YouGov - Support Functions Analyst - Finance Business Partner

Job Title: Finance Business Partner - Support Functions Analyst

Location: Mumbai, India

Department: Finance

Reports to: Head of Finance Business Partnering

Type: Full Time

Job Purpose:

- As a Finance Analyst for support functions, you will play a critical role in providing financial insight and support to the Support Function divisions (such as HR, Legal, Marketing, and other corporate functions).

- This role will focus on managing and optimising overhead costs, ensuring resources are deployed effectively to support business objectives.

- You will also support the Tech division by providing financial oversight on investment in product development and capital expenditure (Capex) projects.

- Working closely with the Support Functions Finance Business Partner and the wider finance team, you will help drive informed decision-making through accurate reporting, analysis, and business partnering.

Key Responsibilities:

- Support the Finance Business Partner to provide clear financial insights on overhead spend to the functional leaders, ensuring costs are managed effectively and aligned with business priorities.

- Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-term planning processes for Support Functions and Tech investment areas.

- Monitor and track investment in technology, with a focus on product development spend and Capex projects, ensuring appropriate business cases and return-on-investment evaluations.

- Support in preparing monthly management reporting, including variance analysis, commentary, and actionable recommendations.

- Perform deep-dive analysis on overhead cost trends, risks, and opportunities to support cost efficiency and resource allocation.

- Develop and maintain financial models for forecasting, scenario planning, and investment appraisal.

- Collaborate with the Finance Business Partner to provide clear, accurate, and timely financial information for decision-making.

- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, streamlining reporting processes and leveraging automation where possible.

- Support ad hoc financial analysis and projects as required.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related field.

- Professional qualification (or part-qualified) in ACCA, CIMA, CPA, or equivalent is desirable.

- Experienced individual with 2+ years of relevant experience in finance, analysis, accounting or business partnering in a similar role

- Advanced Excel skills are essential (pivot tables, lookups, macros, data modelling etc).

- Strong ability to analyse large volumes of financial data from ERP/finance systems

- Exposure to Power BI, SAP, NetSuite, OneStream, or similar tools is an advantage.

- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present financial insights clearly.

- Proactive, organised, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.