Associate Consultant – Business FinOps

Sattva; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sattva is seeking a capable Operations/Finance Professional to govern BU-level data, drive actionable dashboards, and support budgeting and forecasting across projects. You will coordinate with Finance, HR, Sales, and Delivery to ensure accurate data, timely project setups, and effective adoption of tools within the BU.

The role emphasizes data accuracy, proactive bottleneck identification, and cross-functional collaboration to enable informed decision-making at leadership levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field.
• 2–4 years in internal operations, finance, or project management.
• Strong hands-on skills in Microsoft or Google Workspace, with comfort in data analysis and building structured reports.
• Working understanding of budgeting/P&L concepts, or ability to pick up quickly.
• Solution-centric and strong problem-solving skills.
• Self-driven, curious and adaptable personality with the ability to work independently.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Passion for driving organizational change and impact.
• Curiosity and willingness to listen and learn.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and govern BU-level data — project status, resourcing, costs, invoicing — ensuring accuracy, consistency, and automation wherever possible.
• Build and maintain dashboards and MIS reports that give BU leadership actionable, decision-ready insights at regular frequencies.
• Track project and BU-level metrics against key targets, flagging bottlenecks proactively.
• Maintain resource allocation data across the BU; track utilization and unallocated cost.
• Support hiring forecasts against the project pipeline and track actuals against plan.
• Support profit & loss budgeting and forecasting for the BU, working closely with central Finance team.
• Support cash governance — cost approvals, vendor payments, and financial hygiene across projects.
• Coordinate onboarding of new projects into internal systems — pricing, SLAs, contracts, metadata.
• Liaise with Sales/BD and Finance to ensure clean, timely project setup and communication.
• Support adoption of tools and systems within the BU, troubleshooting bottlenecks with relevant teams.
• Act as a coordination point between BU leadership, central Finance, HR/Talent, and Delivery teams.
• Document learnings and maintain a feedback loop to feed process improvements back into how the BU operates.

Skills

Data analysis

Report building

Budgeting/P&L concepts

Communication skills

Problem solving

Independent working

Change management

Curiosity

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/economics

Tools

Microsoft Office / Google Workspace

Job description

ROLE

• – Maintain and govern BU-level data — project status, resourcing, costs, invoicing — ensuring accuracy, consistency, and automation wherever possible
• – Build and maintain dashboards and MIS reports that give BU leadership actionable, decision‑ready insights at regular frequencies
• – Track project and BU-level metrics against key targets, flagging bottlenecks proactively
• – Maintain resource allocation data across the BU; track utilization and unallocated cost
• – Support hiring forecasts against the project pipeline and track actuals against plan
• – Support profit & loss budgeting and forecasting for the BU, working closely with central Finance team
• – Support cash governance — cost approvals, vendor payments, and financial hygiene across projects
• – Coordinate onboarding of new projects into internal systems — pricing, SLAs, contracts, metadata
• – Liaise with Sales/BD and Finance to ensure clean, timely project setup and communication
• – Support adoption of tools and systems within the BU, troubleshooting bottlenecks with relevant teams
• – Act as a coordination point between BU leadership, central Finance, HR/Talent, and Delivery teams
• – Document learnings and maintain a feedback loop to feed process improvements back into how the BU operates

REQUIREMENTS

• – Bachelor’s degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field
• – 2‑4 years of experience in an internal, full‑time operations, finance, or project management role at a company
• – Strong hands‑on skills in Microsoft or Google Workspace, with comfort in data analysis and building structured reports
• – Working understanding of budgeting/P&L concepts, or clear evidence of being able to pick this up fast
• – Solution‑centric and strong problem‑solving skills
• – Self‑driven, curious and adaptable personality with the ability to work independently
• – Excellent written and oral communication skills
• – Passionate about driving organisational change and impact
• – Curiosity, and a genuine willingness to listen and learn