Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Lead

Golden Opportunities; Chennai District; Remote; INR 2,500,000 - 3,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Opportunities is seeking an experienced FP&A Leader to oversee budgeting, forecasting and financial planning. The role involves building models, scenarios, and insightful analyses to steer business decisions and drive performance.

You will lead the FP&A team, partner with BU leaders, and deliver executive-level insights, dashboards, and reports. Distance education not accepted may require relocation flexibility within India.

Qualifications

• Strong FP&A and financial planning expertise.
• Experience in annual budgeting, operating planning, monthly/quarterly forecasting.
• Ability to evaluate business drivers, risks and opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and rolling forecasts.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses.
• Own monthly/quarterly management reporting (P&L, revenue, OPEX, headcount, KPIs).
• Perform variance analysis and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Partner with business leaders to support strategic decisions.
• Support business cases, pricing, cost optimization and strategic projects.
• Lead, coach and develop FP&A team and ensure timely deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to streamline FP&A processes and automate reporting.

Skills

FP&A

Financial planning

Financial modelling

Forecasting

P&L analysis

KPI analysis

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics

MBA Finance / CA / CMA / ACCA

Job description

Candidate Expectations

Total and Relevant Experience

Should have overall 13 years of Experience & 9+ years of Relevant experience.

Candidate Location - Anywhere

Skills

FP&A and financial planning expertise, financial modelling and forecasting.CandidateIndustry (Lateral)

Diversity-

No

Education and Certification - Qualification

Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a related discipline / MBA Finance, CA, CMA, ACCA, or equivalent professional qualification preferred.

Specific Remarks:

Distance education not accepted.

Certification:

NA

Job Description

• Financial Planning & Forecasting Lead the annual budgeting and operating planning process. Drive monthly and quarterly forecasting and rolling forecast cycles.
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support business planning.
• Evaluate key business drivers, assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Ensure planning outputs are accurate, timely, and aligned with business objectives.
• Financial Analysis & Reporting
• Own monthly and quarterly management reporting, including P&L, revenue, OPEX, headcount, and key business KPIs.
• Analyze actual performance against budget, forecast, and prior periods.
• Perform variance and root-cause analysis and communicate key findings to stakeholders.
• Prepare management presentations and executive-level financial insights.Identify trends, risks, and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions.
• Business Partnering
• Partner with business leaders and functional teams to understand financial and operational performance.Provide financial insights to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Support business cases, investment decisions, pricing initiatives, cost optimization, and other strategic projects.
• Challenge assumptions constructively and promote financial accountability across the organization.
• Team Management
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of FP&A professionals.Set clear objectives, performance expectations, and development plans.
• Review team deliverables to ensure accuracy, quality, and timely completion.
• Build strong analytical and business-partnering capabilities within the team.Promote collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement.
• Process Improvement & Automation
• Identify opportunities to streamline and automate FP&A processes and reporting.
• Improve forecasting methodologies, financial models, dashboards, and reporting processes.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, HR, Operations, Sales, and other functions to improve data quality and reporting efficiency.
• Support implementation and enhancement of FP&A systems, BI tools, and planning platforms.

Key Skills

• Strong expertise in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and financial planning.
• Hands-on experience in annual budgeting, operating planning, monthly/quarterly forecasting, and rolling forecasts.
• Strong knowledge of financial modelling, scenario analysis, business drivers, assumptions, risks, and opportunities.
• Experience in P&L, revenue, OPEX, headcount, and KPI analysis and reporting. Strong expertise in actual vs. budget vs. forecast analysis and variance/root-cause analysis.
• Experience preparing management reports, dashboards, and executive-level financial presentations.
• Strong business partnering skills with BU leaders, senior stakeholders, and cross-functional teams.
• Ability to provide financial insights and recommendations for strategic and operational decision-making.
• Other Specific Remarks / Additional Requirements:
• Proper documents for entire career and PF Form 16 Mandatory.