Role Overview:This role is responsible for driving financial clarity and forward-looking insights across the organization. The Manager FP&A will own forecasting, variance analysis, scenario planning, and leadership reporting, partnering closely with cross-functional teams to enable informed decision-making and strong financial discipline.
Key Responsibilities:- Annual Operating Planning: Lead the creation and execution of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) and manage monthly and quarterly rolling forecasts.
- Forecast Ownership: Drive end-to-end rolling forecast processes by consolidating inputs across functions, challenging assumptions, and building agile financial models aligned with evolving business realities.
- Variance Analysis & Performance Tracking: Analyze actuals versus forecasts to identify variances, gaps, and underlying drivers; collaborate with teams on corrective actions.
- Scenario & Sensitivity Planning: Conduct proactive scenario analysis to assess the impact of revenue changes, cost fluctuations, and operational risks, enabling leadership to anticipate outcomes.
- Dashboards & Reporting: Design and maintain real-time dashboards and reporting tools that provide visibility into key financial and operational metrics.
- Business Partnering: Act as a strategic finance partner to business leaders by translating plans into financial outcomes, supporting resource allocation, and enabling sound decision-making.
- Financial Governance: Promote a shift from backward-looking reporting to predictive and insight-led financial management across teams.
- Strategic & Ad-hoc Analysis: Support strategic initiatives through financial modeling, deep-dive analysis, pricing support, cost optimization, and leadership or investor-ready insights.
Key Qualifications:Must-Have- 35 years of experience in FP&A, business finance, or financial modeling roles.
- CA or MBA (Finance).
- Strong proficiency in Excel and spreadsheet-based modeling tools.
- Experience in building forecasts, financial models, and performance dashboards.
- High ownership mindset with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to clearly communicate financial insights to non-finance stakeholders.
Good-to-Have- Exposure to BI tools, SQL, or data visualization platforms.
- Experience operating in fast-paced or evolving business environments.
