Financial Analyst - Commercial Finance

It's never been a more exciting time to join Vistra.

At Vistra our purpose is progress. We believe that our clients have the power to change the world and to do great things for global progress, and we exist to remove the friction that comes from the complexity of global business to help our clients achieve progress without friction.

But progress only happens when people come together and take action. And we're absolutely committed to building a culture where our people can do just that.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as a Financial Analyst - Commercial Finance-Reporting to the Manager/ Sr. Manger is a full-time and permanent position and based in Mumbai, India .

Overview of role

supporting:

1. routine management and financial reporting;
2. annual and mid-year budgeting and planning activities; and
3. management decision making through business partnering

The successful candidate will join a growing team of Finance professionals within our Mumabi office but also be an integral part of the global Finance community.

Responsibilities

Data management and analysis

• Manage and analyze large, complex, and inconsistent datasets across multiple systems and geographies to support financial planning and analysis.
• Contribute standardization and automation of financial processes to improve efficiency, scalability, and data integrity across business units.
• Integrate data from Finance (SAP S/4 HANA), HR (SuccessFactors), Sales (Salesforce), and Operations (various systems) to support holistic Commercial Finance processes and cross-functional decision-making.
• Collaborate with SAP Analytics Cloud Business Intelligence (SAC BI) team to design and maintain dashboards and reporting systems that deliver clear, actionable insights to senior stakeholders.
• Develop scalable financial models that support forecasting, budgeting, and scenario planning.
• Utilize strong analytical skills to identify trends, drivers and opportunities, developing actionable insights to inform decision making.

Management Reporting

• Aggregate monthly results, analyze variances and provide detailed analysis.
• Provide detailed quantitative and qualitative analysis of movements in staff costs by reference to the Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Direct staff and the Average Cost per FTE, explaining movements in the latter by reference to detailed mix analysis of the location and grade of staff and the average cost of staff per grade/location.
• Explain external third party costs by reference to the nature of these costs e.g. Affiliate spend, external professional fees, government fees, customer rebates, bad debts expenses etc
• Proactively identify and facilitate efforts to enhance gross profit margins through cost reduction initiatives

Information Accuracy

• Monitor Direct Costs to ensure accurate tracking and reporting.
• Interact with Controllership teams, at group-level and in countries, to ensure completeness and accuracy of underlying management information.
• Support intercompany transactions, working closely with group-wide Finance and Commercial Finance managers.
• Ensure profit and cost centers are properly applied, all variances vis-a-vis the budget and forecast explained; monitor integrity of selected intercompany recharges
• Support the production of management reports, ensuring that the financial information presented is accurate and consistent across reports; propose enhancements to the way the information is presented

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Partner with Commercial Finance colleagues in designing the budget process, specifically for Gross Margin/ Direct Costs, and play a pivotal role in the organization and execution of budgeting activities
• Support Budgeting and Forecasting activities for Direct Costs and ensure cost projections are in line with revenue forecasts.

Business Partnering

• Provide timely and accurate financial information to management, enabling data-driven decision making and driving business outcomes, lead review meetings.
• In addition to the provision of data and reports the successful candidate will be expected to provide value-added insights including recommendations to optimize business performance this is not a role where simply providing raw data will suffice.
• Develop solid relationships with local Commercial Finance team members across Asia, Europe and US as well as the broader finance community.
• Support in providing ad hoc information and analysis as requested.

Requirements:

• 1-3 years of experience in FP&A or Commercial Finance.
• Post graduate degree or above in Accounting, Business, Finance or related field; MBA or qualified accountant preferred
• Extensive experience working with financial planning and reporting systems; familiarity with SAP S/4 HANA and SAC Business Intelligence (SAC BI) advantageous
• Process driven and tech-savvy, with ability to learn quickly new applications, new technologies and assess how to best leverage a group of functional systems (HR, sales etc.) to support Commercial Finance processes
• Strong attention to detail, data integrity and accuracy
• Analytical mindset and process oriented
• Robust analytical skills, with ability to build large financial models
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel (pivot tables, macros, financial modeling) and MS PowerPoint
• Excellent communication and strong stakeholder management and coordination skills to work with global stakeholders.
• Ability to work under strict timelines and to effectively manage a team to meet deliverables deadlines.
• Fluency in English, both verbal as well as written

This role offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the design and execution of the company's planning and reporting processes. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in supporting the Commercial Finance team and driving the organization's financial management and decision-making processes.

Company Benefits:

Hybrid working arrangement

If you are excited about working with us, we encourage you to apply or have a confidential chat with one of our Talent Acquisition team members. Our goal is to make this a great place to work where all our people can thrive. We hope you join us on this exciting journey!