Manager - FP&A -Mumbai

Key Responsibilities:

1. Budgeting & Overhead Planning

• Lead the preparation, review, and finalization of annual overhead budgets across departments.
• Monitor monthly Budget vs Actuals, analyse key variances, and provide actionable insights.
• Coordinate with cost centres to implement budgetary controls and cost optimization initiatives.
• Revise and adjust financial forecasts periodically based on business changes and trends.

2. Accounts Payable Coordination

• Act as the bridge between functional departments and the Accounts Payable (AP) team for resolving invoice or payment-related issues.
• Maintain real-time tracking of payment status, ageing of advances, and pending dues.
• Ensure timely escalation of overdue payments and follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for closure.
• Monitor documentation flow, approvals, and compliance before payment processing.
• Prepare and maintain MIS dashboards on escalations, pending items, and AP KPIs.

3. Audit & Compliance

• Coordinate with Statutory and Internal Auditors to ensure timely information flow and resolution of queries.
• Perform Trial Balance (TB) reconciliations and inter-ledger tie-ups.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of MSME returns, year-end provisioning, and statutory filings.
• Support in drafting audit schedules and ensure closure of audit observations.

4. ERP Development & Process Automation

• Collaborate with IT and business teams for UAT, deployment, and enhancement of ERP modules related to finance.
• Drive automation of repetitive manual tasks and improve accuracy in reporting and financial operations.
• Support documentation and standardization of finance SOPs across processes to enhance compliance and efficiency.

5. MIS & Financial Reporting

• Prepare department-wise and consolidated MIS including waterfall charts, cost reports, and budget utilization.
• Deliver timely and insightful analysis to support monthly and quarterly management reviews.
• Create custom reports and dashboards for leadership decision-making and investor presentations (if applicable).
• Support ad-hoc reporting requirements from top management and other departments.

6. Provisioning & Year-End Financial Closure

• Ensure timely and accurate provisioning for expenses, advances, and liabilities at month-end and year-end.
• Coordinate with respective departments to gather backup documentation and verify correctness of entries.
• Ensure reversals and clean-up of provisions are recorded as per accounting timelines.

7. Stakeholder Collaboration & Team Coordination

• Work closely with over 12+ internal departments (HR, IT, Projects, Marketing, Operations, etc.) to ensure timely inputs and financial accuracy.
• Support junior team members in day-to-day responsibilities and knowledge sharing

1. Month-End Accounting Closure

• Drive and ensure timely monthly closure of books in coordination with the accounting team.
• Ensure accurate accruals, adjustments, and reconciliations are recorded.
• Work with internal teams to validate entries and address anomalies before reporting.
• Ensure timely reporting of P&L and overhead costs post-closure.

CA Qualified, Financial Planning, Ind AS, MIS reporting