FP&A Senior Manager

Fresenius Medical Care; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresenius Medical Care seeks a Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager in Bengaluru, India. The role involves managing FP&A teams and ensuring compliance with service level agreements. With 12+ years of finance experience, including 5+ in leadership, candidates must have strong communication skills and a background in financial planning. The position requires proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Power BI. Opportunities for continuous learning and flexibility in an international company are emphasized.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in a relevant area (FP&A), 5+ years in a supervisory role.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage several FP&A teams responsible for transactional operations.
• Ensure execution of ongoing transactions meets SlAs.
• Review and validate management reports.
• Support annual budgeting and forecasting processes.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Problem-solving

Communication

Resource management

Customer focus

Education

University degree in Finance/Controlling/Business Administration

CPA, ACCA, CMA, CIMA or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Scope

Use of record is mandatory for employees supervised by Human Resources of FMC D-GmbH, location Bad Homburg. All not affected organizations have to at least address the topics indicated by “*” in their corresponding local documentation.

Function

Title (m/f/d): Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Manager

Goal of function: The FP&A Senior Manager manages several FP&A teams responsible for transactional operations of FP&A (sub-)processes to deliver services that meet Service Level Agreements and customer expectations, improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, lead the process of solving operational issues, people management and development.

Responsibilities

• Hold responsibility for timely and correct execution of ongoing transactions of respective FP&A teams.
• Accountable for consistent and ongoing application of rules, guidelines and policies set by Global Finance.
• Monitor ongoing execution of (sub-)process in accordance with global process design.
• Support the FP&A process design and the management of change requests (e.g. by Local Finance).
• Accountable that SLAs are met (incl. regular performance reporting to internal clients).
• Manage resolution process of issues raised within (sub-) process area and align topics with relevant stakeholders.

Performance Management and Leadership

• Support and manage implementation of continuous improvement measures (incl. automation, process streamlining, participation in group-wide solution projects).
• Contribute to achieve operational efficiency targets and realization of aligned business requests.
• Lead SSC FP&A teams to ensure staff performance and development (incl. ongoing coaching and appraisals).
• Support functional onboarding of new team members.

Reporting

• Review and validate management reports; liaise with Local Finance for input and stakeholder reviews.
• Coordinate and monitor Controlling-related month-end activities (incl. allocations and settlements).
• Support annual budgeting process (incl. gathering of historical information).
• Support CO-related data management and drive FP&A-related project activities.

Organization

The function incumbent reports to: GBS FP&A Lead.

Organizational unit: GBS FP&A.

Important internal interfaces:

• Finance Business Partner and Business Organisation
• Accounting, Internal Controls and Supply chain

Important external interfaces: (None specified).

Qualifications, experience, know-how and skills critical for success

Required training and education

• University degree, preferably in Finance / Controlling / Business Administration; Postgraduate university degree is a plus.
• CPA, ACCA, CMA, CIMA or equivalent accounting certification is a plus.

Required professional experience

• 12+ years of experience in a relevant area (esp. FP&A), thereof 5+ years of experience in a supervisory role.

Required personal competencies

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (other languages will be a plus).
• Ability to work under pressure to strict deadlines with strong problem solving and organizational skills.
• Healthcare industry experience.
• Proven experience in a multi-state, multiple legal entity environment preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of governance, standard management reporting & planning processes.
• Flexibility – Able to remain open‑minded and change opinions on the basis of new information; perform a wide variety of tasks and change focus quickly as demands change; manage transitions effectively from task to task; adapt to varying customer needs.
• Customer Focus – Able to demonstrate a high level of service delivery; do what is necessary to ensure customer satisfaction; deal with service failures and prioritize customer needs.
• Initiative – Able to bring about great results from ordinary circumstances; prepare for problems or opportunities in advance; transform leads into productive business outcomes; undertake additional responsibilities and respond to situations as they arise without supervision.
• Resource Management – Able to control one’s own time and time of direct reports; prepare budgets and spend money wisely; ensure that people have needed equipment; identify and fulfill staffing needs.
• Continuous Learning – Able to stay informed of current industry trends; learn and apply new concepts and demonstrate career self‑reliance; identify own areas of opportunity; set and monitor self‑development goals.

Other specialized knowledge, expertise and skills

a) Functional knowledge

• Solid experience in financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis, including cost centre controlling and profitability analysis.
• Proven track record in a shared services environment.
• Strong commercial finance skills, including preparation of business cases for investments, tenders, and commercial deals, as well as performance analysis using business KPIs.
• Proficient in preparing management reports and presentations for senior stakeholders, and familiar with group reporting standards (IFRS) and compliance requirements.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across departments (e.g. Accounting, Operations, Medical, Commercial) and contribute to cross‑functional and international projects.

b) IT skills

• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, for data analysis and presentation.
• Familiar with ERP systems, ideally within an SAP environment; experience with Power BI tools is an asset.
• Exposure with planning and forecasting tools such as Anaplan is a plus.
• Solid understanding of modern communication tools and digitalization trends.

c) Languages

• High fluency in English language in the business environment.

Special personal requirements

• Working for an international company with international standards.