Acko - Senior Manager - Finance Business Partner

Acko is seeking a dynamic Senior Manager-FinancePartner for a business vertical at Acko. In this strategic role, you will be responsible for driving financial performance, leading business analysis/ financial modelling, Financial & IRDAI reporting, and enable strategic initiatives for your business vertical.

Key Responsibilities :

Business Partnering :

- Lead business finance partnering with Business and other cross-functional teams eg - Underwriting for pricing, Legal/Compliance, Operations teams, Acturial and other business stakeholders.

- Business Plan & Forecasting - Oversee Annual, Quarterly, and Monthly Planning & Forecasting processes, partnering with business teams to achieve our strategic goals.

- Manage stakeholder relationships to ensure consistent and accurate dissemination of business information.

- Spearhead business planning and validation processes for the onboarding of new partners.

Business Analysis,

Financial Modelling & Reporting :

- Lead the finance operations team to ensure timely reporting of financials to the IRDAI and other compliance-related reports.

- Prepare monthly Profit & Loss (P&L) statements and conduct Monthly Business Reviews.

- Perform business analysis to provide actionable insights and timely information to business partners.

- Prepare scenario analyses and simulations ('what if' analyses) with Business team and Functional Heads.

- Analyze key business drivers, benchmark against competitors, and provide strategic insights to management.

- Develop and present insightful presentations for the Board and Investors.

Driving Operational Efficiency & Automation:

- Plan and adhere to KPIs lead action plans for the business ops (Customer Support Center, Claims Center).

- Continuously monitor leading and lagging indicators to actively support decision making in headcount planning.

- Ensure the function/ vertical is within the prescribed budget and drive ways to increase growth and profitability

- Develop dashboards for management reporting/ finance analytics, budgeting and forecasting modelling templates. Partner with IT team to digitalize reporting formats

- Lead the Finance automation project for the vertical, support with UAT and final execution

Education & Skills :

- PG/ MBA Finance or CA from with 6+ years of relevant experience in finance business partnering roles.

- Strong business analysis and financial modelling skills.

- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop high-performing teams.

- Highly skilled in MS Excel & with Experience in developing financial reports and metrics

- Ability to delivery in short deadlines and manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment

- Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levels