Financial planning and Analysis principal - FPA

Job Title: Financial planning and Analysis principal - FPA Company: UST Job Category: SAP FICO Roles & Responsibilities: Role Description Who we are: Job Description FP\&A Solution Leadership * Serve as the Global Capability Center functional lead for ERP R2R \- Financial Planning \& Analysis solutions. * Partner with Global FP\&A, Finance leadership, and Business Process Owners to define and implement future\-state planning and performance management processes. * Drive global standardization of budgeting, forecasting, long\-range planning, management reporting, and financial performance analysis. * Support ERP transformation initiatives and finance process improvements aligned with SAP best practices. * Recommend scalable planning and reporting solutions that improve forecasting accuracy, reporting efficiency, and decision support. SAP Planning \& Reporting Lead functional design, configuration, and support for enterprise planning solutions including: SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning, SAP S/4HANA Finance integration, Financial Planning and Forecasting, Annual Budgeting, Long\-Range Planning, Driver\-Based Planning, Profitability and Margin Analysis, Cost Center Planning, Profit Center Planning, Capital Planning, Workforce Planning, Management Reporting, Financial Dashboards and KPI Reporting, SAP Group Reporting integration * Design planning models and reporting structures supporting enterprise performance management. * Ensure alignment between planning data and SAP S/4HANA Finance actuals. * Collaborate with Finance teams to define KPIs, reporting hierarchies, planning dimensions, and business drivers. * Support financial data governance, master data alignment, and planning data integrity. * Develop standardized reporting and analytics to support executive decision\-making. * Own the end\-to\-end R2R process design and architecture within S/4HANA with a focus on FP\&A M\&A Integration * Support FP\&A integration activities for acquisitions, divestitures, and carve\-outs, including the BD integration program. * Harmonize planning models, organizational structures, cost center hierarchies, profit centers, and reporting dimensions. * Support financial reporting integration across acquired businesses. * Participate in data migration, validation, reconciliation, and planning model conversion activities. * Support financial close and planning transition during integration projects. Cross\-Functional Collaboration * Partner with Record\-to\-Report, Procure\-to\-Pay, Order\-to\-Cash, Tax, Treasury, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Sales Operations, and Master Data teams. * Collaborate with Enterprise Data \& Analytics teams to ensure reporting consistency across platforms. * Support integration between SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud, Group Reporting, Data Warehouse, and reporting tools. * Participate in solution reviews, design workshops, and governance activities. Delivery \& Continuous Improvement * Lead functional design, testing, deployment, and production support activities. * Support System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression testing, and Hypercare. * Develop functional specifications and collaborate with technical teams on enhancements and integrations. * Identify automation opportunities and continuously improve planning and reporting processes. * Mentor analysts and consultants within the GCC while promoting SAP planning best practices. Integrity We honor our commitments and act with responsibility in all our relationships. UST reserves the right to periodically redefine your roles and responsibilities based on the requirements of the organization and/or your performance. * To support and promote the values of UST. * Comply with all Company policies and procedures Work Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Availability: Full time

Qualifications * 10\+ years of experience implementing enterprise R2R and Financial Planning \& Analysis solutions. * 0 years of experience supporting SAP S/4HANA Finance and enterprise planning solutions. * Strong expertise in: Financial Planning \& Analysis (FP\&A), Budgeting, Forecasting, Long\-Range Planning, Management Reporting, Driver\-Based Planning, Cost Center Planning, Profit Center Planning, Capital Planning, Workforce Planning, Financial Performance Management * Experience with SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC) Planning or comparable enterprise planning platforms. * Strong understanding of SAP S/4HANA Finance, Universal Journal, Cost Center Accounting, Profit Center Accounting, Margin Analysis (COPA), and Group Reporting. * Experience integrating planning solutions with ERP Finance. * Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, or enterprise transformation programs. * Strong understanding of financial master data, organizational structures, hierarchies, and planning dimensions. * Experience with financial reporting, dashboards, KPI development, and executive reporting. * Knowledge of SAP Datasphere, SAP BW/4HANA, SAP Business Warehouse, or enterprise reporting platforms is desirable. * Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills. * Experience working in a Global Capability Center (GCC) or offshore delivery organization supporting global stakeholders. * Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Information Systems, Computer Science, or related discipline Key Skills: SAP CO, Cost Center Accounting, Configuration, Integration Testing, UAT, Data Migration, Functional Specifications Salary: Not disclosed