Head - Financial Planning & Analysis - Service Industry

SVP - Financial Planning and Analysis

The successful candidate will be responsible for financial & business planning, cost opportunities, identification of strategies for market & technology differentiation, automation, improvement in processes and operational efficiencies.

Responsibilities will include but not limited to :

- Financial planning and analysis, business planning on a regular basis. Proven ability to meet tight deadlines and work in an ambiguous environment.

- Categorize revenue booked data into location, department, new/ renewal business as per business needs.

- Co-ordinate with stakeholders to understand business processes, and enable operational efficiency through systems, technology, automation etc. Initiate cost optimization opportunities.

- Prepare annual operating plan and monitoring variance. Monitor monthly operating results against the budget. Improve forecasting.

- Track and report metrics for tracking key parameters such as sales conversion, renewal and collection efficiency, lost analysis, direct cost & segmental analysis.

- Help building business cases and data for RFPs, Prepare industry analysis and competitor benchmarking.

- Work towards policy management (Oracle/ SAIBA integration) and help business in improving periodic MIS. Prepare ad-hoc reports.

- The candidate is expected to be a team player with experience in managing projects, a self-motivator with a pro-active attitude and with an understanding of tools and systems. Ability to interact with business teams is essential

Qualification & Experience :

- S/he will directly report into the CFO, working in an IC role.

- Work experience: 10-14 years in FP&A/Finance & Strategy/Management consulting (preferably a service industry experience)

- CA or MBA from Tier 1 or 2 college

- Good presentation and analytical skills and hard-working, pro-active

- Experience of working in a start-up environment will be an added advantage.

Notice period : Immediate or less than 30 days

The candidate is someone who is willing to work on IC role with experience in managing projects, a self-motivator with ability to interact with inter-departmental teams.