Analyst, Financial Planning & Analysis

Cactus Communications Services Pte. Ltd.; Maharashtra; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Cactus Communications, a remote-first technology and research services firm, is seeking a Finance Business Partner (FP&A) support specialist based in Mumbai. You may work from home in Mumbai, but must travel to our Andheri East office at least 3 times a week for meetings and events.

You will assist with MIS reporting, budgeting, variance analysis, and expense tracking, turning financial data into insights for stakeholders and ensuring timely monthly closes.

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in MIS/Reporting.
• B.Com / M.Com / Semi-qualified CA / CMA preferred.
• Strong Excel skills and ability to work with large datasets.
• Good grasp on numbers with basic finance knowledge.
• Good communication skills to explain insights to non-finance stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and ability to meet monthly deadlines.
• Experience/exposure to budgeting process.
• Hands-on use of data tools and automation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Support FP&A operations in day-to-day activities.
• Prepare, review and publish MIS reports with insights.
• Track and report expenses against budgets.
• Perform variance analysis and highlight drivers and trends.
• Provide support during budgeting process.
• Explain numbers to non-finance colleagues and stakeholders.
• Meet fixed monthly reporting deadlines with accuracy.
• Support other FP&A-related activities as required.

Skills

MIS Reporting

Power BI

Budgeting

Excel

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Automation

Education

B.Com / M.Com / Semi-qualified CA / CMA

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

CACTUS is a remote-first organization and we embrace an accelerate from anywhere culture. For this critical role, we are looking for the candidate to be based in Mumbai. You may choose to work from home in Mumbai; however, you will be required to travel to our Andheri East office at least 3 times a week for business requirements, meetings, or company/team events, or on short notice as needed.

We are looking for someone to support the Finance Business Partner (FP&A) in areas pertaining, but not limited to: MIS Reporting - preparation to publishing and insights, Expense reporting and tracking against budgets, Variance analysis, Budgeting support and other FP&A related operations.

Job responsibilities

• Support the Finance Business Partner (FP&A) in day-to-day FP&A operations
• Prepare, review and publish MIS reports, from data preparation through to insights
• Track and report expenses against budgets
• Perform variance analysis and highlight key drivers and trends
• Provide support during the budgeting process
• Explain numbers and insights clearly to non-finance colleagues and stakeholders
• Meet fixed monthly reporting deadlines with accuracy
• Support other FP&A-related activities as required

Qualifications and prerequisites

• 2–3 years of experience, with MIS/Reporting experience preferred.
• B.Com / M.Com / Semi-qualified CA / CMA preferred.
• Strong control over Excel, and the ability to work with large and unstructured datasets.
• Good grasp on numbers, with a basic knowledge of finance and accounting.
• Good communication skills and ability to explain numbers and insights to non-finance colleagues and stakeholders.
• High attention to detail and comfort working to fixed monthly deadlines.
• Prior experience/exposure to the budgeting process.
• Hands-on experience in using data facilitating and tools, such as Power BI is added advantage.
• Exposure towards building flexible and easy-to-use models for various stakeholders to support decision making.
• Prior experience in driving automation initiatives.

Equal Opportunity

Our hiring practices reflect our commitment to providing equal opportunities and creating an environment where everyone can thrive, develop, and succeed. We celebrate the uniqueness of our team members and prohibit discrimination of any kind, based on race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

Accelerating from Anywhere

As a remote-first organization, these are essential attributes we look for in all our candidates.

• Taking ownership of your work with minimal supervision, showing strong ability to organize, prioritize and deliver results independently.
• Documenting work that brings everyone on the same page.
• Maturity to choose between synchronous and asynchronous collaboration.
• Effectively collaborating with colleagues across different time zones by setting dedicated hours for collaboration and keeping team members updated through your MS Teams status.

About Us

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading technology company that specializes in expert services and AI-driven products which improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and…