Assistant Manager - Planning & Reporting

This role is part of the overall UK&I FP&A team based out of Bangalore. The responsibilities include preparation of the Annual budget, Monthly forecasting and month end process for [Media Service Line] Media Revenue and Operating Expenses. This role will involve preparation of the base budgets and forecasts plus review of same, including detailed variance analysis, identifying problem areas and proposing scenario-based solutions . This role will be required to maintain and update various formats, trackers/repositories as required from time to time.

The candidate will report to the FP&A Lead and is expected to work in collaboration with Commercial Finance, Operational Finance and Client/Brand teams and other UK stakeholders.

Job Description:

Key Accountabilities

This person will be required to perform the following activities:

Media Income

• Co-ordinate, communicate and oversee all FP&A requirements for Media Income

• Preparation and analysis of all monthly forecasts, quarterly forecasts (RFs), and annual budgets, including appropriate liaison with and challenge to client leads

• Submission of Service Line budgets and forecast to SAC Planning System

• Review and validation of output from above to ensure accuracy, consistency, and provide informed variance analysis

• Share forecasts and budgets with Media Commercial Finance leads, communicating identified variances, risks and agree remedial action as appropriate

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• Preparation of Power-Point presentations to support reviews at Capability / Department / Practice Area level

• Trend analysis including review and validation of pipeline to inform analysis and forecasts

• Monthly interaction with Client Accounting teams to understand deviations in actual performance and incorporate into monthly analysis and future forecast impact

• Feed into monthly close process to ensure key accruals and inaccuracies have been resolved in liaison with Financial Control

• Provide monthly commentary analysis and resolve any queries

• Maintenance of trackers and other inputs for the preparation of Budgets, Forecasts, Month-end close and other reporting requirements

• Produce monthly and other reporting requirements of the Service Line

• Support and work collaboratively with wider FP&A team, Commercial Finance and Operational Finance

• In-depth review of revenue and identify opportunities for further standardisation and efficiencies

• Maintain Excel and other formats required by the team

·       Operating Expenditure (Opex)

• Build out and maintain robust forecasts, budget and tracking models for all categories of operational expenditure including, but not limited to, the following: IT, Research, travel & entertainment, business costs, credit insurance, marketing and research costs, bad debts, recruitment, professional fees and office supplies

• Build reporting and insights of operational expenditure by supplier and spend type to provide the required level of granularity for Commercial Finance and business review

• Where applicable, allocate spend by client and share with FP&A Income Analysts for input to client profitability models

• Maintain Vendor wise trackers for forecasts and actuals

 

 Key Requirements

• Qualified Accountant 3+Years PQE (CA/ACCA/CIMA or equivalent) or MBA Finance with 4+Years experience or

• Attitude to take on Challenges and bring in improvements

• Demonstrated ability to manage Stakeholders

• Understanding of the AI tools and some basic experience of working with AI tools

• Previous experience of FP&A in Revenue and costs profile

• Advanced Excel and Power Point skills

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal

• Confident with working across functions and levels

• Demonstrable experience of informed review and analysis of results and forecasts

• Problem-solving and analytical mindset

• Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure

• Experience of GL, SAC, Power BI, Planning & Consolidation Systems will be an added advantage

Location:

Bangalore

Brand:

Bcoe

Time Type:

Full time

Contract Type:

Permanent