, working capital, capex, revenue and orders (bookings) tracking, as well as reporting packages used to communicate business performance to key management stakeholders. This role will also support key strategic initiatives tracking which has been established to ensure associated business objectives are reached. This role requires the monitoring of the key initiatives as well as supporting the evaluation and modeling of performance to help drive the business to achieve success. Additionally, this role will support the development of key data analytics to drive business value and decision making for the enterprise through innovative and standardized business critical reporting.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with internal business leaders to define problems and provide data-driven solutions
• Contribute to team wide strategic data analytics and governance projects
• Support FP&A team with scenario planning analysis and financial modeling
• Design, enhance, and maintain new and existing dashboards and reports in Power BI
• Contribute to team wide strategic data analytics and governance projects
• Assist Finance leadership with other special projects as needed

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to collect, organize, analyze, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail and accuracy
• Expert in payment creations, in-depth end to end AP Knowledge, Team handling and mentoring ability, Ability to manage escalations and critical situations, Process improvement orientation, Strong decision-making and ownership mindset
• Knowledge of financial modeling
• Experience with SAP, SharePoint and Power BI preferable
• Strong analytical and communication skills required
• Ability to process large volumes of data to create valuable information for decision making purposes
• Visualization/automated reporting skills (Power BI, Tableau, MicroStrategy, SSRS)
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Can meet commitments with the highest standards of ethics and integrity
• Energetic individual with a clear sense of urgency
• Ability to work well under deadlines and to deliver results on time
• Self-starting with good organizational skills
• Strong business and financial analytical skills, with the ability to analyze data and forecast financial results
• Ability to work in a team-oriented matrix environment that is fast-paced and demanding
• Hands-on experience in working on financial reporting dashboards and past experience in presentation of reports to senior stakeholders is must

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• MBA(Finance)/M. Com in regular course from recognized university and institute is mandatory
• 8 - 10 years of finance/data analytics with modeling experience
• FPA, ACCA or CIMA certifications:  a requirement for career progression
• Ability to interact with management in a proactive and professional manner
• Position expected to lead to other opportunities after 2-3 years in this assignment, if incumbent demonstrates technical and leadership attributes during the tenure