Senior Associate to Finance Planning & Analysis team

Required work experience: at least 5 years of experience, out of which a minimum of 2 years must be experience in FP&A (budgeting, cost accounting, controlling, management reporting) practices in large corporations or experience in consulting to finance functions

Employment time: Full time on-site

Job Description & Summary:

As a Senior Associate you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Participate in cross-functional internal and client teams to develop and deliver finance transformation projects covering budgeting, cost/separate cost accounting, management reporting policies and procedures
• Play a role in advising clients on finance-related matters and designing solutions that can help address complex finance-related challenges, achieve sustainable results and demonstrate real impact
• Foster relationships with client personnel at appropriate levels. Consistently deliver quality client services
• Assist in the management and coaching of junior team members during projects and actively mentor Consultants in the FP&A team
• Keep up to date with current regional and global economic and business trends, particularly maintaining a keen interest in Finance trends and the impact on our clients
• Actively participate in business development activities by conducting market research and preparing proposals.

Education Level:

• Bachelor / master’s degree from a leading university (Finance, Mathematics, Statistics Economics, Accounting or IT degree)
• Professional qualification (ACCA, SAP, 1C etc.) is an advantage
• Professional certification related to ERP/EPM solutions is an advantage
• Experience, knowledge, skills:
• Strong focus on personal & professional growth and development
• A good understanding of at least one of the following:

- Finance Technology Transformation

- Budgeting

- Finance modelling

- Cost/Separate cost accounting

• Client-focused approach, with the ability to build strong relationships with diverse internal and external teams in demanding environments
• Excellent organizational skills, having the ability to prioritise workload whilst being resilient and able to cope well under pressure and meet tight deadlines
• Experienced user of the following programs Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, MS Word
• Passionate about innovation in Finance (BI, EPM, RPA, AI, etc.) as an advantage

Desired languages: Russian, English