Manager, Finance Planning & Analysis GPS

Location: Prakāshamnagar

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The Manager, Finance Planning & Analysis GPS is responsible for the execution, governance and development of the Operations processes across BMS. Additionally, the Manager I, FP&A GPS must collaborate with process stakeholders, and peer process owners to ensure effective and efficient process operations, and identification and leverage of cross-process synergies.

The successful candidate for this role will be someone who can bring best practices to the role and who is skilled at analysis, innovation and continuous improvement of processes. Key accountabilities will include

Financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting processes
Driving innovation and data-based improvement of key processes
Creating an excellent internal and external customer experience
Nurturing a culture of collaboration and high performance
Accurately and candidly assess the performance of the areas they cover / impact
Working closely with business and process leaders / owners to develop and communicate strategies, define improvement initiatives and analyze their needs and successes, and collect feedback / analytics to drive continuous improvement
Creating a culture of financial discipline and operational excellence

A minimum of 5-7 years of experience is required, preferably in an FP&A capacity. The position will be based in the BMS's Hyderabad Location (expected 50% in-person) with minimal travel expected.

Key Responsibilities And Major Duties

FP&A activities

Performs FP&A Management Reporting activities for regional and senior management consumption
Builds budget, forecasting and projections for the markets
Provides effective analyses to clearly highlight key trends / variances and rationale
Prepares presentations for budget & projection reviews; updates forecast templates as needed
Prepares analysis of monthly actual variances vs. budget / projection in alignment with standard framework and templates
Executes special projects, ad-hoc analysis to ensure highly effective outcomes

Process standardization and improvement

Support Director, FP&A Operations, who is responsible for FP&A Operations processes and activities
Support the development and execution of a global strategy for policies, processes, and technologies
Define and establishing consistent end to end process, KPIs and targets and intervene accordingly to drive results improvement
Collaborate with data owners / stewards to align on process and data issues
Propose management reporting forecasting improvement projects with a focus on delivering key business outcomes
Develop the business case for process improvement decisions, and tracks actuals against the plan to validate execution and improve future plans
Participate in process governance
Identify, design and incorporate industry leading practices into standard operations within the Hyderabad Hub necessary to identify, and raise / resolve issues involving tradeoffs, especially around cost, quality, and customer service
Maintain to a culture of continuous improvement at all levels of the organization and foster a business-oriented culture; continuously monitor the needs of the business
Solicit feedback from internal customers, both operationally and regionally to determine the best response to continually improve process performance and year-over-year cost reductions
Ensure and continually validate operating procedures are established and documented to support execution, and are maintained to align with process changes
Ensure management reporting services are provided to the markets at competitive costs and leading service levels

Relationship management and teaming  ''

Collaborate with Corporate FP&A to ensure adherence to corporate policies and procedures, and adjust processes to reflect changes required
Build and maintain relationships at all levels throughout the organization, specifically with Hyderabad Hub and…