Assistant Finance Manager

Sulekha; Chennai District; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sulekha in Chennai seeks an Assistant Manager Finance to lead budgeting, forecasting, MIS reporting, and profitability analysis, partnering with business stakeholders to drive actionable insights.

The role requires CA and 23+ years of post-qualification FP&A experience; strong Excel skills and Power BI exposure are preferred. You will support month-end close and senior management presentations in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.

Qualifications

• CA qualification mandatory and 23+ years of post-qualification FP&A/Finance experience.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, planning, and variance-analysis skills.
• Experience in financial reporting, MIS, cost/profitability analysis, and stakeholder partnering.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and functional stakeholders to understand financial performance and provide actionable insights.
• Drive annual budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and variance analysis.
• Prepare and analyse MIS reports, dashboards, and management reports.
• Conduct cost analysis, profitability analysis, and performance tracking.
• Analyse actual performance against budgets and forecasts and highlight key variances.
• Support month-end closing, financial reporting, and management reporting.
• Prepare financial analysis and presentations for senior management.
• Monitor KPIs and identify opportunities for cost optimisation and revenue improvement.
• Work with cross-functional teams to support business planning and decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with GST, TDS, and other statutory requirements.
• Strengthen financial processes, controls, and reporting systems.
• Support ad-hoc financial analysis and business requirements as needed.

Skills

CA

FP&A

Business Finance

Finance Business Partnering

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

MIS reports

Dashboards

Cost analysis

Profitability analysis

MS Excel

Power BI

Education

Chartered Accountancy

Tools

Power BI

MS Excel

Job description

Role Overview

As an Assistant Manager Finance, you'll work closely with business and functional stakeholders to drive budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, financial reporting, and profitability analysis. You'll provide actionable financial insights that support business planning and decision-making.

What You'll Own

• Partner with business and functional stakeholders to understand financial performance and provide actionable insights.
• Drive annual budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and variance analysis.
• Prepare and analyse MIS reports, dashboards, and management reports.
• Conduct cost analysis, profitability analysis, and performance tracking.
• Analyse actual performance against budgets and forecasts and highlight key variances.
• Support month-end closing, financial reporting, and management reporting.
• Prepare financial analysis and presentations for senior management.
• Monitor key business and financial KPIs and identify opportunities for cost optimisation and revenue improvement.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams to support business planning and decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with applicable GST, TDS, and other statutory requirements.
• Assist in strengthening financial processes, controls, and reporting systems.
• Support ad-hoc financial analysis and business requirements as needed.

What You Bring

• Completed Chartered Accountancy (CA) Mandatory.
• 23 years of relevant post-qualification experience in FP&A, Business Finance, Finance Business Partnering, or a similar role.
• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial planning, and variance analysis.
• Experience in financial reporting, MIS, cost analysis, and profitability analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel, including data analysis and financial modelling.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Good communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, technology-driven environment.

Nice to Have

• Exposure to Power BI.
• Experience working in a digital, technology, or fast-paced business environment.
• Strong understanding of business performance metrics and financial dashboards.

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Work closely with business stakeholders and contribute directly to business decisions.
• Gain exposure to budgeting, forecasting, profitability, and strategic financial analysis.
• Work in a fast-paced, technology-driven business environment.
• Build strong cross-functional and business partnering skills.