Driving performance

- Lead financial performance management & reporting, ensuring clear, accurate timely reporting (forecasts, actuals, OP, 3YP)
- Provide fact-based, actionable insights to drive value creation across the entire business
- Drive a transparent, clear narrative on performance drivers, execution requirements, risks and ops etc.
- Lead continuous improvement in reporting, forecasting and planning to drive simplification and standardization
- Partner closely with regional FP&A; to drive clarity, simplicity & speed in all financial reporting and planning
- Leading the development of the periodic forecasts, collaborating with various departments to gather input and ensure alignment with strategic goals
- Building and maintaining financial models to analyze different scenarios, assess business performance and make informed decisions
- Conducting in-depth analysis of financial and operational performance, identifying trends, key performance indicators (KPI) and areas for improvement
- Strategy development & execution
- Partner with commercial leaders to develop a world-class commercial strategy & supporting 3-year plan (3YP)
- Drive execution of the strategy – develop, manage performance, communicate & cascade and proactively course-correct
- Partner with key stakeholders to embed commercial strategic direction into key processes and ways of working
- Providing financial insights and analysis to support strategic decision making, such as investments, cost optimization and resource allocation




- Controls & Governance
- Actively partner with other finance teams to create & maintain an environment of strong internal controls, good governance and efficient financial processes
- Leadership and team management key accountabilities:

- Talent development
- Recruit and retain a team of engaged capable finance professionals
- Ensure clarity in ‘what’s expected’ – role definition, performance, development
- Drive a growth mindset and performance culture among the team
- Focus on personal and career development throughout the down-line

- Leadership
- Role-model critical leadership behaviors, in particular – collaboration, active listening, managerial courage, standing alone, powerful influencing
- Leverage the matrixed organization to drive alignment and clarity
- Actively enroll and manage all internal and external stakeholders, and make use of subject-matter experts
- Develop financial acumen in others

Qualifications

- Bachelor/Master degree in Accounting, Finance or related field
- Fluency in English
- Qualified finance professional, with 8+ years of finance leadership experience
- Experienced in managing critical senior level stakeholders across various functions
- Demonstrated ability to manage complex problem solving and ‘structure white space’ to bring clarity and transparency
- Able to handle diverse agenda that spans outside of core finance, in order to be able to provide a ‘total business’ perspective

📌 Finance Business Partner Associate Director (Pune)
🏢 Nielseniq
📍 Pune