Hybrid Lead Assistant Manager

at EXL

• Job title: Lead Assistant Manager
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Kochi, India

About the role

• Lead Assistant Manager conducting financial analysis, budgeting, and performance tracking for EXL. Collaborating with leadership to provide financial recommendations and improve processes within the business.

Responsibilities

• Carrying Cost Benefit Analysis of key initiatives
• Preparation of budgets, financial forecasts and operating plans
• Tracking performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
• Business partnering, financial analysis and tracking
• Financial information dissemination & analysis thereof for decision making and control
• Analyze financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
• Supporting Senior Management and Departments Heads with in-depth analysis of financials and tracking the same against the Budget
• Provide recommendations to business with cost control opportunities
• MIS reporting to Management
• Preparation of Quarterly and Monthly Financial reports, Capital Expenditure analysis and other project reports as requested by senior management
• Present reports on Variance analysis and impact of foreign exchange on business
• Computing accurate rate cards and margins
• Analyzing the pricing inputs and impact of the same on business
• Analyzing actuals with the pricing
• Closely working with the Client leadership team on various adhoc projects and reports
• Manage time and expectations
• Ensure all the activities are completed within due dates specified by client
• Initiate and facilitate continuous process improvements
• Identify, initiate and coordinate best practice strategies, standardization and process

Requirements

• 5-8 years of operational experience as part of the FP&A, General Accounting and Controllership function
• Graduates/ Master degree in commerce
• CA-Inter, MBA, CA Candidates

Benefits

• Excellent oral/written communication skills
• Strong accounting knowledge
• Ability to document the process
• Able to prioritize multiple activities and projects
• Understanding of end-to-end processes and appreciation of critical parameters
• Problem identification and analytical ability
• Strong knowledge of MS Office
• Ability to work with cross-cultural
• Must be a self-starter, detail oriented with the ability to meet deadlines under pressure
• Ability to multi task and to work effectively as part of a team
• Commitment and drive for results
• Ability to understand and question established process guidelines in order to bring about possible process improvements