About the Role:

The Cashfree Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) team provides finance support across a variety of business functions. The team plays a key role in providing financial planning, reporting and decision support analytics to business leaders. We are seeking a dynamic finance professional for our FP&A team based in Bengaluru, India. This position will be a key role within our rapidly growing business and will require to develop effective working relationships across multiple functions at Cashfree. This role will directly influence strategic business decisions by driving financial planning, data-led analysis, revenue and cost optimization, and process automation witin a fast-growing payment gateway ecosystem.

What You'll Do:

Lead MIS and management decks and bring strategic insights, for management and Investor reporting
Lead budgeting, forecasting, monthly variance analysis, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis
Review results against budget, forecast and prior periods and prepare monthly variance analysis and commentary
Lead Due Diligence for funding rounds
Be the finance business partner to cross-functional teams, enabling them to drive business growth
Drive revenue and cost optimization by identifying gaps, leakages, and efficiency opportunities
Maintain a strong pulse on business drivers and proactively raise red flags or suggest improvements
Analyze deal and customer-level profitability, including pricing decisions and ROI assessments
Drive automation and dashboarding of financial data to support decision-making
Continuously optimize financial processes and ensure planning systems are efficient and scalable
Conduct benchmarking studies to assess company performance vs. industry standards
While financial analysis will clearly be an important element of the role, the emphasis is on applying overall analytical skills and experience to become a highly valued business partner

What You'll Need:

Professional:

Qulaified CA and/or MBA Finance from Tier 1 institute
3-5 years of business experience in FP&A with focus on undertaking detailed financial analysis, automating / systematizing reports
Strong understanding of financial statements, P&L management, cost and revenue drivers
Strong financial and risk analysis experience
High attention to detail and ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
Strong experience in financial services or payments industry
Strong ethics, integrity and accountability with ability to maintain independence, autonomy and confidentiality
Able to prioritize multiple responsibilities and activities and pivot quickly when necessary
Willing to engage in a broad range of activities necessary to support the cross-functional teams
Able to maintain effectiveness in an environment with uncertainties
Go-getter, proactive and a team player
Enjoys collaborating with others, constantly seeking to identify win/win solutions and align goals with Visa's strategic objectives

Technical:

Advanced Excel skills, working knowledge of SQL, Power BI, or other analytics tools is a plus
Strong finance and accounting knowledge

Business:

Strong business partnering skills, excellent judgement and decision-making ability in a collaborative style
Strong problem solving skills, with demonstrated ability to identify and resolve issues and risks, including root cause analysis
Strong communication skills: oral, written and presentation skills, interpersonal, and influencing skills to drive effective change at all levels of the organization
Ability to anticipate and identify opportunities to establish areas of growth, as well as develop and recommend solutions

Assistant Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis