[Hiring] FP&A Analyst @Definitive Healthcare, India

Role Description

This is a remote role based in India. Reporting to the VP FP&A and working closely with the finance team and business partners, the FP&A analyst adds value by developing and presenting accurate financial insights. The FP&A Analyst will leverage various tools & systems to provide timely and accurate financial insights and help support:

• Research significant variances from planned or forecast by helping to identify, understand and share drivers effectively with VP FP&A, finance team and business partners.
• Track resources for new onboards, exits compared to planned or forecasted results.
• Help develop robust assumptions to support the annual operating plan and ongoing projections.
• Helping to implement ongoing process improvements to drive business insights.
• Participate in ad hoc business analysis for partnerships, strategic investments, etc.

Qualifications

• Combination of a bachelor’s degree and 2-5 years of relevant experience.
• Proficiency in excel and expense management software.
• Experience in industries that involve product management or significant investment planning (e.g., technology, SaaS, manufacturing).
• Proven experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) with a focus on headcount and spend forecasting.
• Analytical skills with ability to research & interpret financial & business data, identify trends, understand drivers of variances.
• Strong business partnering skills with ability to collaborate across both finance & with business leaders.
• Passion for helping to build, maintain templates, calendars and robust processes.
• Manage competing priorities in fast moving environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and present findings to stakeholders and collaborate with teams.
• Accounting knowledge with understanding of general ledger, cost allocation & budget principles.
• Ability to manage multiple tools (NetSuite, Adaptive Planning) & processes.

Requirements

• Monthly reporting packs with What Really Matters metrics delivered timely and accurately.
• Monthly rolling forecasts, budgets with analysis of variances and implications.
• Headcount Tracking for adds, exits vs budget, forecast, prior year across various dimensions (business unit, function, title, location).
• Tracking expenses by vendor engagement and partnering with procurement, business to understand projected expenditures, tracking variances, monitoring changes in contractual terms, etc.
• Support individual business unit reporting including cost allocation methodology.
• Support Board meeting preparation.
• Ad hoc business analysis to support decision framework, procurement planning.
• Help continuously improve FP&A processes, tools, and systems to support dynamic business needs and improve forecasting accuracy.