Contractual Role - FPNA in Bengaluru

Grant Thornton Bharat Llp; Bengaluru; In loco; INR 1.400.000 - 2.100.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Grant Thornton Bharat Llp in Bengaluru seeks an experienced FP&A professional to own Opex and Marketing finance, lead planning cycles, and drive automation across reporting.

You will partner with marketing functions, manage month-end close, and deliver insightful analyses to senior leadership, while strengthening financial controls and governance. This role emphasizes BI, Excel automation, and cross-functional collaboration.

Competenze

• MBA (Finance) with 5–8 years of FP&A / Cost Governance experience.
• Strong expertise in Opex planning, budgeting, forecasting, provisions, month-end closure and variance analysis.
• Analytical and problem-solving ability to translate financial data into actionable insights.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets; experience with Power BI and related BI tools preferred.
• Interest in automation, AI-led finance transformation and dashboarding.
• Excellent stakeholder management; able to engage senior functional leaders constructively.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities across month-end, forecasting and planning cycles.
• Experience in cost optimization and process automation is advantageous.

Mansioni

• Own end-to-end financial management of Opex and Marketing across functions.
• Lead AOP, budgeting, quarterly/rolling forecasts and long-range planning for Opex and Marketing.
• Drive month-end close, accruals/provisions, true-ups and closure within timelines.
• Deliver Budget vs. Actual and Forecast vs. Actual analysis and provide actionable insights to leadership.
• Track Opex run-rate, vendor spend and ensure adherence to budgets.
• Partner with Marketing on campaign spend, budget utilization and ROI analysis.
• Own Opex and Marketing MIS, dashboards and monthly reporting.
• Build automated reporting and dashboards using Power BI and Excel.
• Act as a finance business partner to support functions and strengthen controls around POs and invoices.

Formazione

MBA (Finance)

Strumenti

Power BI

Power Query

Macro

Advanced Excel

Descrizione del lavoro

only immedaite joiners required

1. Opex & Marketing Ownership Own end-to-end financial management of Opex and Marketing across functions including HR, Admin, Legal, Finance, IT/Software, Facilities, Procurement and other corporate functions.
2. Planning & Forecasting Lead AOP, annual budgeting, quarterly/rolling forecasts and long-range planning for Opex and Marketing in partnership with functional stakeholders.
3. Month-End Close & Provisions – Drive monthly Opex actualization, accruals/provisions, true-ups and closure, ensuring expenses are accurately recorded, mapped and closed within timelines.
4. Performance & Variance Management – Deliver Budget vs. Actual and Forecast vs. Actual analysis, identify key drivers, risks and opportunities, and provide actionable insights to functional and senior leadership.
5. Cost Governance & Optimization – Track Opex run-rate, commitments, vendor spend and future obligations; drive cost discipline, savings opportunities and adherence to approved budgets.
6. Marketing Finance – Partner with Marketing on campaign/vendor spend, budget utilization, accruals, actualization and spend effectiveness/ROI analysis.
7. MIS & Management Reporting – Own Opex and Marketing MIS, dashboards and monthly management reporting covering budgets, actuals, provisions, commitments, forecasts, variances and business commentary.
8. Automation & Finance Transformation – Build and enhance automated reporting, dashboards and data workflows using Power BI, Advanced Excel, Power Query, Macro and AI/data-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy and reporting timeliness.
9. Business Partnership, Process improvements & Financial Controls – Act as a finance business partner to support functions, challenging assumptions and ensuring robust controls around POs, contracts, invoices, allocations, cost centers, entities and vendor commitments.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• MBA (Finance) with 5–8 years of relevant FP&A / Cost Governance experience.
• Strong expertise in Opex planning, budgeting, forecasting, provisions, month-end closure and variance analysis.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights.
• Advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills; experience with Power BI, Power Query, Macro and/or similar BI tools preferred.
• Strong interest in automation, AI-led finance transformation and dashboarding.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to work with and challenge senior functional leaders constructively.
• Strong ownership, attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities across month-end, forecasting and planning cycles.
• Experience in cost optimization, financial governance and process automation will be an advantage.