National Office – Analyst/ Consultant, Engagement Financial Advisor
Engagement Financial Advisors:
Deloitte's Engagement Financial Advisor team is comprised of professionals specializing in project and account operations serving as a focal point for aspects of engagement, program, and account management control. Engagement Financial Advisors provide engagement management knowledge for the entire project management team(s) by assisting with initiating and controlling organization and logistical aspects of projects. Their greatest value, however, is in the understanding and application of engagement business and financial processes, both to individual projects and to client accounts.
The Deloitte Encore Program is specifically designed to enable seasoned professionals who have left the workforce for
6 months to 4 years to return to work. This paid 16-week program offers an opportunity to enhance your skills while
providing you a role in a client service environment. A network of Deloitte professionals will provide you with relevant
training and will mentor your professional growth while you gain hands-on experience.
This is a fixed term hire position and the professional may have an opportunity to join as a full time employee upon successful completion of the program subject to business requirements and satisfaction of other criteria
Work you’ll do
As an Analyst, Engagement Financial Advisor (EFA), you will assist project leadership in managing revenue and margins by emphasizing cost of delivery that affects overall engagement profitability. In addition, you will:
· Maintain compliance with clients’ policies, perform internal financial analysis including budgeting, forecasting, and cost variance analysis, and help manage projects’ billing and receivables process.
· Monitor project performance and determine improvement areas by developing key performance indicators and frequently communicate with the project team, finance department, and other project stakeholders to keep projects on track and within the scope of cost.
· Team and collaborate with other EFAs across the practice, including our practitioners in USA.
As a Consultant, Engagement Financial Advisor (EFA), you will be responsible for supporting one or more engagement teams through successful management of the financial analysis and reconciliation processes and the implementation of engagement management controls. In addition, in this role you will:
· Be responsible for supporting one or more project/engagement teams through successful management of the financial analysis and reconciliation process and the implementation of project management control
· Prepare budgets and forecasts to project and track financial metrics such as revenue, expense, etc.
· Interact periodically with senior level internal, and sometimes external, clients to present various analyses, discuss recommendations and provide project financial advice
· Track expenditures and perform the client bill and receivable collection functions
· Perform and manage project management office (PMO) functional tasks and perform day-to-day contract management activities
· Understand and utilize standard processes for project management, quality management, and risk management
· Contribute to the growth and development of the overall EFA team through active involvement in one or more practice initiatives
Job location –Hyderabad (3 days WFO- for first six of months of joining) Standard Office timing – 2PM IST to 11PM IST
The Team
Our Engagement Financial Advisor team, part of Deloitte Services LLP, helps clients define what they need and how it can be delivered. We work with clients to define their projects’ scope in as much detail as possible using advanced financial, budgeting, and forecasting techniques. We provide realistic cost estimates that account for projects’ phases and activities, people, materials, hardware, and software and produce the best- and worst-case estimates using leading-edge project and client management software to keep clients’ projects on track and on cost.
Qualifications Required:
· 2 - 6 years of experience
· B.A. / B.S. majoring in Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Business Management
· Proficiency with the entire Microsoft Office Suite, including intermediate to advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
· Solid understanding of fundamental accounting and finance principles
· Strong oral and written communication skills, including excellent presentation skills
· Ability to work effectively, both independently and as a member of a team
· Attention to detail and ability to handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
· Ability to "think outside the box" while identifying problems and developing creative solutions
Preferred:
· Experience working in a financial analysis role
· Experience with MS Access and MS Project applications
· Post Graduate degree
Lifestyle/Travel Guidelines:
· Engagement Financial Advisors work at a minimum of 45 hours per week, and can often work in excess of that depending on need.
· At Deloitte, we have adopted a Hybrid Working Model. We expect that the majority of our professionals will reside within a commutable distance of their assigned office location in order to leverage the office facilities for project meetings, coaching and training sessions, collaboration or working from the office, when necessary.
· All candidates must be willing and able to travel as needed for their clients, however, depending on staffing needs, most positions are in-office-based with limited travel required.
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