Senior Analyst - Commercial Finance

The purpose of this role is to assist the Commercial Finance team in delivering timely and accurate information to the business through analysis of business unit performance. The role will utilise financial analysis techniques to provide insight, analysis and trends on critical business issues impacting the day-to-day performance of a business unit for consideration by senior stakeholders. This position will be part of the Americas Planning & Reporting Centre of Excellence (PRCoE), based in Bangalore, India, and will report directly to the Americas Associate Director of Planning & Reporting Centre of Excellence. The candidate will collaborate closely with other commercials, clients, controllers & FP&A, as well as with onshore teams. This role will lead a team who will provide comprehensive support for all commercial finance related activities across the specific practice that he or she is allocated upon. This role requires the candidate to be available during partial UK / US hours (3:00 PM IST to 12:00 AM IST). Flexibility to adjust work timings according to business requirements is essential. Job Description: Key responsibilities: Collects and analyses financial information to support commercial decision making Identifies and monitors underlying drivers of cost and revenue variances between actual expenditure vs. forecast/budget, highlighting issues and margin impact where necessary Works proactively with the business to analyse and build the forecasts, improves data capture and process and helps generate useful insight to share with the business Supports the business in their development of short, medium and long-term resourcing requirements Provides analytical support focused around obtaining the optimal balance of pricing, early payment discounts, rebates and volume commitments Participates on bid teams for pitches and new business driving appropriate commercial terms, pricing and profitability Supplies ad-hoc financial information and analysis as and when required Revenue & cost forecasting, variance analysis and tracking. Setting margin and profitability targets and analyzing performance, identifying and monitoring underlying drivers of cost and revenue variances between actual vs. forecast/budget, highlighting issues and margin impact where necessary Pricing and staff plan optimization, including time reporting and staffing reconciliations Working capital management – WIP/AR/Media Liability reporting Oversee intercompany agreements and manage cross charges This position is responsible for handling highly confidential information, requiring an ability to maintain and display high ethical standards including confidentiality, discretion, and exemplary judgment with respect to such information Supply ad-hoc financial information and analysis as and when required Work with client teams to ensure revenue tracking systems are up to date