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Form of workSynchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.
· We have recently been ranked #5 among India’s Best Companies to Work for 2023, #21 under LinkedIn Top Companies in India list, and received Top 25 BFSI recognition from Great Place to Work India. We have been ranked Top 5 among India’s Best Workplaces in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Top 10 among India’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2022.
· We offer 100% Work from Home flexibility for all our Functional employees and provide some of the best- in-class Employee Benefits and Programs catering to work-life balance and overall well-being. In addition to this, we also have Regional Engagement Hubs across India and a co-working space in Bangalore.
...Synchrony (NYSE: SYF) is a premier consumer financial services company delivering one of the industry’s most complete digitally enabled product suites. Our experience, expertise and scale encompass a broad spectrum of industries including digital, health and wellness, retail, telecommunications, home, auto, outdoors, pet and more.
· We have recently been ranked #5 among India’s Best Companies to Work for 2023, #21 under LinkedIn Top Companies in India list, and received Top 25 BFSI recognition from Great Place to Work India. We have been ranked Top 5 among India’s Best Workplaces in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and Top 10 among India’s Best Workplaces for Women in 2022.
· We offer 100% Work from Home flexibility for all our Functional employees and provide some of the best- in-class Employee Benefits and Programs catering to work-life balance and overall well-being. In addition to this, we also have Regional Engagement Hubs across India and a co-working space in Bangalore.
Organizational Overview:
FP&A Org is responsible for Finance & planning related activities for larger finance team. The candidate will use analytical skills and general accounting knowledge to apply to various areas related to Financial Planning, budgeting, Forecasting, manual journal entry process, month-end reporting. The role will also be involved in completing various FP&A adhoc projects as per business requirement.
Role Summary/Purpose:
This position is a part of the Finance Centre of Excellence team which carries out Direct ownership & accountability for Planning, Pacing, Reporting and analysis related to Growth Finance function.
Key Responsibilities:
· Assist in key month end activities which provide oversight of completeness and accuracy of underlying management information.
· Reviewing financials on a daily basis during the month-end period and reporting issues to finance management, comparing Actual to plan/ forecast/ prior period to ensure correct month-end close & investigating unusual postings of expenses
· Prepare accruals and other journal entries and lead the month end close process
· Prepare dashboards/Packages, report/analyze and interpret periodic financial data for functional management accurately and on a timely basis
· Monthly management reporting, updating reporting decks & management reviews with Finance Management as required
· Reviewing processes and suggesting/ implementing improvements & changes to current procedures
· Provide commentary and insights on performance against budgeted (OP) plan and prior year
· Prepare monthly and quarterly Estimate reporting (pre- month end estimates of expenses) as well as monthly journal entries
· Perform adhoc analysis on multiple expense categories
· Project management on cross functional teams
· Construct models and/or processes to improve forecasting ability
· Work with US stakeholders to create and review quarterly forecasts and annual OP plans, including reporting & analysis to explain changes against given baselines
· Providing end to end support / take ownership for Operating Planning exercise
· Partner with Transformation Teams for enhanced ways of managing the function.
Required Skills/Knowledge:
· Knowledge of Oracle/Hyperion/Tableau/Power BI.
· Good understanding of Basics in Accounting / financial analysis and Planning / Reporting.
· Strong analytical and problem solving skills, multi-tasking capabilities are a must
· Ability to lead projects, assignments and adhoc requests
· Candidate should have a high level of attention to detail
· Demonstrated strong analytical, project management and organizational skills
· Should have a Proactive approach in problem solving skills
· Good verbal and written communications skills
· Sound Decision making skills
Desired Skills/Knowledge:
· Knowledge of Advanced Excel & Macros
· Experience in a service oriented captive business environment preferred – other experiences in KPO may also be preferred.
Eligibility Criteria:
Bachelors degree in B. Com / CA-Inter / CWA-Inter / Masters in M.Com/ MBA (Finance) / with 3+ Years of relevant work experience or in lieu of a degree 5+ years of Finance Experience.
Work Timings:
This role qualifies for Enhanced Flexibility and Choice offered in Synchrony India and will require the incumbent to be available between 06:00 AM Eastern Time – 11:30 AM Eastern Time (timings are anchored to US Eastern hours and will adjust twice a year locally). This window is for meetings with India and US teams. The remaining hours will be flexible for the employee to choose. Exceptions may apply periodically due to business needs. Please discuss this with the hiring manager for more details.
