Senior Financial Systems Analyst - CPM / Financial Planning Systems

Education : Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Information Systems, Business, or a related field; Master's degree or relevant finance/CPM certification preferred. Experience : At least 5 - 8 years of experience in financial systems, corporate finance, or FP&A, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, data analysis, or financial systems administration; experience in a global organization preferred. • Strong understanding of financial concepts, including P&L, cost center/account structures, planning, forecasting, variance analysis, and management reporting. • Hands-on experience with CPM/EPM platforms such as CCH Tagetik, OneStream, Oracle EPM/Hyperion, Anaplan, SAP Analytics Cloud Planning, Adaptive Planning, or similar. • Experience with ERP and financial systems such as SAP, Oracle, or similar enterprise platforms, including upstream and downstream financial data flows. • Proven ability to configure and administer complex financial system components including dimensions, hierarchies, workflows, business rules, metadata, and security. • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to independently assess complex issues, evaluate multiple sources of information, and drive root-cause resolution. • Experience leading or coordinating system enhancements, testing/UAT, upgrades, releases, or finance transformation workstreams with minimal guidance. • Advanced proficiency in Excel, financial modelling, data analysis, and reporting tools; experience with Power BI or similar analytics tools is a plus. • Strong business acumen, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate finance requirements into system solutions and build consensus across teams. Technical Skills : • Strong working knowledge of CPM/EPM platforms for planning, budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and reporting; CCH Tagetik experience preferred. • Advanced system configuration and administration skills across metadata, dimensions, hierarchies, workflows, business rules, user roles, access, and permissions. • Experience with data integration and transformation, including ERP connectivity, mappings, validations, reconciliations, and financial data import/export management. • Ability to perform system monitoring, issue diagnosis, maintenance, testing, release support, and controls to maintain system reliability and data integrity. • Advanced reporting and data analysis capabilities; knowledge of SQL, TGKML, scripting, or automation/data integration tools is a strong plus. Soft Skills : • Independent and accountable professional who can manage complex activities with minimal guidance and exercise sound judgment. • Strategic and analytical thinker who connects financial process needs with scalable system design, governance, and controls. • Strong problem solver who anticipates risks, performs root-cause analysis, and drives practical, sustainable improvements. • Effective communicator who can explain difficult financial and technical concepts clearly to both business and technology stakeholders. • Collaborative influencer who builds trust, works across global cross-functional teams, and helps establish alignment and consensus. • Proactive and adaptable team member who acts as a resource for colleagues, manages competing priorities, and thrives in a dynamic environment. ESSENTIAL DUTIES System Management & Governance • Own advanced configuration, administration, and ongoing support of CPM/EPM and related financial systems supporting the Health organization. • Administer user access, roles, permissions, hierarchies, workflows, metadata, business rules, and other system configurations, ensuring appropriate governance and controls. • Monitor system performance, scheduled processes, data loads, and integrations; investigate complex issues and coordinate timely resolution across Finance, IT, vendors, and business teams. • Lead system maintenance, updates, regression testing, UAT, and release activities while maintaining detailed system documentation, SOPs, and support materials. Planning, Forecasting & Reporting • Support and enhance planning, budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, and reporting processes, ensuring financial data is accurate, complete, and available according to business timelines. • Partner with Finance and FP&A stakeholders to gather requirements, analyze financial and process needs, and develop management reports, dashboards, and system solutions. • Perform advanced data and variance analysis, reconcile financial information across systems, and translate business requirements into configurations, validations, automations, and data flows. Continuous Improvement & Project Leadership • Identify and implement opportunities to automate, simplify, and standardize financial processes, controls, system configurations, and reporting. • Lead or independently manage workstreams for CPM/EPM enhancements, integrations, upgrades, implementations, and other finance technology initiatives. • Apply best practices and lessons learned to improve system reliability, scalability, user experience, and governance across Finance Shared Services and supported business teams. Stakeholder Management & User Support • Provide comprehensive support to finance system users, including complex issue resolution, guidance, training, and knowledge transfer. • Coordinate with Health Finance, Shared Services, IT, external partners, and other stakeholders to align priorities, requirements, solution design, and delivery timelines. • Serve as a subject matter resource for colleagues and leadership by providing clear status updates, metrics, recommendations, and insights on financial systems and improvement initiatives. • TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS Minimal travel might be required. • PHYSICAL DEMANDS Working from the Kalyani Nagar, Pune office on a hybrid schedule (Mondays and Tuesdays). Our Interview Practices To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we