Financial Planning & Analysis Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Manage annual budgeting, forecasting and rolling forecast processes in collaboration with business and finance stakeholders.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial analysis, management reports and MIS dashboards.
• Perform detailed Budget vs Actual, Actual vs Forecast and YoY variance analysis, identifying key business drivers and providing meaningful commentary.
• Prepare and analyze P& L, revenue, COGS, OPEX, margins and profitability across business units/products.
• Develop and maintain financial models, scenario analysis and sensitivity analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Partner with business stakeholders to understand financial performance, identify risks/opportunities and recommend corrective actions.
• Support month-end and quarter-end closing, including accruals, provisions, prepayments, reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Monitor CAPEX/OPEX, cost performance and operational KPIs against approved budgets and forecasts.
• Perform cost, margin and profitability analysis to identify opportunities for cost optimization and business-performance improvement.
• Prepare management presentations and financial insights for senior leadership.
• Support business planning, long-range planning and ad hoc financial analysis.
• Drive improvements and automation in FP& A reporting and analytical processes.

Requirements:

• Strong hands-on experience in FP& A rather than only accounting/RTR.
• Experience independently handling budgeting and forecasting cycles.
• Strong understanding of P& L and key revenue/cost drivers.
• Ability to explain financial variances and convert data into business insights and management recommendations.
• Candidates with exposure to Manufacturing / FMCG / Retail / Supply Chain / Commercial Finance / Business Finance will be preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Key Skills: FP& A, Budgeting, Forecasting, Rolling Forecast, Variance Analysis, P& L Analysis, Financial Modelling, Scenario Planning, MIS Reporting, Management Reporting, Profitability Analysis, Revenue and Cost Analysis, CAPEX/OPEX, Month-End Closing, Business Finance, Stakeholder Management
• Tools: Advanced Excel - Mandatory, Power BI / Power Query - Preferred. SAP / Oracle / Hyperion / Anaplan or similar ERP and FP& A tools - Preferred.