Assistant Vice President Finance

upGrad; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

upGrad, a Bengaluru-based company, seeks a senior Business Finance leader with a Chartered Accountant designation and 10+ years of experience. The role focuses on P&L management, revenue analysis, pricing decisions and profitability improvement, partnering directly with the CFO and CEO.

Responsibilities include tracking performance against budgets, optimizing costs, managing taxation and working capital, and steering strategic financial initiatives with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• CA with 10+ years of relevant professional experience.
• Demonstrated ownership of P&L performance and profitability improvement.
• Experience partnering with CFO and CEO and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytics, communication and strategic finance partnering skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead P&L management, revenue analysis, cost optimisation and profitability initiatives.
• Track performance against AOP and budgets; identify gaps and drive corrective actions.
• Oversee taxation, cash flow, working capital and financial controls.
• Evaluate business cases, pricing decisions and growth opportunities.
• Mentor and lead a team; partner with senior stakeholders including CFO/CEO.

Skills

P&L management

Revenue analysis

Cost optimisation

Pricing

Financial controls

Strategic finance partnering

Stakeholder management

Business Finance

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Job description

We are looking for a senior Business Finance leader for our Bengaluru location, with 10+ years of relevant experience and a qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) designation (mandatory). The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Business Finance, Commercial Finance or Finance Business Partnering, with demonstrated ownership of P&L performance and the ability to partner directly with the CFO and CEO.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrated experience in P&L management, revenue analysis, cost optimisation, pricing, contribution margins and profitability improvement.
• Experience tracking business performance against AOP and budgets, identifying financial gaps and driving corrective actions.
• Strong understanding of taxation, cash flow, working capital and financial controls.
• Experience evaluating business cases, commercial opportunities, pricing decisions and growth initiatives.
• Prior experience managing a team and influencing senior business stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder-management skills.
• Candidates from education, services, D2C, e-commerce or other high-growth businesses are preferred.
• Reporting to: CFO and CEO

Qualifications

• Required qualifications and experience:
• Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 10+ years of relevant professional experience.

Required Skills

• Strong expertise in Business Finance, Commercial Finance and strategic business partnering.
• Demonstrated experience in P&L management, revenue analysis, cost optimisation, pricing, contribution margins and profitability improvement.
• Experience tracking business performance against AOP and budgets, identifying financial gaps and driving corrective actions.
• Strong understanding of taxation, cash flow, working capital and financial controls.
• Experience evaluating business cases, commercial opportunities, pricing decisions and growth initiatives.
• Prior experience managing a team and influencing senior business stakeholders.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication and stakeholder-management skills.

Preferred Skills

• Candidates from education, services, D2C, e-commerce or other high-growth businesses are preferred.