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.

Mumbai

Finance Manager - CA 

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