Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Pramod Confectionary And Food Industries Limited; Patna; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 5,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Pramod Confectionary And Food Industries Limited is seeking a Head of FP&A to lead enterprise-wide planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis. You will partner with the CFO and executives to deliver data-driven insights and optimize capital allocation.

The role requires establishing best practices in financial modeling, governance, and analytics while building and mentoring a high-performing FP&A team.

Qualifications

• Experience leading FP&A in enterprise environments.
• Strong analytic and modeling capabilities.
• Ability to drive governance and controls across planning processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual budget cycle including revenue forecasting, expense planning, and headcount modeling across all units.
• Develop rolling forecasts updated monthly and linked to strategic plans.
• Design and implement budget governance, approval workflows, and accountability mechanisms.
• Conduct variance analysis and explain performance vs. budget and prior year.
• Build P&L analysis by unit, geography, product line, customer segment, and channel.
• Prepare executive dashboards and board-level reports with KPI tracking.
• Support mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, and partnership evaluations with valuation models.
• Lead pricing strategy analysis, margin optimization, and profitability modeling for new products/markets.
• Conduct capital allocation studies and investment prioritization.
• Own FP&A tech roadmap; evaluate and implement planning systems and BI tools.
• Establish FP&A playbook with model standards and governance; audit models yearly.
• Ensure data governance and reconciliation across departments.
• Recruit, mentor, and develop FP&A team; establish performance reviews and career paths.
• Foster collaboration across Finance, Accounting, Operations, and Business units.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Team leadership

Tools

Anaplan

Vena

Workday Planning

BI tools

Job description

ROLE PURPOSE

The Head of Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for leading enterprise-wide financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis. This role partners with the CFO and executive leadership to provide data-driven insights that inform strategic decision-making, optimize capital allocation, and drive business transformation. The successful candidate will establish best practices in financial modeling, governance, and analytics while building and mentoring a high-performing FP&A team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Financial Planning & Budgeting

• Lead annual budget cycle including revenue forecasting, expense planning, and headcount modeling across all business units and departments
• Develop rolling forecasts (quarterly and annual) updated monthly to reflect actuals and business dynamics; integrate with strategic plans
• Design and implement budget governance framework, approval workflows, and accountability mechanisms; ensure alignment with corporate strategy

Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Conduct comprehensive variance analysis; explain monthly/quarterly performance vs. budget and prior year; identify trends and risk indicators
• Build P&L analysis by business unit, product line, geography, customer segment, and channel to identify profitability drivers and optimization opportunities
• Prepare executive dashboards and board-level financial reports; ensure metrics are material, actionable, and tracked against KPIs

Strategic & Ad Hoc Analysis

• Support mergers & acquisitions, divestitures, and partnership evaluations with valuation models, sensitivity analysis, and integration planning
• Lead pricing strategy analysis, margin optimization, and profitability modeling for new products, markets, or business models
• Conduct capital allocation studies; recommend investment priorities across R&D, marketing, operations, and IT initiatives

Systems, Tools & Governance

• Own FP&A technology roadmap; evaluate, implement, and optimize planning systems (e.g., Anaplan, Vena, Workday Planning) and BI tools
• Establish FP&A playbook including standards for model building, documentation, review, and change control; audit models annually for accuracy and governance
• Ensure data governance, integrity, and security; coordinate with Accounting, IT, and Business teams to align data definitions and reconciliation protocols

Team Leadership & Development

• Recruit, mentor, and develop FP&A team; create career paths and training programs; drive a culture of analytical rigor and continuous improvement
• Establish FP&A competency model; conduct performance reviews; identify and address skill gaps and high-potential talent
• Foster collaboration across Finance, Accounting, Operations, and Business units;