Financial Analyst

Job Title: Finance Analyst UK Offshore GCC

Company: Narayana Health
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka
Work Mode: Work From Office (WFO)
Experience: 3+ Years
Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

Narayana Health is looking for a Finance Analyst to join its UK Offshore GCC Finance team in Bengaluru. The role will support UK finance operations through financial analysis, reporting, reconciliations, month-end activities, and management reporting.

The ideal candidate should have strong accounting and financial analysis skills, good attention to detail, and the ability to work effectively with UK-based stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day UK finance and accounting activities.
• Prepare and analyse monthly financial reports, management reports, and performance dashboards.
• Perform balance sheet and account reconciliations and investigate variances.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities.
• Analyse actuals against budget, forecast, and prior-period results.
• Prepare variance analysis and provide insights to finance stakeholders.
• Assist with accounts payable, accounts receivable, accruals, prepayments, and journal entries as required.
• Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning activities.
• Ensure financial data is accurate, complete, and compliant with applicable accounting policies.
• Work closely with UK finance teams and other internal stakeholders to resolve financial queries.
• Prepare ad-hoc financial analysis and reports as required by management.
• Identify opportunities to improve finance processes, reporting, and controls.
• Maintain appropriate documentation and support internal/external audit requirements.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, or a related field.
• 3+ years of relevant experience in finance, accounting, FP&A, financial reporting, or a GCC/offshore finance environment.
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles and financial reporting.
• Experience with reconciliations, month-end close, variance analysis, and management reporting.
• Good working knowledge of MS Excel, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS, and basic data analysis.
• Experience working with ERP/finance systems such as SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, or similar.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work with UK-based stakeholders and international teams.
• Willingness to work from the office in Bengaluru.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting UK finance/accounting operations.
• Exposure to UK GAAP / IFRS.
• Experience in a healthcare, shared-services, GCC, or offshore finance environment.
• ACCA, CIMA, CA, CMA, or other relevant professional qualification/certification is an advantage.
• Experience with Power BI or other reporting/visualisation tools is desirable.

Key Competencies

• Financial Analysis
• Management Reporting
• Reconciliation & Accounting
• Variance Analysis
• Month-End Closing
• Excel & Data Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Process Improvement
• Attention to Detail
• International/UK Finance Operations