Manager - Corporate Finance - CA

Description: We are seeking a seasoned and execution-focused Corporate & Finance Planning professional to support the Lead for Corporate & Finance planning owning Group-level MIS, budgeting, performance tracking, and financial analytics across the organisation. This role will serve as the single-point owner for financial MIS, budget governance, and performance reporting for 30+ subsidiaries and business verticals. The incumbent will work closely with the AGM - Corporate & Finance Planning, Group CFO, senior leadership, and business heads to ensure robust financial visibility, disciplined budget management, and timely, decision-oriented insights. While the role is not expected to drive business strategy, it requires strong strategic orientation to interpret data, highlight risks and opportunities, and support leadership decision-making. This is a hands-on, execution-heavy role, with direct ownership of outputs The role will be accountable for:

- Group-wide financial MIS, dashboards, and management reporting

- Budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis across business verticals

- Tracking business performance and growth against approved budgets

- Ensuring alignment between MIS, statutory books, and management reporting

- Driving discipline, consistency, and governance in financial reporting

QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS:

QUALIFICATIONS: Chartered Accountant (CA) Mandatory

- 8 - 10 years of experience in corporate planning, MIS, financial planning & analysis, or group finance roles

- Strong exposure to multi-entity / group-level reporting environments

- Proven experience in budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and performance tracking

- Hands-on expertise with SAP and Excel-heavy reporting environments

- Experience presenting financial data to senior leadership

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES:

- High ethical standards and integrity and ability to work effectively with a team.

- Strong business acumen and decision-making abilities

- Results-oriented, with the ability to navigate and priortise in a dynamic production environment.

- Proactive and innovative mindset. High attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving skills

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Support the Lead for Corporate, Financial Planning and MIS in:

- Corporate MIS & Reporting

- Own and deliver Group-level MIS, flash reports, dashboards, and management decks on a monthly and quarterly basis

- Consolidate financial and operational data from 30+ subsidiaries and business verticals into clear, decision-ready outputs for senior leadership

- Prepare and present financial performance updates in monthly and quarterly review forums

- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of all MIS and reporting outputs

- Support leadership with ad-hoc financial analysis, scenario modelling, and special reviews as required

- Provide insights that enable performance monitoring, accountability, and informed decision-making

- Budgeting, Forecasting & Performance Tracking

- Annual budgeting process across business verticals in coordination

- Drive quarterly and rolling forecasts, tracking performance against budget and prior periods

- Conduct detailed variance analysis (budget vs actual, forecast vs actual, YoY, QoQ)

- Track key growth, margin, cost, and profitability metrics and highlight trends, risks, and corrective actions

- Financial Governance & Reconciliation

- Ensure reconciliation between statutory financial data and management MIS

- Review P&L movements, cost trends, margin performance, and expense drivers

- Maintain strong understanding of accounting flows and business operations to ensure reporting integrity

- Dashboards, Analytics & Automation

- Develop and maintain financial dashboards and analytics using SAP and Excel-based environments

- Improve reporting efficiency, standardisation, and automation over time, in collaboration with IT and SAP teams

- Define reporting formats, templates, timelines, and data governance standards across the Group