The role will be responsible for the gathering, validation and consolidation of budget assumptions for the assigned LOB’s during Annual Budget Planning, update and review of the working templates and presentation or deployment decks, monthly or quarterly adjustment of budget forecasts, monthly review of actual expenses versus budget and variance analysis with assigned LOB’s, act as an LOB business partner by providing guidance and assistance related to budget or Finance queries, and prepare management reports.

Manages the timely and accurate preparation of various reports such as but not limited to the following: P&L variance reports for the assigned LOB’s and Cash Utilization report, etc.

Performs initial investigation and variance analysis of actual operating expenses vs. budget for the assigned LOB’s

Conducts regular review of budget with LOB’s and provides guidance to optimize the company’s financial resources

Generates and analyzes historical expenses and trends for assigned LOB’s 

Simulates the operating budget projection based on historical and latest run rates

Assists the LOB’s in analyzing and validating their historical run rates 

Gathers and validates business assumptions and budget proposals

Prepares the working template for the annual budget planning and quarterly forecasting

Acts as a back-up for the loading of budget adjustments in the system

Support Finance team in the Purchase requisitions (PR’s) creations and  service completion report (SCR) preparations for Finance activities

Other job-related tasks that may be assigned

Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting

Professional Experience: 

• Must have at least 2 years FP&A relevant work experience;With 1 year audit experience preferred; Has worked in a multinational company, shared service, BPO or call center setting

Skills Required:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy

• Knowledge of standard accounting policies and regulations

• Knowledge in PeopleSoft or any Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

• Flexible and adaptable to changes

• Amenable to work on an extended reporting hours especially during budget season, month end closing and quarterly forecasting

• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and effective in time management

• Anticipates, understands, and responds to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations with the organizational parameters

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA) preferred