Finance Analyst - Planning Analytics in Bengaluru | Quest Alliance

Quest Alliance

Quest Alliance is a not-for-profit working to help young people build the skills, confidence, and agency they need to thrive in a changing world of work. It partners with government systems, civil society organisations, funders, and other ecosystem partners across India, combining technology enabled learning, capacity building, research, and innovation to strengthen education and skilling ecosystems.

Role

This role strengthens how Quest Alliance uses financial data for planning and decision making, connecting financial, programme, and operational data to build forecasts, dashboards, and clear recommendations for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Analyse financial and operational data to spot trends, cost drivers, risks, and opportunities, and turn findings into clear recommendations for programme and finance teams
• Support annual and periodic budgeting, maintain forecasts, and investigate budget versus actual variances to identify corrective action
• Build scenarios for staffing, programme expansion, and funding changes to improve forecast accuracy
• Develop and maintain financial dashboards, KPIs, and management reports that give leadership a clear view of performance, and automate recurring reports to reduce manual spreadsheet work
• Analyse financial performance and cost structures across projects, donors, and locations, and track burn rates and fund utilisation to flag risks early
• Help project teams understand financial data and strengthen their planning
• Work with Finance and other teams to improve the accuracy and usability of financial data, and build structured datasets for analysis
• Identify gaps in reporting and recommend process improvements and better integration between finance systems and dashboards
• Build financial models for new initiatives and proposals, and support cost benefit and feasibility analysis
• Respond to requests from Finance leadership and senior management with clear, evidence based recommendations

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A, management reporting, business finance, programme finance, or a similar analytical role
• Strong grounding in budgeting, forecasting, variance and trend analysis, financial modelling, and scenario planning
• Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets, including analysing large datasets and building financial models
• Experience building dashboards, KPIs, and management reports using tools like Power BI, Looker Studio, or Superset
• Strong ability to interpret financial and operational data, spot patterns, and turn analysis into clear recommendations and actions
• Proven ability to use data to support decision making, not just produce financial reports
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with high attention to data quality and accuracy
• Ability to explain complex financial information clearly to non finance stakeholders
• Experience with project, programme, grant, or donor funded financial data is an advantage
• Familiarity with accounting or ERP systems; exposure to SQL, data modelling, or automation tools is an advantage

Benefits

• Personal accident insurance covering up to ₹10,00,000 a year
• Mediclaim insurance covering up to ₹3,00,000 a year, plus additional wellness benefits
• Reach for the Stars support of up to ₹5,000 a year for self learning and professional development
• Internet reimbursement of up to ₹750 a month for hybrid working
• Childcare support of up to ₹3,000 a month for employees with children below six years
• Access to emotional health and wellbeing programmes, including sponsored group sessions and one to one counselling
• Gratuity allowance as part of long term financial security

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