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Job Description
- Lead the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting process. Coordinate with business stakeholders to develop revenue, expense, headcount and investment forecasts. Consolidate financial plans and ensure alignment with business objectives. Analyse Actual vs Budget vs Forecast performance and explain key variances. Maintain rolling forecasts and update financial outlook based on latest business trends and assumptions. Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to assess potential financial outcomes. Act as a finance business partner to senior stakeholders and functional leaders. Translate financial data into clear business insights and actionable recommendations. Challenge assumptions and provide financial guidance to support commercial and operational decisions. Partner with cost owners to understand spending patterns, risks and opportunities. Support business cases and investment decisions through financial modelling and analysis.
Responsibilities
- Lead the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting process.
- Coordinate with business stakeholders to develop revenue, expense, headcount and investment forecasts.
- Consolidate financial plans and ensure alignment with business objectives.
- Analyse Actual vs Budget vs Forecast performance and explain key variances.
- Maintain rolling forecasts and update financial outlook based on latest business trends and assumptions.
- Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis to assess potential financial outcomes.
- Act as a finance business partner to senior stakeholders and functional leaders. Translate financial data into clear business insights and actionable recommendations. Challenge assumptions and provide financial guidance to support commercial and operational decisions. Partner with cost owners to understand spending patterns, risks and opportunities. Support business cases and investment decisions through financial modelling and analysis.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or related field.
- MBA (Finance), CA Inter, ACCA, CIMA, or equivalent qualification preferred.
EXL is the indispensable partner for leading businesses in data-led industries such as insurance, banking and financial services, healthcare, retail and logistics. We bring a unique combination of data, advanced analytics, digital technology and industry expertise to help our clients turn data into insights, streamline operations, improve customer experience, and transform their business. Our partnerships with clients are built on a foundation of collaboration – and we’ve been chosen as a partner by nine of the top ten leading US insurance companies, nine of the top 20 global banks, and six of the top ten US health care payers. We function as one team to make your goals our goals, whether that’s unlocking the value of generative AI or embedding analytics into workflows that reduce risk or power your growth. Clients choose EXL as their transformation partner for many reasons. Our geographic diversity make talent all over the world instantly accessible. Digital accelerators enable unmatched speed-to-value, letting you realize results fast. It’s our people that truly set us apart, though, including the 1,500 data scientists we have dedicated to our generative AI practice. And our more than twenty years of experience in delivering business services, garnering stellar client references, and maintaining a solid balance sheet are reassuring to our C-suite clients. Find out for yourself why clients, employees, and analysts think we’re some of the best in the business. Contact us to see how we can help you achieve your goals.



