Job Profile Bangalore

　　Functional Job Title : Finance CoE Specialist, Senior Associate (6-8 years)

　　Reports to : Finance COE Manager, AVP

　　Department/ Division : Corporate Finance FP&A

　　Basic Purpose of Job:

　　The Finance COE Specialist will be a critical member of the expense allocations team responsible for providing strategic decision support, financial analysis, and reporting in conjunction with supporting the Global Services/Global Delivery business area. The Specialist will develop a thorough understanding of State Street's business practices to effectively perform independent, complex reporting or analytics to support the ad-hoc needs of the businesses. Reporting to the Finance CoE Manager, the Specialist will perform a variety of activities associated with expense allocations, unit-costing and reporting and analytics. The position requires excellent analytical, research and financial modeling ability, coupled with strong communication and time management skills. The successful candidate will be comfortable interfacing and presenting to senior and executive management, both within the finance team and operations.

　　Responsibilities & Tasks Include:

　　Production and analysis of SDAs under GSA hierarchy (GS Americas, GS EMEA, GS APAC, IMS, AIS) which includes approx 350 RCs.Monthly/Quarterly SDA reporting package including variance explanations related to changes vs. budget and prior year.Develop historical unit cost database to be used for executive reporting and analysis.Oversight of non-unit cost allocations including, driver data review, allocation calculation review and client level allocation review, along with keeping a track of RC allocation cycle.Working extensively on HPCM and Hyperion Smartview in developing client-level allocations including driver and mappings for all Global Services SDAs along with reviewing them periodically.Adhoc reporting, inquiry responses and project management as needed.Self-review of reporting & analytics deliverables for first pass accuracy and presenting analytical results, findings as needed.Serves as a subject matter expert on expense allocation related to the Global Services business area and provides guidance, training and oversight to less seasoned analysts.

　　Job Requirements:

　　Education and Experience:

　　Bachelor's/Master's with 4 - 6 years relevant experience ideally covering multiple of the following:Financial Planning & Analysis in a global settingDirect support to business or product line management / executivesFinancial services settingExperience with preparation of budgets for multi-national companiesMulti-dimensional profitability (business, product, client)Unit or project costingProject experienceVariance analysis and reporting of insightsFinancial modellingProductivity analysis

　　Skills/ Knowledge:

　　Must be able to work in a fast paced environmentMust possess strong communication skills with ability to participate in or lead conference calls and present financial results to financial and non-financial audiences at various levels of seniorityPride of ownership with the ability to drive results within the BusinessSolid business knowledge (P&Ls, Balance Sheets) as it relates to the financial services industryProficiency in Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Visio), advanced levels of excel (pivot tables, formulas, excel workbook maintenance best practices)Knowledge of Expense allocations, Cost allocations, BU allocations a definite plus.Knowledge of HPCM, Hyperion Essbase, Smart View a must.Knowledge of Spotfire, Cognos data analytics and visualization (or similar) a plusStrong Analytical and problem solving skill setThis is a visible role. Excellent communication, organizational and presentation skills, and ability to present complex financial matters to managementSelf-motivated, self-assured, and self-managedResults oriented ownership mindsetAbility to analyze and summarize complex financial matters and their impact to the bankAbility to multi-task and work under high pressure deadlines