Financial Planning & Control Manager

Finagra; India; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

FinAgra is building a new model for commercial agriculture in emerging markets, seeking a Financial Planning & Control Manager to own the function end-to-end. You’ll be the CEO’s right hand across finance and field operations, with a direct line into executive decisions from day one.

This hands-on role is for someone who thrives on autonomy and wants to build something real from the ground up, including forecasting, project economics, treasury, controls, and policy ownership across multiple

Qualifications

• 5+ years in FP&A, controlling, treasury, or performance roles.
• Real operational exposure in an operating business.
• Ability to build financial/investment models from a blank sheet.
• Willingness to travel 60–80 days per year; hands-on in the field.

Responsibilities

• Financial Planning, Business Cases & Project Economics: build models and ROI analyses.
• Treasury & Cash Management: weekly forecasting and working-capital planning.
• Controls & Back Office: enforce approvals, budgets and ERPNext rollout.
• Management of local accountants and policy ownership across countries.
• Feed rigor into market-entry decisions and cross-country feasibility work.

Skills

FP&A

Treasury

Operational finance

Financial modeling

Education

ACCA/CPA/CFA (preferred)

Tools

ERPNext

Job description

Reports to: CEO (transitioning to Global Corporate CFO once that role is established)

Team: You, with functional management of local country accountants and finance officers (when hired) - building the central function from scratch

About FinAgra

FinAgra is building a new model for commercial agriculture in emerging markets. We combine financing, agronomy, technology, and farm operations to turn underperforming farmland into professionally managed, productive farming businesses.

About the Role

We're looking for a Financial Planning & Control Manager who wants to own this function end to end. You'll act as the CEO's right hand across finance and field operations, with a direct line into executive decisions from day one.

This is a very hands-on role for someone who thrives on autonomy and wants to build something real from the ground up.

What You'll Own

Financial Planning, Business Cases & Project Economics

• Build business cases and economic models for new projects, regions, and capital investments - feasibility, ROI/IRR, payback, sensitivity analysis;
• Partner with commercial and operations leads to pressure-test project economics before capital is committed;
• Own a finance-led forecasting process for crop-cycle-driven operational performance, and connect it to actuals;
• Prepare monthly performance reviews that link financial results to the operational drivers behind them;
• Feed business case rigor into market-entry decisions, including LATAM and SEA feasibility work from 2027.

Treasury & Cash Management

• Weekly cash positioning and 13-week rolling forecasts per country, coordinated with the Treasurer;
• Payment execution (inputs, leases, mechanisation, logistics) and working capital planning aligned to crop-cycle seasonality;
• USD/KES and USD/INR FX management - rate monitoring, timing, loss minimisation, in partnership with the Treasurer;
• Bank relationship management, account operations, and signatory duties held jointly with the Treasurer.

Controls & Back Office

• Enforcement of the approval matrix across regional spend;
• Budget compliance;
• Internal control testing via transaction sampling;
• Back office systems and workflow design;
• Vendor onboarding and contract compliance;
• ERPNext rollout across treasury, procurement, and controls modules;
• Management of local accountants in each country - reviewing their work, setting standards, and coaching for quality and consistency;
• Ownership of the company-wide accounting policy.

What You'll Bring

• 5+ years in FP&A, controlling, treasury, or performance roles - ideally a mix, not just one;
• Real operational exposure is a must- you've worked inside an operating business;
• Ability to build a financial/investment model from a blank sheet;
• Comfort being the sole finance person in the building, with full ownership of the work;
• Agribusiness, emerging-market, or project-finance-style economics experience is a strong plus;
• Willingness to travel and be hands-on in the field;
• Professional qualification (ACCA/CPA/CFA) is a plus, if the track record speaks for itself.

Mobility up to 60-80 days/year (TBC), primarily Kenya and India, LATAM and SEA from 2027. Travel per the T&E policy.