Financial Planning and Analysis

AstaGuru Auction House
Role- Financial Planning & Analysis
Location: Mumbai
Department: Finance & Accounts
Role Overview
We are looking for a commercially driven Manager – FP&A & Finance to partner closely with
the CFO and leadership team in driving financial planning, business performance, strategic
decision-making, profitability, and cash generation.
The role will be responsible for FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling,
management reporting, cost optimization, working capital, balance-sheet analysis, and
strategic business planning. The individual will convert financial and operational data into
actionable insights and help leadership make informed decisions around growth, profitability,
investments, resource allocation, and cost efficiency.
This is a business-facing FP&A role, rather than a traditional accounting/compliance position.
Key Responsibilities
• Financial Planning & Analysis
• Financial Modelling & Strategic Finance
• Profitability & Cost Optimization
• Balance Sheet, Working Capital & Cash Flow
• MIS, Data Analytics & Dashboards
• Finance Governance
Qualifications & Experience
• CA / CPA preferred; Chartered Accountant strongly preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in Commerce, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or related discipline.
• 6–10 years of relevant experience, with significant hands-on exposure to FP&A /
Business Finance / Financial Planning / Financial Analysis.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling, variance analysis,
profitability analysis, cost optimization, working capital, and cash-flow
forecasting.
• Experience in a high-growth, multi-location, luxury, retail, financial services, auction, or
transaction-driven business is an advantage.
Technical Skills
• Advanced Excel: Financial Modelling, Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, SUMIFS,
Macros/VBA, Scenario & Sensitivity Analysis.
• Power Query: Data extraction, transformation, cleaning, and automation.
• BI / Dashboarding: Power BI / Looker Studio / Google Data Studio.
• Strong understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet, Cash Flow, Working Capital, and
financial KPIs.
• Exposure to ERP/accounting systems such as SAP, Zoho Books, Oracle, or similar.

Work arrangement
No