Description
ISG seeks a
Financial Analyst who will be responsible for
Invoice Management, Financial Analytics, and Value Optimization across all financial interactions between clients and their Service Providers. This individual will collaborate closely within a team, leveraging
advanced analytics and AI-driven insights to ensure financial transparency, efficiency, and strategic cost savings.
Essential Job Functions
- Governance & Compliance
- Implement ISG Governance Services processes with a focus on transparency, traceability, and auditability.
- Interpret and apply contract language and standards to financial activities, ensuring compliance with IT and service contracts.
- Financial Analytics & Reporting
- Track and maintain financial reports showing actuals; perform analytics to demonstrate trends, gaps, and opportunities.
- Generate forecasts, budgets, and variance analyses to support decision-making.
- Identify and recommend cost optimization opportunities across vendor contracts and service delivery.
- AI & Automation
- Utilize AI-powered tools for invoice management, anomaly detection, and predictive analytics.
- Automate repetitive financial processes (e.g., reconciliations, reporting) to improve efficiency and accuracy.
- Apply machine learning models to forecast spend patterns and detect potential risks.
- Contract & Vendor Management
- Proficiently manage IT contracts, ensuring financial obligations are tracked and aligned with service delivery.
- Develop reports to monitor key financial elements of contracts, including SLAs, penalties, and incentives.
- Support vendor negotiations with data-driven insights to maximize value.
- Communication & Collaboration
- Present financial findings clearly through reports, dashboards, and presentations to ISG teams, clients, and Service Providers.
- Evaluate the impact of financial findings and propose resolutions to identified issues.
- Technology & Tools
- Manage the ISG workflow tool ISG GovernX and other financial platforms.
- Maintain a comprehensive database of financial documents and raw data for audit readiness.
- Explore and implement new digital tools for financial governance and analytics.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Commerce discipline; MBA in Finance preferred.
- 5 - 6 years of relevant experience in financial management, invoice processing, and analytics.
- Strong knowledge of Accounts Payable/Receivable (AP/AR) processes and dispute resolution.
- Proficiency in Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, advanced formulas); experience with Macros and automation is an advantage.
- Working knowledge of MS PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and financial workflow applications.
- Strong English language proficiency (written and verbal).
- Added Advantage:
- Experience with AI/ML applications in finance (e.g., predictive analytics, anomaly detection).
- Practical experience in Tool Testing/User Acceptance Testing (UAT).
- Exposure to IT contract management and requirement gathering for financial tool setup.
- Ability to identify and implement cost optimization strategies across contracts and vendor engagements.
