Deputy Chief Financial Officer - Financial Planning & Analysis

FINANCIAL PLANNING & ANALYSIS / DY CFO

Description:

1. Summary

The Deputy CFO is a senior leadership role entrusted with driving the financial strategy, governance, and performance management framework for India Operations. The role provides comprehensive oversight across Financial Planning & Analysis, Forecasting, Cashflow Management, Product Economics, Compliance Orientation, and Strategic Business Partnering.

Acting as a key advisor to the CFO and Executive Leadership, the Dy CFO will influence organisation-wide decisions through data-backed insights, ensuring top-line acceleration, margin enhancement, operational efficiency, and disciplined capital allocation.

The mandate encompasses financial leadership across SRC/R&D, Manufacturing Plant, Head Office, and Provis Business, ensuring alignment with global standards and enterprise-wide value creation.

2. Key Responsibilities

A. Financial Planning & Analysis

- Lead the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), quarterly Forecasting, and full-cycle Scenario Planning for India Operations.

- Drive strategic insights through forward-looking analytics, identifying revenue drivers, cost levers, and opportunities for structural efficiency.

- Oversee P&L stewardship, rolling forecasts, and Global Cash Flow projections with 95%+ forecast accuracy.

- Lead deep-dive profitability analysis, unit economics modelling, and cost optimisation interventions.

- Conduct predictive analytics for proactive identification of risks and business opportunities.

- Ensure disciplined overhead governance through periodic reviews with HODs.

- Lead robust evaluation of Capex investments using NPV, IRR, DCF, Payback, and Sensitivity Analysis frameworks.

- Support cross-functional teams on Long Range Planning (LRP) and strategic finance projects.

B. Strategic Business Partnering

- Serve as the Finance Business Partner to Supply Chain, Manufacturing, SRC/R&D, and Corporate Functions.

- Provide strategic financial assessments for Make-vs-Buy, Outsourcing, Footprint Strategy, and capacity optimisation decisions.

- Drive Product Portfolio reviews focused on pricing strategy, margin improvement, and COGS optimisation.

- Strengthen enterprise decision-making by converting complex financial data into clear, actionable insights for leadership.

- Enable business transformation initiatives through high-quality modelling, business cases, and performance diagnostics.

3. Leadership Competencies

- Strategic Orientation: Ability to shape long-term financial strategy, anticipate market shifts, and drive enterprise-wide financial maturity.

- Influence & Stakeholder Leadership: Demonstrated capability to influence senior leaders, challenge assumptions, and drive alignment across functions.

- Execution Excellence: Strong operational discipline with a track record of delivering outcomes in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.

- Commercial Acumen: Deep understanding of business economics, cost structures, value drivers, and market dynamics.

- People Leadership: Ability to mentor finance teams, build analytical capability, and foster a culture of accountability and performance.

- Change Leadership: Ability to drive financial transformation, process improvements, and digital finance initiatives.

4. Technical & Functional Skills

- Expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis, P&L management, forecasting, scenario modelling, and business performance measurement.

- Strong command of Advanced Financial Modelling, investment evaluation techniques (NPV, IRR, DCF, Payback, Sensitivity).

- Deep understanding of Manufacturing Finance, Product Costing, Working Capital Management, and Cashflow Optimisation.

- Experience in Predictive Analytics, dashboarding, and data-led decision frameworks.

- Strong knowledge of ERP systems, MIS architecture, financial reporting tools, and global accounting standards.

- Ability to interpret complex data, synthesize insights, and present to senior leadership with clarity and precision.

5. Experience & Qualification Requirements

- 10 to 15+ years of progressive experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Finance, or Business Finance roles.

- Prior experience in manufacturing, R&D-driven businesses, or multi-entity operations is strongly preferred.

- Proven track record in leading budgeting cycles, investment evaluations, and enterprise-level financial governance.

- Strong exposure to partnering with CXO and Business Heads in a strategic finance capacity.

- CA / CPA / MBA (Finance) from a premier institute preferred.

- Experience in driving financial transformation, analytics adoption, and cross-functional collaboration is an added advantage.