Financial Analyst – Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Agilent inspires and supports discoveries that advance the quality of life. We provide life science, diagnostics and applied market laboratories worldwide with instruments, software, services, consumables and expertise. Agilent enables customers to gain the answers and insights they seek — so they can do what they do best: improve the world around us.
This is an exciting opportunity to join Agilent's Finance team within the Financial Planning and Analysis function. The team plays a critical role that helps leadership make strategic business decisions by evaluating financial data, forecasting future performance, and managing budgets.
About the Role
As a Financial Analyst, you will be responsible for performing financial forecasting, budgeting, reporting and operational metrics tracking. You will play a pivotal role driving business decisions by analysing metrics, evaluating strategic options, and forecasting the financial impact on profitability and cash flow. Working closely with cross functional teams such as Sales, Marketing, and Operations to build budgets, monitor departmental spending, and guide operational choices. Developing predictive models, conducting scenario planning, and performing variance analysis to compare actual results against forecasts. Leveraging ERP systems, advanced financial software, and data visualization tools, they automate reporting and extract insights from large datasets.
Key Responsibilities
•Provide financial services, analytical support, reporting, and business insights to company management.
•Ensure that Agilent's operations are conducted in accordance with established financial policies and internal controls.
•Oversee the collection, recording, consolidation, reconciliation, analysis, reporting, and presentation of accounting and financial information used by management for planning and control purposes.
•Deliver financial decision support to business management, including portfolio management, market model analysis, business planning, and financial reporting, planning, and analysis.
•Support local and enterprise-wide financial and statutory compliance activities, which may include internal financial controls, external audits, regulatory filings and reporting, tax filings, and audit representation.
•Maintain compliance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
•Perform financial forecasting, budgeting, reporting and operational metrics tracking.
•Report on financial performance and prepare for regular leadership reviews.
•Analyse past results, perform variance analysis with plans and forecast, identify trends, and make recommendations to stakeholders for improvements for improvised decision making.
•Identify and drive process improvements including the creation of standard and ad-hoc reports, tools, excel summary and narratives.
•Strong accounting knowledge with the understanding of accruals, reconciliation & GL analysis.
Additional Details
•This is a full-time role based in Manesar and will be an Afternoon shift schedule (1 PM – 9.30 PM) IST.
•The work model is Hybrid; 3 days a week in office and 5 working days.
•Candidate should be based at Gurgaon and New Delhi areas. Candidates from Gurgaon and New Delhi location are preferred.
Qualifications
Chartered Accountant / Master's degree in commerce (M.Com) or equivalent with typically 8+ years relevant experience.
•Hands on experience with basic accounting (mandatory).
•Strong understanding of accounting principles.
•Candidates having experience with Automation processes & hands on experience with Power BI would be added advantage.
•Strong knowledge of SAP, S4 HANA and Essbase would be added advantage.
•Good Knowledge of Excel and other MS Office Applications.
•Excellent verbal communication skills in English.
Other Details
•Travel Required: No
•Shift: Day
•Duration: No End Date
•Job Function: Finance
