351 Strategic Finance jobs in India

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We're looking for a Senior Analyst, Investor Relations & Strategic Finance to join our Strategic Finance Team. Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Investor Relations & Strategic Finance, you'll be responsible for:
+ Performing comprehensive financial, competitive, and market analyses for benchmarking and valuation insight
+ Tracking cybersecurity and technology trends alongside key financial and strategic business drivers
+ Collaborating across departments and with business leaders to drive strategic projects and ensure consistent metrics
+ Building industry financial models and analyzing data to identify business and financial trends
+ Supporting the quarterly earnings process, including material preparation, and reviewing market/sell-side research
**What We're Looking for (Minimum Qualifications)**
+ MBA/Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Quants, or Engineering; CFA helps, but not required
+ 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably in Consulting, Strategic Finance, Corporate Development, Investment Banking, Equity Research
+ Strong financial and analytical skills with ability to interpret information and financial concepts and apply them in business analysis
**What Will Make You Stand Out (Preferred Qualifications)**
+ Excellent proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
+ Demonstrated understanding of technology and business models
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+ Various health plans
+ Time off plans for vacation and sick time
+ Parental leave options
+ Retirement options
+ Education reimbursement
+ In-office perks, and more!
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LinkedIn is the world's largest professional network, built to create economic opportunity for every member of the global workforce. Our products help people make powerful connections, discover exciting opportunities, build necessary skills, and gain valuable insights every day. We're also committed to providing transformational opportunities for our own employees by investing in their growth. We aspire to create a culture that's built on trust, care, inclusion, and fun - where everyone can succeed.
Join us to transform the way the world works.
Location: Bangalore
At LinkedIn, our approach to flexible work is centered on trust and optimized for culture, connection, clarity, and the evolving needs of our business. The work location of this role is hybrid, meaning it will be performed both from home and from a LinkedIn office on select days, as determined by the business needs of the team.
Our Monetization Strategic Finance team is searching for a strategic and results-driven Senior Manager of Strategic Finance, Marketplace Performance for LinkedIn Sales Solutions (LSS). This person will partner closely with senior R&D leaders to craft our long-term term strategy, drive focus efforts on top priorities and shape the future growth of LSS. A strong candidate will be able to demonstrate a track record of strategic insight, analytical rigor, synthesized communication; and have experience with executive partnership, leading transformational initiatives, and team leadership that empowers and develops our talented employees.
The role is highly cross-functional, blending strategy & execution, creating clarity and speed to execution of needle-moving corporate priorities. The ideal candidate will be passionate about solving highly complex ambiguous operational and strategic questions within LinkedIn's R&D team and has exceptional business acumen and the skills to operate autonomously to identify, prioritize, partner, influence and implement high-impact change.
This role will report to LinkedIn's Senior Director of LSS Strategic Finance.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Identifies new opportunities for growth, makes novel strategic recommendations, and drives strategy development for a function/line of business/organizations. Inspire teams to break organizational assumptions and challenge status quo.
+ Ensures pressure testing of growth opportunities and ensures the consideration of trade-offs and implications across functions/lines of business/organizations.
+ Leverages insights, data, internal/external trends, and narratives to influence stakeholders and executive leadership.
+ Drives alignment by synthesizing problems and communicates point of view to support decision-making on strategic issues affecting the function/line of business/organization.
+ Leads and develops multiple complex workstreams, projects, or operational processes within a function/line of business/organization.
+ Anticipates obstacles and leverages expertise to recommend and drive implementation of innovative solutions.
+ Serve as the connective tissue of a cross-functional team (including Sales, Product Management, Marketing, Sales Operations, Finance, Business Development, Corporate Development, and other internal groups, etc.), working to share knowledge and drive people towards a common goal.
+ Oversees team(s) responsible for supporting performance management by creating, maintaining, and updating models and forecasts.
+ Reviews forecasts, analyzes risks and opportunities, and anticipates effects of internal/external metrics trends and behavior in meeting targets.
+ Leads a work team in alignment with the culture and values of the organization, including people development and diversity, inclusion, and belonging.
+ Coaches team members and provides actionable, concrete project-oriented feedback (after a meeting, end-of-project review) to colleagues and/or partners.
+ Supports career development goals of team and encourages opportunities for people development, movement and transformation across the team and company.
**Basic Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Business, Business Analytics, Finance, or related field
+ 8+ years of experience in finance, finance accounting, management consulting, investment banking, or related field OR equivalent experience
**Preferred Qualifications:**
+ 5+ years of people management experience
+ 5+ years of experience in the technology industry
+ 2+ years partnering w/ product or R&D leaders
+ Excellent communication and analytical skills with the ability to distill complex thoughts and strategies into simple, actionable recommendations
**Suggested Skills**
+ Communication
+ Influencing for Impact
+ Innovation
+ Problem Solving
+ Strategic Thinking
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**Job Description:**
**Overall Purpose:** Conduct comprehensive financial analysis, ensuring accurate forecasting, strategic planning, and data-driven recommendations to achieve and optimize organizational financial objectives.
**Key Roles and Responsibilities:** Typical tasks may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- **Strategic Financial Planning and Analysis:** Lead financial planning processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning. Provide strategic recommendations to senior management based on financial analysis and projections. Analyze financial performance against key business metrics to document and assess progress.
- **Financial Reporting and Data Interpretation:** Prepare and present comprehensive financial reports (balance sheets, income statements, cash flow statements) ensuring accuracy and compliance. Conduct in-depth financial analysis to identify trends and provide actionable insights for decision-makers.
- **Budget Management and Financial Modeling:** Oversee the preparation and management of company budgets, monitor actual performance, and analyze variances. Develop and maintain financial models to support business initiatives, investments, and financial opportunities.
- **Team Leadership and Development:** Mentor junior financial analysts, providing training and development opportunities to enhance skills and knowledge.
- **Other Duties as Assigned:** Identify financial risks and develop mitigation strategies, ensure compliance with financial regulations, streamline financial processes, communicate financial insights to stakeholders, and support audits and reviews.
**Job Contribution:** An experienced professional, recognized as an expert, creatively resolving complex issues with broad and in-depth knowledge. Leads significant projects with strategic autonomy, influencing executive decisions. Mentors less experienced staff, implements long-term plans impacting the organization, and frequently collaborates with senior leadership. **Supervisor:** Yes
**Education/Experience:** Bachelor's degree in commerce/accountancy (BCom). Also, Chartered Accountant (or equivalent professional degree) with at least 10+ years of post-qualification experience. Certification is required in some areas.
**Weekly Hours:**
40
**Time Type:**
Regular
**Location:**
Bangalore, India
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Core functions:
+ Minimum 6+ years of financial cost controlling experience
+ Experience in annual financial planning, forecasting and monthly close/ variance
+ Ability to interact, engage and influence senior business leaders
+ Knowledge of SAP and financial reporting structure
+ Hands on and detail oriented, with a strong ability to co-ordinate across different Geographies
+ Ability to manage multiple functions at same point of time
Role Responsibilities:
+ Formulate annual operating plan and forecast for various functions in concurrence with business and finance leaders
+ Demonstrate deep understanding of underlying business drivers and assist business/ finance leaders to attain strategic business vision
+ Advise business leaders on attaining their business targets
+ Ensure minimal variance to annual operating plan and forecast. Ensure all variances are thoroughly explained and justified
+ Have periodic review of financials with business & finance leaders
+ Ability to be a team player, troubleshooter and a consensus-builder
+ Excellent verbal and written communications skills
+ Ability to thrive in Ambiguity and embrace change
+ Ability to aggregate large volumes of data and construct useful analysis for Management insights
+ Excellent presentation skills
+ Demonstrated ability to be proactive and self-driven with the capacity to work in a dynamic work environment
Qualifications:
+ 6+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience required
+ Undergraduate degree/ Post graduate degree and 2-4years relevant experience preferred
+ SAP experience required

