To proceed with Akshay Gupta The position of is a part of the Business Office within Markets Technology. The incumbent will be part of the global business office team and will have an opportunity to also work directly with our senior technology managers, to provide relevant analysis/support to help assess and forecast financial impact of key decisions. The ideal candidate must have prior vendor management & financial/business analysis in business support functions.
Core Responsibilities
This includes, but is not limited to the following tasks:
- Manage the annual budget process (***MM) – work with clients and portfolio managers to establish the budget for our Book of Work which includes Contractor spend.
- Review and validation of financial forecast, accruals, variance analysis– adjust forecast as necessary adapting to changing business requirements and priorities.
- Manage the resource hiring and forecasts in line with the organization's resource location strategies associated with vendor
- Work with PM teams on a regular basis to get periodic updates and data
- Provide reports and analyses to senior managers to summarize vendor spend and burn rate
- Lead the recent budget cycle for vendor spend & understand requirements for the following year
- Monitor program spend progress to ensure appropriate financial management and adherence to budget
- Adhoc management requests such as financial updates, resource and hiring reports
- Promote process improvement in all areas involved; Create and maintain process standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with Procurement, Third party Management team, Vendor and Tech managers to ensure all contracts are being executed/ renewed in time and invoices paid in time.
Required Qualifications
- Academic: Undergraduate Degree. Master's degree preferred
- Strong attention to detail required and a commitment to quality
- Analytical skills to present meaningful information to senior management for decision making
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and effectively manage through changing priorities in a dynamic environment
- The candidate must demonstrate energy and dedication, be goal-oriented and self-sufficient.
- Strong organizational and follow-up skills - follow through and adjust as needed to complete project with minimal supervision.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, must be a good team player
- Expert in Excel/MS Office applications. Must be able to manipulate and link data from various sources.
- Excellent presentation and documentation skills. Ability to present to senior management.
- This role supports Global Teams, so flexibility with work hours is required
- Proven success in establishing relationships with various stakeholders and technology groups
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team – being able to collaborate in a remote team setting
- Minimum 4 years of work experience.
Experience in business planning and/or analysis preferred.