Expert, Financial Planning and Analysis

Job description

Every year, we help hundreds of thousands of people find rewarding jobs in the ever-changing world of work. We understand the importance of a job in peoples lifes and we want to help them find work that feels good. And we’ll help them continue to grow as their needs and ambitions change. At Randstad, our value comes from our people and that is why we put them first. We are proud of our learning culture and career architecture framework that encourages ours team to develop both personally and professionally. We believe that talent grows when presented with opportunity and this is why we encourage our people to think beyond their role. We have created a culture that enables talent to flourish, encouraging entrepreneurship, fostering team spirit, and continually building mutual trust. ****Shift**: **1 pm IST to 10 PM IST**** ****French Time** :  **9.30 AM to 6.30 PM**** ****Sensitive data access: Yes**** ****Supervisory Responsibility:** **Commissions Calculation Specialist (Manoj’s position)**** ****Working Conditions:**** **Please describe the following work conditions that are generally required to execute the principal duties of this position** **Physical surroundings (e.g. office equipment): **Office Environment**** **Adverse working environment (e.g. specify extent of exposure to noise, extreme temperature, dirt, dangerous machinery or other hazardous conditions requiring safety adherence and/or PPE equipment): **NA**** **Physical Effort: (Specify repetitive lifting, bending, stooping, or other physical effort required): **NA**** **Domestic/International Travel: **None**** **Extensive Hours: **40-45h/average**** **The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by persons assigned to this position. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all associated responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions. Randstad USA, reserves the right to change, amend, add, delete and otherwise assign any and all duties, responsibilities and position titles as it deems necessary to meet the needs of the business.** ### ****POSITION OVERVIEW**** **The **Senior FP&A & Commissions Control Analyst** is a pivotal role within the Finance organization, designed to ensure robust financial governance, process standardization, and operational continuity across critical expense drivers.** **In this dual-impact position, the individual will serve as the **first-line supervisor, hands-on operational backup, and primary technical escalation point** for the offshore Commissions team. They will be directly accountable for the accuracy, control, and end-to-end execution of the monthly commissions calculations for various existing schemes based on provided HR and financial data.** **In addition to supervisory duties, the candidate will **actively execute commission calculations alongside the Commission Calculation Specialist (Manoj) during peak execution windows and serve as the sole operational substitute during his absences or leave.**** **Once the monthly commissions workflow is secured and standardized, the candidate will leverage their freed-up analytical capacity to support the onshore Corporate FP&A team. This includes managing day-to-day operating expenses (OpEx) control, variance analysis for operational entities and corporate support functions (IT, Marketing, HR, Finance, Legal), and management reporting.** ### ****KEY ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**** ****1. Oversight, Direct Execution & Governance of Commissions Operations (Primary Accountability)**** - ****First-Line Technical Oversight:** Directly review, validate, and sign off on all monthly commission calculations, adjustment macros, and payroll import files produced prior to submission to onshore teams.** - ****Hands-On Calculation & Production Support: Actively execute commission calculations across complex schemes in direct support of the Commission Calculation Specialist** during peak monthly processing cycles to meet tight payroll deadlines.** - ****Full Operational Continuity & Coverage:** Serve as the designated primary backup for the entire commissions portfolio, maintaining full end-to-end operational capability to step in and execute all calculations, adjustments, and imports whenever the Commission Calculation Specialist is absent, on leave, or unavailable.** - ****Quality Assurance & Error Prevention:** Perform root-cause analysis on calculation anomalies, data mismatches, and historical adjustments (prior-period corrections, guaranteed minimums, special assignments).** - ****Transition SOP Validation & Standardization:** Validate, audit, and finalize **all existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)** as part of the official transition of the commissions function from the HR team to the Finance team. Continuously refine, update, and maintain comprehensive English SOPs, data-mapping rules, and Excel model architectures across all 17+ commission schemes**.Process Standardization & SOP Ownership: Continuously create, update, refine, and maintain English Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), data-mapping rules, and Excel model architectures across all 17+ commission schemes. Validate SOP as part of the**** ****2. Corporate FP&A, Performance Control & OpEx Management**** - ****OpEx & Support Function Control:** Track, monitor, and analyze actual operating expenses versus budget/forecast for corporate support functions (IT, Marketing, Legal, Finance, HR).** - ****Variance Analysis & Financial Reporting:** Monthly identification and commentary on cost drivers, run-rate anomalies, and financial risks/opportunities across operating budgets.** - ****Planning & Forecasting Support:** Assist the onshore FP&A leads during annual budget cycles and rolling forecast updates by building analytical models and cost projections.** - ****Data Integration & Process Improvement:** Identify automation opportunities between local BI tools (MicroStrategy, Tagetik, local databa