Senior Analyst, Financial Reporting

About the Company

XPO is a Fortune 500 multinational headquartered in the US, specializing in Less Than Truckload (LTL) freight transportation. In 2023, XPO generated $4.7 billion in revenue, ranking among the largest asset-based LTL service providers in North America. Their advanced proprietary technology ensures efficient goods movement across a network serving around 52,000 customers via 596 locations and employing 38,000 people globally. The Indian captive operations include offices in Pune and Hyderabad.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage standardized reporting packages and dashboards aligned with key business metrics by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly and quarterly financial forecasts emphasizing trends, risks, and key drivers of performance.
• Build and maintain detailed financial models to assist budgeting, planning, and scenario analysis.
• Deliver daily, weekly, and monthly operational and financial reports ensuring consistent and timely data visibility.
• Modify reporting formats and schedules to meet evolving shared services and business needs.
• Ensure data integrity and accuracy across all reporting tools via strong governance and quality control practices.
• Track and communicate reporting progress and status updates to management.
• Continuously monitor KPIs related to accounts receivable, collections, credit, billing, and purchase to pay functions; analyze data trends to drive business decisions.
• Create and enhance analytical models to improve forecasting and support strategic business initiatives.
• Conduct data mining and statistical analyses on large datasets to extract actionable insights.
• Act as a strategic financial advisor to department leaders, delivering insightful recommendations aligned with business objectives.
• Engage with cross-functional partners to translate complex data into operational and financial insights that influence decision-making.
• Present financial outcomes, trends, and suggestions clearly to senior leadership.
• Identify and implement automation solutions to optimize reporting accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.
• Document reporting workflows, data sources, and troubleshooting procedures thoroughly for compliance and repeatability.
• Promote best practices in report reproducibility and proactively communicate production issues to ensure swift resolution.
• Support internal and external audit processes related to financial reporting.
• Provide training and mentoring to junior team members on reporting tools, data management, and analytical methodologies.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, Data Science, Computer Science, or related disciplines from a recognized university is mandatory.
• Advanced degrees such as MBA or professional certifications (CPA, CFA) are preferred but not essential.
• At least 4 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis within large corporate settings, covering budgeting and forecasting.
• Minimum 4 years of background in Finance & Accounting, Finance Operations, or Shared Services roles.
• Extensive experience in financial reporting and data analytics.
• Proficiency in SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Looker, Google BigQuery, or similar platforms, demonstrating ability to extract, transform, and model complex datasets.
• Strong track record of making strategic, data-driven recommendations and ownership of deliverables.
• Demonstrated capacity to collaborate with senior leadership and effectively communicate insights.
• Experience in Financial Shared Services and familiarity with logistics or transportation sectors are advantages.

Required Competencies

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills enabling troubleshooting and problem resolution in reporting.
• Meticulous attention to detail with ability to create tailored ad-hoc reports.
• Excellent communication and presentation ability to simplify complex financial information for diverse audiences.
• Effective time management and prioritization skills to handle routine and urgent reporting tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-driven with minimal supervision, capable of building collaborative relationships internally and externally.
• Ability to manage multiple simultaneous priorities and deliver results.

Supervisory and Decision-Making Authority

• No direct supervisory responsibilities.
• Decision-making includes providing recommendations from data analysis and regularly updating reports and dashboards to align with business needs.