Finance Business Partner - Analyst

Circles; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Circles is seeking a Financial Analyst to join our FP&A team in Bengaluru, with flexibility for the Philippines. The role focuses on delivering high-quality management reporting, variance analysis, and executive-ready insights to drive decision-making across our B2B Platform businesses.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to build robust financial models, support budgeting and forecasting, and help optimize FP&A systems like Datarails and Anaplan.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or related field.
• 2+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience.
• Strong skills in management reporting, variance analysis, and financial storytelling.

Responsibilities

• Month-End Closing Support with accrual reviews and monthly reports.
• Own and deliver monthly management reporting packs and dashboards.
• Deliver timely variance analysis with actionable commentary on topline, margins and operating performance.
• Support budgeting, forecasts, and long-range planning; maintain dynamic financial models.
• Assist with investment cases and tracking for growth initiatives.
• Collaborate to elevate financial storytelling and insights for faster decision-making.
• Act as a power user of FP&A systems to streamline reporting workflows and drive automation.
• Coordinate with FP&A, Controllership, and business leads to align BU priorities.

Skills

FP&A

Management reporting

Variance analysis

Financial storytelling

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Anaplan

Datarails

Workday

Oracle ERP

Job description

Job Title: **Financial Analyst (B2B Platform)**Location: **Bengaluru (India) or Philippines****About the Role**We are looking for a detail-oriented and analytically strong Analyst to join our FP&A team, reporting to the Manager, Finance Business Partner (covering our B2B Platform Business Unit). You will (a) drive reporting excellence by delivering high-quality management reporting, (b) ensure financial discipline through variance analysis and executive-ready insights that drive decision-making across our Consumer Telco, Travel Tech, and Services businesses, and (c) be a key contributor in building and optimizing FP&A systems. This is a hands-on role with visibility across the CFO office (FP&A, Finance Business Partners, Controllership, Corp Dev) and multiple business units, and is well-suited for someone who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments. **Key Responsibilities*** **Month-End Closing Support:** Assist in month-end activities including reviewing accruals and preparing monthly reports for the MNO partner.* **Management & Investor Reporting**: Own and deliver high-quality monthly management reporting packs (P&L with metrics, MBR etc.), dashboards supports scenario planning and operational optimization specific to non-tech business units* **Variance Analysis**: Deliver accurate and timely detailed monthly variance analysis with actionable commentary on topline, margins, and operating performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams – to analyze trends, risks, and opportunities.* **Budgeting and Forecasting Support**: Partner with the Manager to deliver annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range planning inputs while maintaining robust and dynamic financial models specific for non-tech business units* **Investment & Initiative Support**: Assist with the creation and tracking of strategic investment cases and high-impact growth initiatives* **Analytics Excellence**: Collaborate with the Manager to elevate financial storytelling and insights, enabling faster and smarter decision-making.* **Automation**: Act as one of the power users of FP&A systems to streamline reporting workflows and partner with the Systems Analyst to improve automation and accuracy* **Collaboration & Development**: Work closely with FP&A colleagues, Controllership, and business leads to gather qualitative context and align BU priorities with group objectives **Job Requirements*** Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field.* Bring 2+ years of progressive FP&A or corporate finance experience, preferably in Telco, or services industries.* Demonstrate strong skills in management reporting, variance analysis, and financial storytelling.* Exhibit excellent attention to detail, with the ability to distill complex data into clear, executive-level insights.* Possess expert financial modeling skills (Excel/Gsheets), strong dashboard and presentation design skills (PowerPoint/Google Slides/Power BI), and hands-on experience with FP&A systems (e.g., Datarails, Anaplan, Workday) and ERP (Oracle or equivalent)* Hands-on, proactive, and thrive in fast-paced, scaling environments **What We Offer*** Exposure to senior leadership and high-impact projects across the group* A pivotal role in shaping high-impact financial insights and decision-making, as well as scaling FP&A systems and reporting processes in a fast-paced, SaaS scale-up with global clientele and aim to IPO in the next couple of years.* Hands-on learning and growth under the mentorship of experienced FP&A leaders.* A dynamic and entrepreneurial culture with opportunities to take on increasing responsibility and develop into broader FP&A leadership roles over timeCircles is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, disability or age.