DIRECTV India
Staff Financial Planning Analyst
Pune, IN
Role snapshot
DIRECTV India is hiring a Staff Financial Planning Analyst on a full-time basis. This is a role based in Pune, IN.
- Company
- DIRECTV India
- Location
- Pune, IN
- Job type
- Full-time
- Experience
- 10+ years
- Posted
- Oct 23, 2026
Who this role suits
Experienced professionals who can lead projects, set direction and be accountable for outcomes, not just tasks.
How to prepare your application
- Prepare examples of decisions you drove, how you measured the result, and how you worked with other teams.
- Be ready to discuss trade-offs and scope, not only the tools you have used.
- Read what DIRECTV India publishes about its product or team, so you can say clearly why this role and this company.
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About the role
Position Summary:
To help drive this next chapter, we're seeking a Staff Financial Planning Analyst to join our Financial Planning and Analysis organization. This role executes end-to-end planning cycles, develops financial models, analyzes performance drivers, and provides executive-ready commentary while partnering across the United States and India.
The ideal candidate combines strong financial planning and modeling capabilities, business-partnering experience across geographies, and a passion for improving decision-making through clear analysis and automation.
Job Responsibilities:
Financial Planning & Analysis:
- Execute end-to-end planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles.
- Perform variance and driver analysis and prepare executive-ready commentary.
- Build and maintain advanced Excel financial models.
- Support operating expense and headcount governance.
Business Partnership & Governance:
- Partner with stakeholders across two geographies.
- Support technology cost management, including software, cloud, labor, capital, and operating expenses.
- Assist with cost allocation, intercompany, vendor, purchase-order, accrual, and multi-currency planning activities.
Systems & Automation:
- Use EPM and consolidation platforms to support planning and reporting.
- Apply Power BI, Tableau, Power Query, SQL, Alteryx, Python, VBA, RPA, or workflow automation where appropriate.
- Support accurate, controlled, and efficient finance processes
Qualifications:
Required Experience:
- 8-10 years of progressive financial planning, analysis, or related finance experience.
- Experience executing planning cycles, financial modeling, variance analysis, and executive reporting.
- Experience partnering across geographies and governing operating expense and headcount.
- Experience with an EPM platform such as Hyperion/PBCS, OneStream, Anaplan, or SAP BPC.
Required Technical Skills:
- End-to-End Planning Cycle Execution
- Variance and Driver Analysis
- Executive-Ready Commentary
- Advanced Excel Financial Modeling
- Cross-Geography Business Partnership
- Operating Expense and Headcount Governance
- EPM System Fluency
Preferred Skills & Experience:
- SAP or Oracle ERP and general-ledger structures
- Power BI, Tableau, Power Query, and SQL
- Alteryx, Python, VBA, RPA, or workflow automation
- GCC, captive, or shared-services finance experience
- Technology cost management
- Intercompany, cost recharge, and cost-allocation models
- Vendor, purchase-order, and accrual management
- INR-USD foreign-exchange planning exposure
- US GAAP and month-end close exposure
- SOX and internal-controls awareness
- CA, CMA, CPA, MBA in Finance, or CFA credential
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in finance, Accounting, Commerce, Business Administration, or a related field. MBA (Finance), CA, CMA, CPA, or CFA preferred.
Note: This position is based in Pune, and applications are currently being considered from candidates based in Pune.
Talent Value Proposition statement:
At DIRECTV India, we're building a culture with our people, not for them, grounded in the values of We Care, We Challenge, and We Deliver. We will focus on building a better future than yesterday for our colleagues, customers, and company. As part of our team, you'll help shape the future of enterprise data platforms, enable advanced analytics and AI innovation, and contribute to business-critical capabilities that impact millions of customers. If you're ready to bring your expertise, leadership, and passion for innovation to a team redefining entertainment technology, we'd love to have you join us on this journey.
Headquartered in El Segundo, California, DIRECTV has been a household name in sports and entertainment for 30 years. We've grown our global footprint with DIRECTV India, a capability center in Pune built to support our operations and speed up how we build new technology. Here, our teams work on the platforms and products that bring together satellite and streaming, so customers get their favorite content without the hassle of switching between apps or inputs. From AI-driven personalization to content built around what people actually want to watch, we're shaping what entertainment looks like next, and Pune is a big part of that.
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