Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - Decision Support - Courier Logistics Firm

The role should be able to manage all FP&A & Decision support activities with limited oversight from CFO. The activities would include the closure of budgeting and forecasting activities, decision support, timely & accurate and actionable performance reporting to the management. Should be able to interact with the business team & external business partner. Should be able to manage the team which shall be responsible for FP&A function.

Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of the following activities :

Responsible for the following activities :

Planning & Forecasting

- Set up, publish and drive a budgeting calendar. Ensure that all stakeholders are brought on board and a smooth review process is carried out.

- Co-ordinate budgeting activities with various stakeholders & cross functional teams.

- Create a rolling forecast calendar and reviews. Make the company ready and ensure information is available for market facing activities.

- Prepare and provide Zone/RO wise targets

- Preparation and automation of budgeting and reporting process

Decision support :

- Support business in maintaining a profitable portfolio mix of products.

- Profitability evaluation for each business proposal.

- Help evaluate commercials of large contracts

Reporting - Variances and Analytics:

- Preparation of Monthly financial and Ops Reports

- Review & report monthly (eventually weekly) performance of the business with financial & non-financial KPI's.

- Analytics and conclusions for performance variance, inputs for cost savings

- Actual vs. Plan and Month on month, Quarter on Quarter on Quarter Analysis at India & branch level

- Monthly MIS deck & KPI monitoring.

- Produce weekly & monthly MIS

- Any other Adhoc reporting.

Developmental:

- Ensure that reporting requirements of the business are met with new system & applications. The activity would involve

- Co-ordinate with IT & Business team and agreement on methodology & reports logic between various stakeholders.

- Prepare reporting calendar & reduce TAT for all usual report

Salary offered: 8-15LPA