Manager - Strategic FP&A

Role Summary

The Manager, Strategic FP&A will be the analytical core of the India Finance team. This role is responsible for building and maintaining financial models, supporting forecasting and business case development, and providing timely analysis that helps leadership make better-informed decisions. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, highly numerate, and able to translate data into a clear point of view.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Modeling & Analysis

Build and maintain financial models covering unit economics, product-level profitability, and portfolio performance

Develop rolling forecasts and scenario analyses to support planning and capital allocation decisions

Own cash curve modeling, roll-off forecasting, and acquisition cost analytics

Support ad hoc analyses for new initiatives, pricing decisions, sensitivity analysis, underwriting decisions and product trade-offs

Forecast liquidity runway and capital deployment

Identify performance drift and assumption gaps

Business Partnering

Partner with Product, Collections, and Operations teams to provide financial framing for key decisions

Prepare structured recommendations and present findings to senior Finance leadership

Contribute to board meeting prep and investor reporting with accurate, well-synthesized financial analysis

Reporting & Continuous Improvement

Support quality and accuracy of internal reporting including Flash, revenue recognition analysis, cash forecasts, and portfolio performance

Proactively identify opportunities to improve the quality, speed, or usefulness of financial outputs

What We Are Looking For

Qualifications

MBA (Finance) from top-tier college, CFA Level 2+, CA, or equivalent qualification

35 years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, investment analysis, or a related analytical role

Prior exposure to financial services, fintech, or lending businesses is an advantage

Skills

Strong financial modeling skills: scenario analysis, sensitivity modeling, P&L forecasting

Advanced proficiency in Excel, familiarity with BI tools (Tableau, Looker, or similar) is a plus

SQL, Tableau and Python nice to have

High attention to detail and model governance discipline

Clear, structured written and verbal communication able to summarize complex analysis simply

High ownership mindset: takes initiative, follows through, and flags risks early

Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments with shifting portfolio performance and evolving assumptions