About the Role:

Being a Finance Manager entails being a true business partner and a co-pilot to FT's businesses.

Key responsibilities:-

Financial Planning, Forecasting & Analysis

- Support the preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis.

- Track actual vs. budgeted expenses and revenue; provide timely insights to management.

- Support financial planning activities and help identify areas for cost optimization.

- Update financial models promptly to reflect the latest actuals and projections, supporting timely and informed decision-making.

- Support management with ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modeling, and business cases as needed for decision-making.

Investor Relations

- Compile, validate, and distribute monthly MIS reports-including P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow summaries-within two business days of month-end close to align with management review cycles.

- Ensure accuracy and completeness of data inputs to avoid delays and ensure reliability of reports as this needs to be shared with the Board of Directors and Investors.

Month-End Closures

- Coordinate with the accounting team to ensure timely completion of accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries as per the monthly close calendar.

- Validate that all closing activities are completed and financials are review-ready within the prescribed closing window.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Partner with internal, sales, and product teams to gather inputs and validate assumptions early in the planning cycle to prevent last-minute delays.

- Facilitate planning meetings and checkpoints to ensure all stakeholders meet agreed timelines.

Process Improvement & Automation

- Identify opportunities for process improvement (e.g., centralized templates, automation of data pulls, streamlined workflows) to reduce turnaround time.

- Monitor close cycle KPIs to drive ongoing improvements in efficiency and reporting timelines.

Ad Hoc Analysis & Special Projects

- Support management with ad hoc analysis, ensuring a quick turnaround without compromising insight quality.

- Contribute to strategic initiatives (e.g., business cases, scenario planning) with well-defined deliverables, schedules, and milestone tracking.

Preferred qualifications:

- Chartered Accountant with 1-2 years of experience (Business Finance/FP&A experience preferred) with article-ship from Big 4 firms/Tier 2 firms.

- Excellent academic credentials across levels - Class X, XII marks and CA rank-holder preferred (first attempt is acceptable).

- Excellent MS Excel skills and working knowledge of accounting tools (Zoho/QuickBooks/Tally).

- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

- High attention to detail as the individual is expected to work on critical investor/ board queries with a sense of ownership.

- Good verbal and written communication skills. High on energy.

- Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks under tight timelines.