Finance Lead

Mindsprint; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Mindsprint in Chennai, India, seeks a highly analytical finance professional to join as an Assistant Finance Controller. You will support FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting to drive business performance and governance.

You will partner with business leaders, develop financial models, ensure strong controls, and identify opportunities to improve processes and reporting automation, while maintaining effective stakeholder communication.

Qualifications

• FP&A experience and strong budgeting/forecasting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis.
• Strong knowledge of management reporting and financial controls.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP/Oracle and reporting tools like Power BI/Tableau preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Perform variance analysis and provide actionable insights on business performance.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual MIS and management reports.
• Support financial controlling activities, including cost monitoring and profitability analysis.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and governance requirements.
• Partner with business stakeholders to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Develop financial models and business cases for key initiatives.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and reporting automation.

Skills

FP&A

Communication

Analytical

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Variance analysis

Management reporting

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Power BI

Tableau

ERP SAP/Oracle

Job description

Seeking a highly analytical finance professional with strong FP&A experience to support financial planning, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and business performance analysis. The incumbent will play the role of an Assistant Finance Controller, partnering with business leaders to drive financial insights, governance, and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes.
• Perform variance analysis and provide actionable insights on business performance.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual MIS and management reports.
• Support financial controlling activities, including cost monitoring and profitability analysis.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and governance requirements.
• Partner with business stakeholders to support strategic and operational decisions.
• Develop financial models and business cases for key initiatives.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Identify opportunities for process improvements and reporting automation.

Required Skills:

• Strong experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and variance analysis.
• Strong knowledge of management reporting and financial controls.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP/Oracle and reporting tools like Power BI/Tableau is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Candidate Profile

• Proven experience in FP&A and business finance roles.
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to translate financial data into business insights.
• Experience in supporting leadership teams and functioning as an Assistant Finance Controller.
• Ability to influence stakeholders and drive financial discipline across the organization.

Function: Finance Operations – FMR (Finance Management & Reporting)