Role: Business Finance Manager IT / Consulting / Professional Services
Location: Chennai
Experience: 812 years (Post Qualification)
Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) Mandatory
Role Overview
We are looking for a Business Finance professional to partner with leadership in driving financial performance, profitability, and business decision support within an IT / ITES / consulting / professional services environment.
The role will focus on analyzing business performance, profitability, resource utilization, recruiter productivity, and margin improvement, enabling leadership to take informed strategic and operational decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a finance business partner to delivery, recruitment, and leadership teams.
- Analyze business unit profitability, margins, revenue realization, and cost structures.
- Track and evaluate resource utilization, billability, and productivity metrics across teams.
- Monitor recruiter performance and hiring productivity, including metrics such as cost per hire, time to hire, and conversion ratios.
- Provide financial insights and analytics to support pricing, new engagements, and business expansion decisions.
- Drive financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for the business.
- Develop and maintain management dashboards and performance reports covering key KPIs such as utilization, revenue per employee, margins, and engagement profitability.
- Identify opportunities for margin improvement, cost optimization, and operational efficiency.
Candidate Profile
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 812 years of post-qualification experience.
- Prior experience in IT, ITES, consulting, or professional services organizations is preferred.
- Strong exposure to business finance, profitability analysis, and performance analytics.
- Experience working with utilization metrics, workforce economics, and recruiter productivity in services-based organizations.
- Strong analytical skills with ability to translate financial data into business insights.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel and financial analysis tools; experience with BI tools or ERP systems is an added advantage.
Key Focus Areas
- Profitability & Margin Management
- Utilization & Workforce Productivity
- Recruiter / Hiring Productivity Metrics
- Business Performance Analytics
- Financial Planning & Forecasting
- Business Decision Support
