AssistantManager-FP&A

This role is part of the overall Global Functions [Planning & Reporting CoE ] based out of Bangalore. Our vision is to provide to provide best in class functional support to Global Functions such Finance, HR, Legal, Comms, Operations, etc. As such, this is a critical role supporting our Finance Business Partners/ Finance Directors in providing financial business partnering and decision support to the Functional Leaders to ensure their strategic and operational financial goals are delivered. The successful candidate will support all key deliverables in relation to financial reporting, analysis, budgeting and forecasting of Functional spend in collaboration with FP&A, payroll/HR teams, Operational Finance and other key players as required. Specifically, the day-to-day role involves the preparation of month end and the preparation of the budgeting and forecasting deliverables, detailed variance analysis of the functional spend, identifying problem areas and proposing scenario-based solutions. **Job Description:** **Key Accountabilities** This person will be required to perform the following activities: * **Regular routine activities** * Support FP&A requirements in respect of Functional Spend * Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual Functional Spend submissions (MFF, RFs, budgets) and ensure accuracy, consistency * Provide informed variance analysis * Identify feedback to be provided to Functional Spend department leads for any identified overspends * Opex * 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 * Staff costs: * Build and maintain staff costs forecast * Liaise with Operational Finance during the monthly Pre-Commit Payroll Review to ensure staff costs are correctly reflected in Payroll and variances are understood and explained. * Meet regularly with the FBPs/HR Business Partner to align on variances and movements in staff costs due to leav