SUMMARY

Financial Analyst for Corporate Finance will assist the Corporate Finance Leadership in US in building a best-in-class Business Analytics Organization in India Shared Services & Corporate Functions. This professional will work directly with US-based Corporate Finance personnel in an integrated team to support the Corporate Finance responsibilities around consolidated reporting, budgeting and forecasting for RealPage globally.

Reporting functionally to the VP of Corporate Finance and locally to the Finance Leader(s), s/he will take business analytics to the next level across segments, Corporate, and technology investments, and partnering across Finance and cross-functionally.  Specific responsibilities will include:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Preparation of Monthly financial metrics and KPIs specific to various products or groups P&L & Headcount Reporting / Analytics & Commentary Preparation of various P&L & Headcount reports and ensuring timely adherence to deadlines Monthly variance Reporting and apt with Risks & Opportunities and Flash reporting (pre-month end estimates of expenses) Refreshing & Analyzing Billing Logs, Site Activations, Licenses and Revenue reconciliations Ability to create adhoc reports, analyze Big data and draw meaningful inferences and trends. Reviewing processes and suggesting/ implementing improvements & changes to current procedures Able to Prepare Executive Dashboards and Content for Variance walks. Collaborate with senior members of the team and the business line CFO to work on regular, ad-hoc requests and present financial information-MORs, BOD Decks, Monthly Forecast and HC approvals. Ability to provide innovation and improve processes & participate and support the Finance Transformation. Identifying, Analyzing, Investigating and Explaining key movements and trends in P&L lines and components Ability to engage with the US partners, drive the discussions around process pain points and initiate improvement projects and deploy right resources and provide Project status.

Budgeting and Forecast Process:

Working with US Finance partners to support and provide working for monthly forecasts and annual financial plans, including reporting & analysis to explain changes against various baselines. Able to model variance analysis for Headcount/Expenses and Revenue (Billing) as required. Provide R&O in various approach and work on bridging the gaps. Work with the larger team for setting up the budget and forecast operating rhythm -suggest improvements and manage all stakeholders.

Month End Reporting activities:

Familiar with Month end cycle and able to drove coordination with GL Accounting, AP and other teams. Should be able to review accrual/ Reclass JE for posting. Track & Review financials daily during the month-end period and reporting to the US partners comparing Actual to plan/ forecast/ prior period to ensure correct month-end close & investigating unusual postings. Working as part of a diverse team spread across the region, Interaction with a wide range of people and exposure to Regional /Global Finance Partners/Leaders. Inspects and evaluates Vendor details (AP) purchase orders, invoices assist in spend management and identifying accruals. Be able to provide a summary or a consolidated impact on various P&L, SGA etc on each workday for the prelim & final close.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree preferred. Should be an MBA/CA/ICWA or similar with 8-10 years’ experience (6-8 Years for FPA and 2+ Skilled user of financial database software applications, BI tools and with ERP (SAP/Oracle/Epicor/FRx). Expertise in Microsoft Suite: Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, (Macro Knowledge Preferable)

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES

A quick learner and ability to independently support US partner with minimal supervision. Strong attention to detail in supporting management reporting with data analysis and presentation Ability to multi-task and work in a challenging fast paced environment Strong work ethic with a positive, can-do attitude Should be a role model new analysts Excellent verbal and written communications skills Must be self-motivating, hardworking, analytical and proactive Flexible with shift timings and able to stretch on project deadlines/Month ends