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Director Financial Planning & Analysis
Job Id: R0000423791
Director, FP&A and Data Analytics
Role Overview:
We are seeking a seasoned leader to serve as Director of Analytics for our India-based FP&A Reporting & Analytics team. This role will act as the site leader for the India team, focusing on talent development, technical coaching, and alignment with global analytics standards. While this role does not directly own US work deliverables, it plays a critical role in ensuring the India team is skilled, engaged, and consistently delivering high-quality reporting and analytics support for global FP&A stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
People & Team Leadership
- Serve as the leader for the India FP&A analytics team, representing the function locally.
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of analysts and managers, fostering career growth and engagement.
- Build a strong culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Drive recruiting, onboarding, and retention of top analytics talent in India.
Capability Development
- Provide technical and analytical coaching across descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and BI analytics.
- Build structured training programs to upskill the team on tools (Power BI, SQL, Python), methods, and FP&A-relevant analytics practices.
- Partner with global leaders to standardize tools, processes, and definitions across sites.
- Ensure best practices in reporting automation, data visualization, and financial analytics are adopted consistently.
Global Partnership & Support
- Act as the India point-of-contact for US FP&A Reporting & Analytics leadership.
- Facilitate seamless collaboration and handoffs between India and US teams.
- Support alignment of India team output to US strategic priorities through technical guidance, quality checks, and issue resolution.
- Represent India’s voice in global forums, ensuring integration into global FP&A Reporting & Analytics strategy.
Operational Excellence
- Ensure the India team consistently delivers accurate, timely, and standardized reporting packages.
- Oversee capacity planning and resource allocation for the India team, ensuring workload balance and scalability.
- Drive a culture of process improvement, automation, and efficiency in analytics delivery.
- Partner with Finance Capabilities and governance teams to ensure FP&A data is accurate, secure, and trusted.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in data analytics, business intelligence, or FP&A analytics, with at least 5 years in leadership roles.
- Strong background in analytics tools and technologies (e.g., SQL, Power BI/Tableau, Python/R, Excel modeling).
- Demonstrated success in leading large analytics teams in a global, matrixed environment.
- Excellent people leadership skills – talent development, coaching, performance management.
- Strong understanding of FP&A concepts (forecasting, variance analysis, financial reporting).
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills across geographies.
- Experience working with US counterparts in a follow-the-sun or shared-services model preferred.
Success in This Role Means
- India team members are engaged, skilled, and growing in their careers.
- Analytics processes are consistent, efficient, and scalable across US and India.
- The India team is seen as a trusted partner by stakeholders, providing reliable reporting and analytical support.
- Technical capabilities of the team continuously evolve, keeping pace with global analytics maturity.
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Your financial well-being is bright with TII's comprehensive flexible insurance program, National Pension System, learning assistance program, day care support and much more.
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