Manager – Business Finance
Chartered Accountant | 5–6 Years of Experience in Business Finance / FP&A
Function: Finance – Business Finance / FP&A
Location: Bengaluru, India
Reporting To: Finance Director / Business Finance Head
Experience: 5–6 years post-qualification, with prior exposure to a professional services, IT/ITES, or consulting environment preferred
Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory
Role Purpose
We are looking for a Chartered Accountant with 5–6 years of business finance experience to partner closely with portfolio and practice leadership on budgeting, revenue and margin management, and monthly financial reporting.
This is a high-visibility role that combines financial rigor with day-to-day business partnering, and offers direct exposure to portfolio owners, practice leads, and senior finance leadership.
Key Responsibilities
Budgeting, Forecasting & Margin Management
- Lead preparation of annual and quarterly rolling budgets, including revenue, capacity, and net margin targets across assigned portfolios/practices.
- Review cost and revenue projections, labour margin, and account-level profitability; identify inefficiencies and margin drag, and work with stakeholders to correct them.
- Support finalization of key investment asks, ensuring they are evaluated within the approved cost and revenue envelope.
- Build and maintain margin scorecards and business cases for margin exceptions requiring Finance approval.
MIS, Reporting & Financial Planning
- Own preparation of monthly financials and management commentary, ensuring revenue and cost are accounted for accurately and on time.
- Prepare and present budget status updates and variance analysis to portfolio owners, practice leads, and leadership.
- Track and report on DSO, blocked resources, and other portfolio-level financial health metrics.
- Ensure compliance of time-tracking and revenue recognition processes with internal standards.
Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management
- Act as the primary Finance point of contact for assigned portfolio owners and practice leads, providing data-backed recommendations on pricing, resourcing, and profitability.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with revenue operations, controllership, and delivery teams to resolve billing, margin, and revenue attribution issues.
- Support client-level commercial discussions, including margin compression scenarios and billing adjustments.
Process & Governance
- Drive standardization of finance processes, SOPs, and templates across portfolios/practices.
- Independently handle revenue audits and support internal control and risk-mitigation activities.
- Identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting workflows.
Required Skills & Competencies
Technical
- Strong financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel.
- Solid understanding of revenue recognition, financial accounting, and audit/internal control practices.
- Working knowledge of PowerPoint-based management reporting; exposure to ERP/NetSuite or similar systems is a plus.
Behavioural
- Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence portfolio and practice leadership with data-backed reasoning.
- Precise, detail-oriented, and comfortable pushing back with evidence when numbers don't add up.
- Ability to manage multiple portfolios/practices simultaneously and work to tight monthly/quarterly closing timelines.
- Clear, direct written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to senior leadership.
Qualification & Experience
- Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory.
- 5–6 years of post-qualification experience in business finance, FP&A, or client financial management, preferably within IT/ITES, consulting, or professional services.
- Prior experience owning budget cycles, monthly MIS, or margin/profitability analysis for a business unit or account portfolio is strongly preferred.
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