Director - Financial Planning & Analysis - BFSI - CA/CPA

Roles and Responsibilities:

- Will head all the planning cycles (Strategic Planning, Yearly Operating Plan/Budget, Quarterly Forecasts, Weekly Sales Flash Reports, etc.) with utmost care, high level of accuracy and thorough understanding of the business dynamics

- Responsible in providing in-depth business margin insights and analysis by translating variances in financial and non-financial KPIs into actions

- Build an internal network with strong links with the Finance leadership community and other business functions such as procurement, on process alignment, organizational (re)design and efficiency target realization.

- The incumbent will partner with different functions / business stakeholders to solve various operational / strategic level challenges faced by the organization

- Liaise with FP&A CoE's and co-drive and co-implement lean and efficient reporting together with Financial Management Systems CoE, (scenario) analysis, financial planning processes and continuous process improvement initiatives

- Responsible for conducting NPS / customer satisfaction survey of key stakeholders in the businesses and take corrective actions based on outcomes.

- Help prepare short-term/medium-term plans partnering with the business/functional leaders

- Design and develop various financial models for the business segments that are operational in India, including coming up with bold ideas considering utilization level, cost structure, etc. to ensure profitable growth

Desired Skills:

- Must be qualified with CA / CPA

- 18+ years of relevant extensive experience in financial planning, analysis

- Experience developing forecasts & operating plans and leading business / finance reviews with leadership teams

- Strong in predictive analysis with ability to clearly connect the dots by linking the operational performance to the financial outcome

- Experience in RPA improvement initiatives

- Forecasting skills with clear-cut assumptions, building base case and sensitivity around base case with the right variables

- Progressive working experience and roles in e.g. Finance, FP&A, financial control, management reporting and analysis, preferably within an international environment.

- Proven ability to navigate a complex business environment, finding pragmatic solutions while continuously looking for improvement opportunities

- Experience in managing a finance team

- Hands-on leader, preferably with advanced technical skills in Excel, ERP (SAP preferred) and PowerPoint.