Core functions:
+ Minimum 6+ years of financial cost controlling experience
+ Experience in annual financial planning, forecasting and monthly close/ variance
+ Ability to interact, engage and influence senior business leaders
+ Knowledge of SAP and financial reporting structure
+ Hands on and detail oriented, with a strong ability to co-ordinate across different Geographies
+ Ability to manage multiple functions at same point of time
Role Responsibilities:
+ Formulate annual operating plan and forecast for various functions in concurrence with business and finance leaders
+ Demonstrate deep understanding of underlying business drivers and assist business/ finance leaders to attain strategic business vision
+ Advise business leaders on attaining their business targets
+ Ensure minimal variance to annual operating plan and forecast. Ensure all variances are thoroughly explained and justified
+ Have periodic review of financials with business & finance leaders
+ Ability to be a team player, troubleshooter and a consensus-builder
+ Excellent verbal and written communications skills
+ Ability to thrive in Ambiguity and embrace change
+ Ability to aggregate large volumes of data and construct useful analysis for Management insights
+ Excellent presentation skills
+ Demonstrated ability to be proactive and self-driven with the capacity to work in a dynamic work environment
Qualifications:
+ 6+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and work experience required
+ Undergraduate degree/ Post graduate degree and 2-4years relevant experience preferred
+ SAP experience required

Core functions:
1. Minimum 3-4 years of financial revenue and cost controlling experience
2. Experience in annual financial planning, forecasting, monthly close/ variance, cost control and margin improvement.
3. Ability to interact, engage and influence senior business leaders Knowledge of SAP and financial reporting structure
4. Ability to manage multiple functions at same point of time
Role Responsibilities:
1. Formulate annual operating plan and forecast for various accounts in concurrence with business and finance leaders
2. Demonstrate deep understanding of underlying business drivers and assist business/ finance leaders to attain strategic business vision
3. Advise business leaders on attaining their business targets
4. Ensure minimal variance to annual operating plan and forecast.
5. Ensure all variances are thoroughly explained and justified
6. Have periodic review of financials with business & finance leaders
7. Ability to be a team player, troubleshooter and a consensus-builder
8. Excellent verbal and written communications skills
9. Ability to aggregate large volumes of data and construct useful analysis for Management insights
11. Excellent presentation skills
12. Demonstrated ability to be proactive and self-driven with the capacity to work in a dynamic work environment

