Lead Analyst, Finance

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Job Title:      

Lead Analyst, Pricing- 

Office location:

Mumbai / Hybrid

Job Type (perm/FTC)

Permanent

 

Context & Job Purpose


We are looking for a seasoned Pricing & Finance professional to lead a team of analysts and drive strategic pricing initiatives across existing client portfolios. This role plays a critical part in enabling value expansion, optimizing margins, and supporting commercial decision-making through data-driven insights and financial modeling.

Key responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

 

    • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of financial analysts to deliver high-quality pricing and financial analysis
    • Drive performance through coaching, feedback, and accountability
    • Oversee workload planning, execution, and quality of deliverables

 

Pricing Strategy & Commercial Excellence

 

  • Lead pricing strategy development for value expansion opportunities across existing clients
  • Drive commercial initiatives including RFP/RFQ pricing, renewals, and margin optimization
  • Partner with Sales, Operations, and Engineering teams to design competitive pricing solutions
  • Collaborate with Pricing leadership to define and execute tactical pricing plans

 

Financial Analysis & Modeling

 

  • Conduct detailed cost, revenue, and profitability analysis
  • Develop and review financial models, pricing models, and business cases
  • Ensure projects meet key financial metrics (NPV, IRR, Payback, EBIT, margins)
  • Provide recommendations on pricing structures and financing strategies

 

 

Stakeholder Management & Communication

 

  • Present pricing insights and recommendations to executive leadership, sales, and business teams
  • Act as a trusted advisor to cross-functional stakeholders on commercial decisions

 

 

Process Improvement & Analytics

 

  • Drive process improvements, automation, and system enhancements within Pricing & Finance
  • Develop data collection mechanisms and strengthen pricing databases
  • Manage reporting, dashboards, and KPI tracking for pricing performance

 

Operational Support

  • Support leadership with ad hoc analysis, reporting, and strategic projects
  • Ensure timely and accurate delivery of all pricing and financial outputs

 

Experience Required

  • Master’s degree in Finance / Commerce / Business Administration OR
    Engineering degree (BE/B.Tech) with MBA / PGDBA
  • 8+ years of experience in:  Pricing & Commercial Finance / Business Finance
  • Proven leadership experience managing and developing teams

Skills Required

Core Expertise

  • Strong understanding of:
  • Pricing strategies
  • Financial modeling & valuation techniques
  • Profitability and margin analysis

Technical Skills

  • Advanced proficiency in:
  • Excel, PowerPoint, MS Office, SharePoint
  • Preferred:
  • Power BI, Tableau, SQL, Salesforce

Behavioral Skills

  • Strong analytical and problem-solving mindset
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • High stakeholder management and collaboration capability

Success Metrics

  • Accuracy and quality of pricing models and financial analysis
  • Margin improvement and value expansion outcomes
  • Team performance and development
  • Efficiency gains through process improvements and automation

 

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