Business Financial Planning

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain annual budgets, quarterly/annual forecasts
• Analyze monthly financial performance, identify key variances and provide actionable recommendations
• Partner with cross functional teams, functional leaders to understand operational drivers and improve financial performance
• Create and automate management reports, dashboards, and KPI tracking
• Assist in scenario planning,sensitivity analysis, and forecasting under different business assumptions
• Support month-end and quarter-end financial review processes
• Collaborate with accounting team to ensure financial data accuracy and consistency
• Present financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership
• Support ad hoc financial analysis and special projects as required

Qualifications

• MBA in Finance or a professional qualification such as CA, CMA is preferred
• 2 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), corporate finance, or business finance with experience in business partnering with commercial, operations or product teams
• Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, Power Pivot, advanced formulas).
• Familiarity with ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle etc.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively in a fast-paced environment with cross functional teams

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Forecast accuracy
• Cost optimization opportunities identified
• Budget adherence
• Timeliness and accuracy of financial reporting
• Quality of business insights provided
• Stakeholder satisfaction
• Process improvement and automation initiatives