Assistant Manager - Finance & Accounts

Job description

**Responsibilities** **Financial Planning & Forecasting** - Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and rolling forecast processes for assigned business units or functions. - Develop and maintain driver‑based financial models for revenue, margins, headcount, Opex, and Capex. - Identify risks and opportunities through proactive financial analysis and scenario planning. **Performance Management & Analysis** - Analyze actuals versus budget, forecast, and prior periods to identify key performance drivers. - Provide clear and concise financial commentary and insights to senior management. - Monitor business KPIs and link operational performance with financial outcomes. **Management Reporting & MIS** - Prepare and review monthly management reports, dashboards, and executive presentations. - Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of financial data used for reporting. - Standardize and automate MIS reporting using advanced analytical tools. **Business Partnering** - Act as a finance business partner to functional leaders (Sales, Operations, HR, Technology, etc.). - Support strategic initiatives through what‑if analysis, ROI assessments, and profitability analysis. - Drive cost optimization initiatives and support productivity improvement programs. **Month-End & Close Support** - Partner with accounting teams to validate actuals, accruals, and allocations from an FP&A perspective. - Ensure alignment between management reporting and statutory financials. **Process Improvement & Transformation** - Drive standardization, simplification, and automation of FP&A processes. - Support finance transformation initiatives, system enhancements, and reporting automation. - Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within the FP&A function. **Team Leadership (if applicable)** - Guide, review, and mentor FP&A analysts. - Ensure quality, accuracy, and timely delivery of outputs. **Qualifications** **Educational Qualifications** - CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) preferred - M.Com with strong FP&A experience may be considered **Experience** - 5–7 years of relevant experience in FP&A / Business Finance / Management Reporting - Experience in GCC, Shared Services, or Corporate FP&A environments preferred - Hands‑on exposure to budgeting, forecasting, and business partnering - Prior experience in stakeholder management and cross‑functional collaboration