Business Analyst

Arquus is a leading defense company in land mobility solutions. In its various local locations, ARQUUS designs, manufactures and supports a whole range of light armoured vehicles.

A long-standing partner of the armed forces, ARQUUS has nearly 25,000 vehicles of all types in service with the French Army. Arquus is participating in the production of the new generation of the Army's forward vehicles, the Griffon and the Jaguar as part of the Scorpion program while ensuring all the logistics of spare parts and components thanks to its Hub Arquus logistics platform.

Who We Are And What We Believe In

Our focus on Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity allows each of us the opportunity to bring our full authentic self to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment, free of harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing the barriers to entry, which is why we ask that even if you feel you may not meet every qualification on the job description, please apply and let us decide.

Applying to this job offers you the opportunity to join Volvo Group. Every day, across the globe, our trucks, buses, engines, construction equipment, financial services, and solutions make modern life possible. We are almost 100,000 people empowered to shape the future landscape of efficient, safe and sustainable transport solutions. Fulfilling our mission creates countless career opportunities for talents with sharp minds and passion across the group’s leading brands and entities.

At Volvo Financial Services, we are working together to shape the world we want to live in. As the captive finance arm of the Volvo Group, VFS provides financial services and solutions that meet the needs of our customers’ evolving business. Through our dedication to innovation, we support society in its adoption of sustainable transport and equipment solutions. VFS is headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, and serves Volvo Group customers and dealers in more than 50 markets.

What You Will Do

Volvo Financial Services (VFS) is seeking a Business Analyst. You will report to the Senior Manager- Finance / CFO , VFS India. You will be a key member of the VFS India finance team and will be based at Bengaluru.

The Business Analyst, significantly contribute to the Finance function in analysis and control of key financial and planning areas of the business e..g budgeting and forecast, business plan, product pricing , profitability analysis, Dealer and business dashboard, support in preparing, audit and reporting of financial statements to HQ and other stakeholders, expense control and optimization , and also producing various dash boards and analysis to support senior leadership team to make informed decisions, within VFS India. (“VFSI”).

You will work with the business closely to manage the development and execution of business plans, focusing on achieving sales and profitability targets while ensuring seamless strategic integration between VFS and the respective Business Areas (BAs).

Who are you?

As the Business Analyst, you should have a strategic mindset, business acumen, strong financial knowledge and good excel skills. We believe the successful candidate has an effective level of ambition and ability to understand the team and corporate objectives, demonstrates good verbal and interpersonal communication skills, can handle confidential information and works with a high level of integrity and ethics.

In many of our markets, VFS has won the “Great Place To Work” award, where Great Work is done. By interacting with each other as an on-site business, we build relationships, which allow us to work together more efficiently and form stronger bonds with our colleagues and customers.

In this role, we believe it is the right mindset that will make a difference. If you, besides your genuine interest in working with people in Transforming Together, also have a positive, service-oriented, and collaborative mindset and take a proactive approach to handling all responsibilities - then we would welcome you to apply for this role.

What’s in it for you?

Volvo Financial Services (VFS) is seeking a Business Analyst. You will report to the Senior Manager- Finance / CFO , VFS India. You will be a key member of the VFS India finance team and will be based at Bengaluru.

The Business Analyst, significantly contribute to the Finance function in analysis and control of key financial and planning areas of the business e..g budgeting and forecast, business plan, product pricing , profitability analysis, Dealer and business dashboard, support in preparing, audit and reporting of financial statements to HQ and other stakeholders, expense control and optimization , and also producing various dash boards and analysis to support senior leadership team to make informed decisions, within VFS India. (“VFSI”).

You will work with the business closely to manage the development and execution of business plans, focusing on achieving sales and profitability targets while ensuring seamless strategic integration between VFS and the respective Business Areas (BAs).

Ready for the next move?

• Analyse monthly financial results and reporting the same to various stakeholders with variance analysis.
• Support the development of monthly reporting package for VFS India & ensure Monthly VGCS Reporting done accurately and timely.
• Facilitate periodic short/long term forecasts and business plan
• Support the GL accounting and recon of Retail & Wholesale business
• Responsible for day-to-day pricing approval and deal profitability tracking
• Manage and run Credit guarantee insurance program with business and external vendor.
• Support with dealer and DSE incentive plans, targets, and payouts for Sales, etc.
• Perform ad hoc data mining and reporting duties in accordance to business needs.
• Prepare and Review BRS, GL reconciliation and working with relevant teams to optimise.
• Preparation and finalisation of risk reserve models to ascertain the risk cost/Loss giving default.
• Support the CFO and finance team for other adhoc assigned tasks and presentations
• Drive automation across the Accounting & Reporting processes
• Be a true business partner for all functions within the financial services business
• Develop PBI and other reports for in-depth analysis of operational results for various functions
• Closely liaison with all business team and MD for various reporting requirements, analytical reasoning and analysis of data and prepare various reports as per the needs.
• Liaise with IT and Business Owners to coordinate and manage multiple complex data sources and deliver BI tools to support the business using standardized methodologies, definitions and processes.
• Prepare ad-hoc reports and presentations for financial and operational management reviews
• Any other tasks as may be assigned from time to time
  
  

Education & Professional Experience

• CA / MBA / Master’s Degree in Finance with good knowledge of PBI and IT tools.
  
  

Competencies & Skills

• Minimum of 3 years of work experience in finance & accounts, including exposure to financial analysis and modelling. NBFC/Bank experience preferred,
• Proficient with MS Office skills, especially PowerPoint, Excel
• Demonstrate competency in understanding complexity of interfaces with multiple database sources with ability to perform data validation challenges under time constrained environment
• Results oriented with strong integrity and honesty
• Team player, able to develop relationships and effectively communicate cross-functionally with all levels of management.
• Additional exposure of developing dash boards in PBI, QlikView, Qlik Sense or Tableau have an advantage
• Proficient spoken and written English
  
  

Who We Are And What We Believe In

The opportunity to evolve in a structure on a human scale, which pays attention to the individual. The structure is flexible and the management is close enough to you that you can take the space you want and see the results of your work.

The order book gives a long-term vision that also allows each employee to project and evolve in the long term. Our focus on inclusion, diversity and equity allows each of us to bring our whole selves to work and thrive by providing a safe and supportive environment free from harassment and discrimination. We are committed to removing any barriers that may exist to join us, which is why we ask you, even if you feel you do not meet all the qualifications in the job description, to apply and let us decide.

Did you know? As a disability-friendly company, Arquus has been committed for many years to the professional integration of people with disabilities.

ARQUUS joined JOHN COCKERILL DEFENSE on July 1, 2024. During a brief transitional period, ARQUUS' former shareholder, the Volvo Group, continues to provide essential IT and human resources services. Your personal data will therefore be processed during this period by these two companies.

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