Assistant Manager Financial Planning & Analysis

  • Gurugram
  • Ihg Hotels E Resorts
Deliver financial insight to support the CoE FP&A and Hotel Operations teams and Finance business partners in driving performance and value to IHG. Individual accountabilities •Provide day-to-day decision support activities to the respective UK CoE team and relevant Finance business partners, incl. supporting the first round of budgeting and forecasting, and management reporting and analysis for System size and pipeline, Corporate, and Hotels results •Deliver activities including reporting and forecasting of System Size and Pipeline performance. •Create and maintain dashboards and static packs. •Populate standard reports with data, incl. consolidation of sub-sets and flash commentary. •Flexible to provide ad hoc reports and analysis, incl. scenario modeling to support decision-making. •Identify process improvement opportunities and support the delivery of improvements in processes, systems, controls and procedures. •Build strong relationships with the CoE and collaborate to deliver high-quality outputs. •Maintain a strong relationship with BSC, being able to collaborate to resolve issues quickly and effectively. •Ensure documentation of relevant processes is created and maintained. •Support audit queries. Critical Knowledge and Experience •Preferably CA/CWA with up to 5 years of work experience in a similar role or CA (I)/CWA (I)/MBA in Finance with at least 7 years of work experience in a similar role. •Experience as a finance analyst is desired, including experience with operational planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, management reporting. •Advanced user of Oracle, reporting tools, Excel, and PowerPoint. •Knowledge of Essbase/Smart view, •Able to proactively and independently manage workload and work as a team player. •Ability to prioritize and to operate effectively in a fast-moving, global environment with tight deadlines. •Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail. •Strong oral and written communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills. •Critical thinking and ability to connect and explain the linkage between drivers and outputs.