Finance Specialist (financial Planning & Analysis)

Capital One Capital One · Banking · Alabang, Philippines

The Finance Specialist (Financial Planning & Analysis) role involves gathering, validating, and consolidating budget assumptions, updating financial templates, managing budget forecasts, analyzing actual expenses against budget, acting as a business partner for budget-related queries, preparing management reports, and assisting with cost simulations and expense validations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Prepare and consolidate working templates for the projection of budget for the assigned LOB’s on a quarterly (or as needed) and on an annual basis.
  2. Act as LOB partner to ensure the appropriate utilization of their budget, which includes conducting regular cadence to discuss actual budget utilization and variance, recommend or provide guidance in managing their budget, etc.
  3. Prepare management reports such as but not limited to Profit and loss statements during monthend closing, weekly P&L projection to assist in the yearend closing, MBR & QBR slides related to budget and other ad hoc reports
  4. Simulate cost-saving initiatives, projects or new investments, etc.
  5. Assist in the review and update of the standard and procedure for Budget & Reporting

Skills

Required

  • Knowledge of standard accounting policies and procedures
  • Knowledge in PeopleSoft or any Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
  • Very strong in analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Very keen to details and works with high level of accuracy
  • Has advance skill in using MS Excel and proficient in using PowerPoint
  • Can identify opportunity areas and drive process improvements
  • Demonstrates strong learning agility and ownership for personal development
  • Demonstrates strong ownership and excellent in follow thru
  • Collaborates well within and across different functions
  • Flexible, resilient, adaptable to changes and willing to extend reporting hours especially during budget season, monthend closing and quarterly forecasting
  • Anticipates, understands, and responds to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations with the organizational parameters
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment and can effectively manage multiple tasks assignments

Nice to have

  • Software/applications (SAP, Oracle) is an advantage
  • CMA preferred
  • 1-year audit experience
  • 1-year in supervisory role
  • working experience in a multinational company, shared service, BPO or Call center setting

What the JD emphasized

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • 2-3 years budget-related experience
  • advance skill in using MS Excel