Finance Analyst

Job Description:

The Finance Analyst will support core business finance activities, including accrual management, financial

reporting, expense analysis, budgeting, forecasting, invoice queries, and purchase-order creation and

submission, PPT preparation and presentation of Finance Data to Leadership team.

The role requires a strong understanding of the Expenses part - profit and loss (P&L) statements and the ability

to convert financial data into clear, decision-ready insights for stakeholders. 

Eligibility & Qualification:

• Bachelors degree in finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related discipline. 

• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in accruals, finance management, financial reporting,

budgeting, forecasting, or a similar finance role. 

• Sound understanding of P&L statements, expense categories, financial controls, and month-end

finance activities. 

• Working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and the ability to create, professional PowerPoint presentations. 

• Experience in invoice management and coordination with Accounts Payable (AP). 

• Experience creating purchase orders in Ariba is an added advantage. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare, review, and submit monthly accruals with appropriate supporting documentation and follow-

up. 

• Track expenses and perform detailed analysis of actuals against forecast and budget. 

• Identify key variance drivers and provide concise, fact-based commentary and callouts to Leaders.

• Support preparation of periodic forecasts, annual budgets, and basic financial plans using historical

trends and business inputs.

• Identify key variance drivers and provide concise, fact-based commentary and callouts to stakeholders.

• Support preparation of periodic forecasts, annual budgets, and basic financial plans using historical

trends and business inputs.

• Contribute to process standardization, documentation, controls, and continuous improvement across

finance operations. 

Essential Skills:

• Accrual accounting and month-end financial management

• P&L understanding and expense management

• Actuals vs. forecast and actuals vs. budget variance analysis + Callouts

• Basic budget preparation and forecast support

• Invoice submission and Accounts Payable coordination

• Microsoft Excel for data analysis, formulas, lookups, pivot tables, and reporting

• Microsoft PowerPoint for clear and professional business presentations

• Strong analytical thinking, attention to detail, ownership, and timely follow-through

• Effective written and verbal communication with finance and non-finance stakeholders