Job Description

The Global Finance Shared Services (FSS) is a finance function designed to bring together finance and accounting professionals to streamline and enhance processes and tools. Within FSS, the Finance Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Pune, India, provides centralized financial and analytical support across all Wolters Kluwer divisions. The team, comprising finance professionals and data scientists, focuses on finance reporting harmonization, technology enablement, and reporting and analytics enhancements.

In this role, you would support the Global Business Services (GBS) organization by supporting month end close activities, preparing monthly/quarterly financial reports, Resource labour planning, conducting variance & risk analyses, and assisting with budget and forecast planning. You would also collaborate with stakeholders to enhance financial processes and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives.

Education :

• Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting, economics, or data analytics.
• Preferred: Master’s Degree/MBA in finance, accounting, economics, or data analytics.

Experience :

• Minimum: 2 years of experience in a finance, accounting, or consulting role.
• Preferred: 2 years of experience in a finance, accounting, or consulting role.

Technical Skills :

• Experience supporting Technology and Development organizations.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and deliver quality results with data accuracy.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills, and familiarity with HRIS (e.g., SAP, Workday).
• Excellent analytical skills and fluent in English.
• Proficient in MS Office and visualization tools like Power BI/Tableau.
• Familiarity with Hyperion/PBCS, Tagetik, Care20.
• Advanced analytical techniques, and familiarity with programming languages like SAS/R, Python.
• Proficiency in visualization tools and usage of Hyperion/PBCS.

Soft Skills :

• Self-motivated, self-managing and able to work independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills for collaborating with diverse teams.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Ensure timely alignment of the management information system (PBCS) with Workday.
• Reconcile actual reporting and payroll data.
• Prepare clear data, reports, and presentations to share analytical results.
• Collaborate with the PMO team for reconciliation with the time writing tool.
• Implement a resource planning tool for insight into FTE’s availability and utilization.
• Manage financial controls for resource processes.
• Provide decision support, including data preparation, financial rule building, and report generation.
• Prepare forecast models based on past trends, vendor invoices, and volumes.
• Identify and articulate business unit opportunities to optimize performance by analyzing data and modeling trends.
• Represent Wolters Kluwer by maintaining comprehensive product and industry knowledge, and by building professional relationships.
• Coordinate with the accounting team to ensure accurate intercompany cost recharges.
• Create and manage cost centers, including establishing allocation methodologies.

OTHER DUTIES

• Act as a financial business partner, identifying business issues and opportunities proactively.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with geographically dispersed teams and communicate effectively with leadership at various levels.
• Provide effective reporting by accurately summarizing analyses for executive presentations.
• Support Business Unit Finance Teams in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) tasks.
• Manage and report on the annual budget, and provide regular updates through monthly and quarterly analyses.
• Conduct ad-hoc analyses as required.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS

Minimal travel might be required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Working from the Kalyani Nagar, Pune office on a hybrid schedule (Mondays and Tuesdays).

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by most people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities and requirements.

Our Interview Practices

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.