Senior Manager - FP&A

We are seeking a Senior Manager - FP&A to lead the financial planning and analysis function. You will be responsible for preparing cost reports, conducting in-depth business performance analysis, and leading the planning and budgeting exercises. This role requires a professional who can perform detailed cost allocations, produce actionable analytics, and work on the automation of financial processes to provide the business with deeper insights and help drive future strategy.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Reporting and Analysis: Prepare monthly Branch Profitability statements for management review. Extract and analyze branch-level data, and discuss findings with business heads on a monthly and quarterly basis.
• Planning and Budgeting: Lead the annual planning and budgeting exercise. Monitor budgeted numbers against actuals (cost front) and analyze large variances.
• Forecasting: Prepare running forecasts on a quarterly and annual basis, including a three-year forecast.
• Cost Allocation: Perform detailed cost allocation based on set guidelines and continually work on assumptions to improve efficiency while ensuring the process is simple and understood by all.
• Performance Assessment: Produce detailed analytics on a branch and product basis to assess the performance of business heads and ensure alignment with the overall company strategy.
• Analytical Models: Understand and implement various analytical models to gain deeper insights from data and help drive future business actions, such as collection strategies or expansion plans.
• Process Automation: Work on the automation of certain processes, MIS, and dashboards using tools like Tableau.
• Metric Design: Assist in developing standard metrics to be used for business inputs and for measuring performance standards.

Skills Required:

• Strong analytical skills, with a focus on cost reporting, profitability analysis, and variance monitoring.
• Experience in financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Proficiency in data extraction, massaging, and analysis.
• Ability to understand and implement various analytical models.
• Experience with process automation and dashboarding tools like Tableau.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with business heads and stakeholders.

QUALIFICATION:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, or a related field, or equivalent experience.