Financial Analyst, FP&A – Cytiva

If you’re evaluating a Financial Analyst FP&A, Bangalore opportunity, this listing (job ID R1314303) sits within Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, inside its global India Finance Center of Excellence. This role blends budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering for a life sciences organization that supports biological research, vaccine development, and cell and gene therapy manufacturing worldwide.

Role Overview

The Financial Analyst, FP&A position is a mid-level finance role embedded within Cytiva’s global India Finance COE in Bangalore, working on-site during India-shifted hours (1:30 PM–10:30 PM) to align with global stakeholders. The FP&A Analyst is accountable for budgeting, monthly forecasting, variance analysis, and the month-end close process, while also publishing bowler reports, dashboards, and P&L summaries for business leadership.

This is a business-partnering role rather than a purely transactional accounting seat, the analyst works directly with finance leaders and operations teams to shape planning cycles, close out estimates, and set budget priorities across the business. Anyone researching a Financial Analyst FP&A, Bangalore posting should note that this requisition sits under Cytiva’s India Finance COE umbrella rather than a standalone Danaher corporate finance team.

Quick facts for this Financial Analyst FP&A, Bangalore listing:

1. Job ID: R1314303
2. Employer: Cytiva, a Danaher operating company
3. Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India (on-site)
4. Shift: 1:30 PM – 10:30 PM IST
5. Experience required: 3–6 years

Key Responsibilities

1. Serve as a key business partner to finance leaders and operations, leading planning cycles, estimates, and books closing to help define business priorities.
2. Own financial activities for monthly and quarterly pacing and closing, providing leadership and analytics for estimates and budget setting.
3. Lead analytics around high-impact cost centers such as headcount and contractor spend.
4. Support the creation and publication of dashboards, reports, and financial scorecards.
5. Deliver quality, error-free outputs in line with FP&A Center of Excellence standards.
6. Provide analytics that highlight key business performance drivers, flag risks and opportunities, and inform mitigation strategies.
7. Consolidate actual operating performance, report results, and produce variance analysis against budget, forecast, and prior performance.
8. Create and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and contribute to simplification projects that expand capacity for value-added financial analysis.

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Required & Preferred Qualifications

Required:

1. B.Com, MBA, CA, or CMA with 3–6 years of progressive finance experience.
2. Strong analytical skills, with the ability to link financial results to operational performance drivers and generate actionable alternatives.
3. Proficiency with financial systems and applications such as OneStream, Oracle, Hyperion, or Qlik, along with advanced Excel/spreadsheet skills.
4. Experience operating in a global business environment with a sound understanding of cross-border processes and transaction flows.
5. Adaptability and comfort working through ambiguity, backed by strong communication and interpersonal skills.

Preferred:

1. Prior exposure to process improvement initiatives within a shared services or Center of Excellence model.
2. Working familiarity with BI tools such as QlikSense or OneStream reporting modules.
3. A track record of distilling large data sets into insight-driven analysis for senior stakeholders.