Position Summary

The FPA Analyst will own budgeting, forecasting, actuals reporting and variance analysis for assigned Engineering, IT and non-engineering cost centers and projects. The role also supports month-end closing activities, headcount reporting, project finance (WBS, capitalization, Workday Projects) and ad-hoc / scenario-based analysis for India leadership (SMT), Engineering Directors and global finance teams. The ideal candidate is hands-on, detail-oriented and comfortable working in Workday Adaptive Planning, SAP and advanced Excel to deliver accurate, timely and well-explained numbers.

Job Details

- Job Title: FPA Analyst
- Experience: 5-7 years
- Location: Hybrid
- Role: Third Party Payrolls

Key Responsibilities

- Budgeting Forecasting: Prepare annual budgets and monthly forecasts for assigned cost centers and projects; load them into the planning system; run scenario analysis.
- Variance Analysis: Analyze actuals vs budget, prior forecast and prior year (monthly and YTD), with bridges and clear commentary.
- Headcount Reporting: Consolidate and report headcount; align with approved positions and budget; reconcile to cost centers.
- Month-End Close: Support month-end close, including journal entries, accruals and reconciliations, in coordination with the accounting team.
- Project Finance Capitalization: Set up WBS projects in SAP; monitor AUCs and quarterly releases to Fixed Assets; run amortization simulations; support Workday Projects (budget setup, resource and project loading, labor-rate tie-outs); reconcile Workday Projects to SAP; support mid-year project labor absorption and cap rates; maintain the Plan of Record (POR) repository for NPD/NFD projects.
- Reporting Ad-hoc Analysis: Prepare management reporting packages and dashboards; deliver ad-hoc and business case analysis for leadership.
- Controls Documentation: Keep reconciliations and audit support current; maintain process documentation.
- Recurring Deliverables: Month-end close journals; Accurate,



on-time close support; Actuals variance reporting; Variances vs budget, prior forecast, prior year; Forecast headcount reporting; Forecast load and headcount reconciliation/ reporting BU wise; Project reporting reconciliations; Project actuals, variances, bridges; Workday Projects-to-SAP reconciliations and tie-outs; WD Project Systems forecast; WBS project set-up AUC monitoring; SAP WBS set-up; AUC monitoring and releases to Fixed Assets; Budget preparation scenarios; Annual budget load and scenario analysis.

Required Qualifications Skills

Experience

- 5-7 years in FPA, business finance or financial analysis, ideally in a corporate / captive / GCC environment with budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis ownership

Must have

- Education: Bachelors in Commerce, Finance or Accounting; MBA, CA, CMA or CFA preferred
- Excel modeling: Advanced Excel (pivots, lookups, SUMIFS, multi-tab models); robust variance, bridge and scenario modeling skills
- Planning tools: Hands-on Workday Adaptive Planning (or similar EPM tool) for forecast and budget loads
- ERP / finance systems: Working knowledge of SAP (FI/CO, WBS / project systems, fixed assets); exposure to month-end close and journal entries
- BI / dashboards: Power BI or Tableau
- Communication: Explains variances clearly to non-finance stakeholders

Good to have

- Headcount cost center analysis: Experience with HC planning, reporting and reconciliation
- Workday Projects: Experience with Workday Projects set-up and reconciliation
- Capitalization amortization: Familiarity with AUC, capitalization and amortization simulations
- BI / dashboards: Power BI or Tableau for dashboards and reporting
- Working style: Detail-oriented, deadline-driven, self-starter, comfortable with multiple recurring cycles and ad-hoc requests

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