Core functions:
1. Minimum 3-4 years of financial revenue and cost controlling experience
2. Experience in annual financial planning, forecasting, monthly close/ variance, cost control and margin improvement.
3. Ability to interact, engage and influence senior business leaders Knowledge of SAP and financial reporting structure
4. Ability to manage multiple functions at same point of time
Role Responsibilities:
1. Formulate annual operating plan and forecast for various accounts in concurrence with business and finance leaders
2. Demonstrate deep understanding of underlying business drivers and assist business/ finance leaders to attain strategic business vision
3. Advise business leaders on attaining their business targets
4. Ensure minimal variance to annual operating plan and forecast.
5. Ensure all variances are thoroughly explained and justified
6. Have periodic review of financials with business & finance leaders
7. Ability to be a team player, troubleshooter and a consensus-builder
8. Excellent verbal and written communications skills
9. Ability to aggregate large volumes of data and construct useful analysis for Management insights
11. Excellent presentation skills
12. Demonstrated ability to be proactive and self-driven with the capacity to work in a dynamic work environment

Account Finance Controller role for large global accounts in Services business.
- Will have ownership of P&L, FP&A activities, deal approvals, and business support to client delivery executive and client executive.
- Individual would drive various projects / initiatives in the job role
- Own and manager customer P&L including Reporting, Forecasting, Outlook, variance analysis
- Provide subject matter expertise to business partners -contributes to the development of new techniques and plans within area of expertise.
- Provides insights into business performance through regular interactions with business partners.
- Understanding of the deal model & related revenue/ cost recognition implications.
- Integrates trends, data and information into Plans, Forecasts/ Outlook and also in other deliverables and recommendations.
- Complete understanding of customer contracts for the accounts being managed.
- Develop a good working relationship with the business partners and across other functions - accounting, FP&A, Sales comp team, etc.
- Oversight of AR and revenue recognition activities.
- Work on abstract and complex problems requiring evaluation of intangible variations
- Detailed analysis of Rev and costs and provide feedback to business on operational efficiency opportunities
- Manage special projects and program execution - guide business partners to drive completion.Experience and Education
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in IT Services or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Preferably CA/MBA Finance
- Working in a large Indian /multinational organization preferred.
- Strong communication and business partnership skills
- Previous experience in Services Business finance preferable.
- Strong financial acumen around contract financials and accounting
- Strong FP&A skills are core to the job. Previous experience in P&L management, working with leadership teams preferred
- Ability to understand contract language and be able to correlate operational activities and their impact on contract financials.
- Insightful variance analysis and driving account towards higher revenue and profitability.
- Ability to work in a matrix organization and comfort in dealing with ambiguity.
- Familiarity with SAP / Oracle Financials, Project accounting, Hyperion.
- Key customers are Vertical Controller, Sub-Vertical controller, Business heads and client managers on the account.

Account Finance Controller role for large global accounts in Services business.
- Will have ownership of P&L, FP&A activities, deal approvals, and business support to client delivery executive and client executive.
- Individual would drive various projects / initiatives in the job role
- Own and manager customer P&L including Reporting, Forecasting, Outlook, variance analysis
- Provide subject matter expertise to business partners -contributes to the development of new techniques and plans within area of expertise.
- Provides insights into business performance through regular interactions with business partners.
- Understanding of the deal model & related revenue/ cost recognition implications.
- Integrates trends, data and information into Plans, Forecasts/ Outlook and also in other deliverables and recommendations.
- Complete understanding of customer contracts for the accounts being managed.
- Develop a good working relationship with the business partners and across other functions - accounting, FP&A, Sales comp team, etc.
- Oversight of AR and revenue recognition activities.
- Work on abstract and complex problems requiring evaluation of intangible variations
- Detailed analysis of Rev and costs and provide feedback to business on operational efficiency opportunities
- Manage special projects and program execution - guide business partners to drive completion.Experience and Education
- 1-2 years of relevant experience in IT Services or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Preferably CA/MBA Finance
- Working in a large Indian /multinational organization preferred.
- Strong communication and business partnership skills
- Previous experience in Services Business finance preferable.
- Strong financial acumen around contract financials and accounting
- Strong FP&A skills are core to the job. Previous experience in P&L management, working with leadership teams preferred
- Ability to understand contract language and be able to correlate operational activities and their impact on contract financials.
- Insightful variance analysis and driving account towards higher revenue and profitability.
- Ability to work in a matrix organization and comfort in dealing with ambiguity.
- Familiarity with SAP / Oracle Financials, Project accounting, Hyperion.
- Key customers are Vertical Controller, Sub-Vertical controller, Business heads and client managers on the account.