Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Lead - GO/JC/4618/2026

Golden Opportunities; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,250,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Golden Opportunities in Chennai is seeking an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) leader to own budgeting, forecasting and financial modelling. You will drive annual planning, monthly/quarterly forecasts, scenario analyses, and KPI reporting while partnering with business leaders to enable strategic decisions.

Candidates should have about 13 years of overall experience with 9+ years in FP&A; a Finance/Accounting degree or MBA/CA/CMA/ACCA is preferred; distance education

Qualifications

• 13+ years overall experience with 9+ years in FP&A
• Bachelor's degree in Finance/Accounting or MBA/CA/CMA/ACCA preferred
• Distance education not accepted

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budgeting and operating planning processes
• Drive monthly/quarterly forecasting and rolling forecasts
• Develop financial models and scenario analyses
• Evaluate drivers, assumptions, risks, and opportunities
• Own management reporting and KPI-based insights

Skills

FP&A

Forecasting

Financial Modelling

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Finance / Accounting

MBA Finance / CA / CMA / ACCA

Tools

Excel

Job description

Job Details

• Job Title: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)


• Job Location: Chennai


• Work Model: Work from Office (US/UK)

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.


• Candidate Industry (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

Detailed 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.

Additional Requirements

• Proper documents for entire career and PF Form 16 Mandatory