Senior Financial Planning Analyst

Lead Financial Planning & Analysis activities for a large business vertical, partnering with business leaders to drive financial performance, strategic planning, budgeting, forecasting, business insights, and decision support. The role will act as a finance business partner to leadership teams and enable data-driven decision-making across operations, investments, and growth initiatives.

Qualification:

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA in Finance from a premier institute
• Additional certifications such as CFA or CMA are an added advantage

Desired Candidate Profile

• CA/MBA Finance with 12-15 years of experience in FP&A, Commercial Finance, Business Finance, or Strategic Finance.
• Strong expertise in Budgeting, Forecasting, MIS, Financial Modeling, Business Planning, and Variance Analysis
• Hands-on experience with SAP, Oracle, Power BI, Advanced Excel, and financial reporting tool
• Key Success Metrics not limited to forecast Accuracy, Budget Adherence, EBITDA Improvement Cash Flow Optimization, MIS Timeliness & Accuracy, Strategic Initiative Delivery.
• Strong stakeholder management and leadership capabilities.
• Excellent analytical, presentation, and business partnering skills.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning & Budgeting

• Lead Annual Operating Plan (AOP), budgeting, and long-range business planning processes.
• Develop rolling forecasts and scenario-based financial models.
• Drive monthly and quarterly forecasting cycles across business units.
• Evaluate business performance against plans and strategic targets.

Management Reporting & MIS

• Prepare and present monthly business performance reviews to leadership.
• Develop executive dashboards covering Revenue, EBITDA, Cash Flow, Working Capital, ROCE, and KPIs.
• Ensure timely MIS reporting with actionable insights and recommendations.
• Drive automation and digitization of reporting processes.

Variance Analysis & Business Insights

• Perform detailed variance analysis against Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year.
• Identify business drivers impacting profitability, margins, and cash flows.
• Present root-cause analysis and corrective action plans to management.
• Monitor operational and financial KPIs to enhance business performance.

Strategic Finance & Business Partnering

• Partner with CEOs, CFOs, Functional Heads, and Business Leaders on strategic initiatives.
• Support investment evaluations, business cases, M&A assessments, and capital allocation decisions.
• Conduct profitability analysis for products, projects, and business segments.
• Drive cost optimization and value creation initiatives.

Cash Flow & Working Capital Management

• Monitor cash flow forecasts and liquidity requirements.
• Drive working capital optimization through inventory, receivables, and payables analysis.
• Support treasury and funding planning initiatives.

Financial Modeling & Decision Support

• Build robust financial models for expansion projects, CAPEX evaluations, and strategic investments.
• Conduct sensitivity analysis and risk assessments.
• Provide financial decision support for new business opportunities and growth projects.

Governance & Controls

• Ensure adherence to financial policies, internal controls, and reporting standards.
• Collaborate with Accounting, Tax, Treasury, and Audit teams.
• Support Board, Audit Committee, and leadership reviews with financial insights.

Preferred Experienced FP&A professionals from large conglomerates, infrastructure, energy, manufacturing, EPC, ports, logistics, real estate, metals, mining, or diversified business groups to connect at [phone removed] or mail at [HIDDEN TEXT]