Head of Financial Planning Analysis

Key Responsibilities
* Lead the annual budgeting and financial planning process for the India business.
* Own monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting cycles.
* Develop financial models, business plans and scenario analyses.
* Analyse actual performance against budget, forecast and prior-year performance.
* Drive variance analysis and identify key business drivers behind financial performance.
* Provide management with actionable insights on revenue, costs, margins, headcount and profitability.
* Partner with business leaders on financial planning and decision-making.
* Support strategic initiatives including investments, expansion, cost optimisation and resource allocation.
* Develop and monitor key financial and operational performance metrics.
* Establish robust reporting dashboards and management reporting mechanisms.
* Improve forecasting accuracy, financial visibility and planning processes.
* Work closely with accounting, controllership and commercial finance teams to ensure data integrity.
* Present financial performance and business insights to senior leadership.
* Drive financial discipline and accountability across business functions.
* Lead and develop the FP&A team.
Candidate Profile
* 12–18+ years of experience in FP&A, business finance, commercial finance or strategic finance.
* Strong experience in a senior FP&A/business finance leadership role.
* Experience managing large and complex businesses/organisations.
* Strong financial modelling, forecasting and analytical capabilities.
* Excellent understanding of P&L, revenue, margins, costs and business drivers.
* Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills.
* Ability to translate complex financial information into clear business recommendations.
* Advanced Excel/financial modelling skills; experience with ERP, BI and planning tools preferred.
* CA/MBA Finance or equivalent qualification preferred.
Key Success Measures
* Forecast accuracy
* Budget adherence
* Margin/profitability improvement
* Quality and timeliness of management reporting
* Business decision support
* Cost optimisation
* Financial visibility and planning discipline

Work arrangement
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