General Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - CA

Description:

Role Overview - We are looking for a General Manager FP&A to build and strengthen the FP&A function from the ground up. This role will play a critical part in driving financial planning, business partnering, and strategic decision-making, especially as the organization prepares for its IPO journey.

The current FP&A setup exists in fragments, and this role will be responsible for creating a structured, forward-looking, and insight-driven finance function.

Key Responsibilities -

1. FP&A Setup & Transformation -

- Establish and structure the FP&A function across the organization

- Move the finance function from historical reporting - forward-looking planning & predictability

- Build robust frameworks for:

- Forecasting

- Annual Operating Plan (AOP)

- Financial modeling

2. Business Finance Partnering -

- Act as a strategic finance partner to business teams

- Provide actionable insights to support business decision-making

- Drive alignment between finance and business teams through structured inputs and outputs

- Enable data-backed decision-making across functions

3. Forecasting, Planning & Performance Management-

- Own and drive:

- Forecasting accuracy

- Financial planning cycles

- Performance tracking against plans

- Develop a predictable financial outlook for the organization

- Introduce structured performance review mechanisms

4. Data, Dashboarding & Automation -

- Transition from Excel-based reporting to automated dashboards

- Work closely with the data resource to:

- Build dashboards

- Enable real-time reporting

- Improve visibility for leadership

5. Business Insights & Unit Economics -

- Drive deep analysis across:

- Unit economics

- Product/channel performance

- Retention & lifetime value

- Translate data into meaningful financial insights for leadership

6. Market & Competitive Intelligence (Finance Lens) -

- Oversee financial benchmarking and competitive analysis

- Leverage available data to derive insights on:

- Market movement

- Competitor performance (high-level due to limited public data)

- Work with internal data resources to build intelligence inputs

7. IPO Readiness -

- Support finance transformation aligned with IPO requirements

- Build systems, reporting standards, and processes required from an investor perspective

8. Team Leadership & Capability Building

- Work with and guide the existing FP&A team:

- 1 Senior Manager (India)

- 1 Data resource

- Coordination with FP&A resource in Australia (currently part-time)

- Build and scale the team over time

- Define roles, responsibilities, and structure as the function evolves

Ideal Candidate Profile

Must-Haves

- 812 years of experience in FP&A / Strategic Finance

- Strong experience in:

- Financial planning & forecasting

- Business finance partnering

- Driving insights for business decisions

- Experience in consumer tech / platform / startup environments

- Hands-on exposure to:

- Unit economics

- Business metrics

- Performance management frameworks

- Ability to build and scale functions from scratch

- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills

Preferred

- CA qualification (strong preference)

- Experience in high-growth or startup environments

- Exposure to IPO readiness / investor reporting

- Prior experience working with cross-functional teams

Reporting Structure (Current State)

- Works closely with finance leadership

- Will collaborate with:

- India FP&A team

- Australia-based FP&A resource

- Final team structure may evolve as the function matures