Financial Planning & Accounting Manager

Anika Industries; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Anika Industries in Maharashtra is seeking a skilled FP&A professional to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis for senior management.

You will collaborate with departments, develop forecasts, and create dashboards to monitor performance and inform strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• Experience in FP&A, budgeting, and forecasting processes.
• Ability to perform variance analysis and explain deviations.
• Proficiency with data analysis and dashboard reporting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare weekly/ monthly cash flow budgets and consolidate into corporate budget.
• Create, update, and maintain financial models and forecasts.
• Monitor KPIs, analyze variances, and provide data-driven insights.

Skills

Financial analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

BI dashboards

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Job description

Financial planning and analysis (FP&A) is a function within a companys finance organization that provides senior management with a forecast of the companys profit and loss and operating performance for the upcoming quarter and year. These forecasts inform management on the progress and effectiveness of the company's strategic plans and investments. They also enable management to communicate with external stakeholders. FP&A's role is of the "eyes and ears" of the organization makes it a central liaison between the corporate and operations teams.

• Preparing Weekly / fortnightly /Monthly cash flow budgets in coordination with individual departments and consolidate them into overall corporate budget as per defined timelines.
• Preparing analytical reports for executive leadership and supporting their decision making
• Preparing Weekly / fortnightly /Monthly cash flow budgets in coordination with individual departments and consolidate them into overall corporate budget as per defined timelines.
• Creating, updating, and maintaining financial models and detailed forecasts of the company's future operations
• Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts, and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward
• Considering opportunities for the company to expand or grow. Mapping outgrowth plans, including capital expenditures and investments. Generating three- to five-year financial forecasts.
• Monitor KPIs especially relating to financial metrics such as sales, expenditures, and profit margin and identify the cause of any unexpected variances.
• Develop and continually improve budgeting, financial projections, and operating forecast for existing and new projects
• Implement business intelligence tool and dashboard reports for all business functions
• Support management team and the Heads of Department with data-driven analysis
• Coordinating with departments for analysing their budgets as per financial approval delegation.