F&S COE Manager

United States Digital Space LLC; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,600,000 - 5,200,000; Full time

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC in Bengaluru is seeking an experienced Senior FP&A/Strategic Finance Lead to partner with Finance & Strategy and business leaders to drive long-term growth, build forecasts, and set performance targets. You will coach a small team of analysts, own planning across headcount, operating expenses, and revenue, and collaborate across regions to answer key questions with data.

This role emphasizes automation via SQL/Python and delivering accessible dashboards to

Qualifications

• 8+ years of FP&A or strategic finance experience with 2+ years managing a team.
• Experience owning planning and forecasting across headcount, operating expenses, and/or revenue.
• Strong financial-analysis fundamentals, including budgeting and forecasting, month-end close support, and budget-versus-actual variance analysis.
• The ability to manage and develop a small team of analysts, including setting priorities, reviewing work, coaching, and creating clear accountability.
• Ability to retain a defined individual-contributor portfolio alongside people-management responsibilities. ~50% IC work, 50% Manager responsibilities.
• Strong SQL and/or Python skills, with demonstrated ability to automate recurring analyses and improve finance workflows through AI-enabled tools and automation.
• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, independently develop a point of view, and drive cross-functional projects to completion.
• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with a track record of acting as a trusted, objective finance partner to business leaders.
• Experience working effectively across regions, time zones, and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Partner with F&S and Business Leaders to drive the long-term success of the company
• Coach, mentor, and oversee a team of small analysts
• Work cross functionally to identify important strategy questions and answer them with data
• Build financial forecasts and targets, track performance, and understand deviations from actuals to drive strategy and operational rigor
• Gain deep knowledge and understanding of the company's business performance across geographies and user segments
• Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance and partner with the Analytics team to develop tools and dashboards to make these metrics widely accessible across the company

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s in Finance or Economics

Tools

SQL

Python

Tableau

Job description

Who we areAbout the company

the company is a financial infrastructure platform for businesses. Millions of companies—from the world’s largest enterprises to the most ambitious startups—use the company to accept payments, grow their revenue, and accelerate new business opportunities. Our mission is to increase the GDP of the internet, and we have a staggering amount of work ahead. That means you have an unprecedented opportunity to put the global economy within everyone’s reach while doing the most important work of your career.

About the team

We are building an elite team to drive financial insight and strategy at the company. The Finance & Strategy team brings understanding and predictability to the company’s financials, and we work together with our key business partners to accelerate long term growth for the company.

What you’ll doResponsibilities

• Partner with F&S and Business Leaders to drive the long-term success of the company

• Coach, mentor, and oversee a team of small analysts

• Work cross functionally to identify important strategy questions and answer them with data

• Build financial forecasts and targets, track performance, and understand deviations from actuals to drive strategy and operational rigor

• Gain deep knowledge and understanding of the company's business performance across geographies and user segments

• Define metrics and leading indicators of business performance and partner with the Analytics team to develop tools and dashboards to make these metrics widely accessible across the company

Who you are

We’re looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role. If you meet these requirements, you are encouraged to apply. The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.

Minimum requirements

• 8+ years of relevant FP&A, strategic finance, or business-finance experience with 2+ years managing a team

• Experience owning planning and forecasting processes across headcount, operating expenses, and/or revenue.

• Strong financial-analysis fundamentals, including budgeting and forecasting, month-end close support, and budget-versus-actual variance analysis.

• The ability to manage and develop a small team of analysts, including setting priorities, reviewing work, coaching, and creating clear accountability.

• Ability to retain a defined individual-contributor portfolio alongside people-management responsibilities. ~50% IC work, 50% Manager responsibilities.

• Strong SQL and/or Python skills, with demonstrated ability to automate recurring analyses and improve finance workflows through AI-enabled tools and automation.

• Ability to structure ambiguous problems, independently develop a point of view, and drive cross-functional projects to completion.

• Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with a track record of acting as a trusted, objective finance partner to business leaders.

• Experience working effectively across regions, time zones, and cross-functional teams.

Preferred qualifications

*Experience in a strategic finance function at a high-growth tech company, preferably in the payments/fintech space*

• Advanced knowledge of SQL or Python

• Advanced knowledge of data visualization tools