Senior Manager- GCH

Job Description

Title                 Senior Manager- GCH

Department      Cost CoE Finance

Location          Gurgaon

Level                6

We’re proud to have been helping our clients build better financial futures for over 50 years. How have we achieved this? By working together - and supporting each other - all over the world. So, join our team and feel like you’re part of something bigger.

About your team

The GCH - Finance team strengthen our focus on being a cost-effective organization and act as a catalyst for efficiency, effectiveness and continuous improvement. They focus on increasing cost transparency, identifying optimisation opportunities whilst leveraging technology and data strategy to drive simplification.

About your role
The role plays a key part in driving cost efficiency, partnering closely with Enterprise & Finance colleagues including Controllers & business finance, business to provide insight and transparency across the assigned cost area. It continuously challenges existing practices, identifying opportunities to simplify, optimise and improve cost management. Additionally working with Tax, transfer pricing & Controllers to ensure LE allocations are run in a robust manner. The role develops deep specialist knowledge of the cost area and contributes to the implementation of best practice, building strong capability over time to:

• End-to-end cost accounting, analysis and reporting across various cost lines including Professional services, Occupany & equipment, etc.
• Execution of other accounting functions related to cost accounting, including but not limited to MoM/ YoY variance analysis and reconciliations for month-end reporting
• Responsible for performing Legal Entity Cost Allocations, including Cost Pool classification, allocation driver methodology review/ updates and Transfer Pricing recharges
• Execution of MoM/ QoQ/ YoY variance analysis of allocated cost at Legal Entity level and periodic updates to the standard Legal Entity allocation model (PCMCS)
• Create engaging and informative monthly and ad-hoc analysis, analyzing movements with the Cost Head from both a Controlling and Business Finance perspective
• Support month end process by investigating variance with budget/forecast and provide thoughtful actions and comments to drive business decisions
• Understand and compile stakeholder requests and provide feasible solutions
• Collaborate with senior stakeholders (including LEC, Group Control & Business Finance teams) acting as subject matter expert for your area and positively representing the GCH
• Get involved in an exciting range of FIL-wide projects or tasks relating to your Cost area
• Maintain a high level of risk awareness and develop a sound control environment to mitigate risk

About you

With a solid background in Finance with exposure to accounting, data analytics, reporting and reconciliations, you’re the specialist we need. You:

• Understand cost accounting & allocations and its downstream impact on Controllership and Business Finance
• Are curious, with strong attention to detail and a love for diving into issues in depth
• Have sound analytical skills and strong knowledge of accounting principles
• Comfortable in working with people and teams across the business to develop, share, accept and implement new ideas
• Love working as part of a team and contributing towards team goals, but also enjoy working independently to deliver results
• Are comfortable with managing multiple tasks and can prioritize and organize effectively
• Can grasp new concepts, assimilate information and deliver high quality solutions at speed

Feel rewarded

For starters, we’ll offer you a comprehensive benefits package. We’ll value your wellbeing and support your development. And we’ll be as flexible as we can about where and when you work – finding a balance that works for all of us. It’s all part of our commitment to making you feel motivated by the work you do and happy to be part of our team. For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.

For more about our work, our approach to dynamic working and how you could build your future here, visit careers.fidelityinternational.com.