FPNA OPEX | C2H | Bangalore

Grant Thornton Bharat Llp; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton Bharat Llp is seeking a seasoned FP&A professional to own Opex and Marketing finances in Bengaluru. The role focuses on planning, budgeting, forecasting, and robust financial controls across HR, Admin, Legal, IT and other corporate functions.

You will drive month-end close, variance analysis, and insightful reporting, partnering with Marketing and senior leadership to optimize spend and ROI. Strong data skills with Power BI and Excel are essential.

Qualifications

• MBA (Finance) with 5–8 years FP&A / Cost Governance experience.
• Experience in Opex planning, budgeting, forecasting, provisions, month-end closure and variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end financial management of Opex and Marketing across functions.
• Lead AOP, annual budgeting, quarterly/rolling forecasts and long-range planning for Opex and Marketing.
• Drive monthly Opex actualization, accruals/provisions, true-ups and closure within timelines.
• Deliver Budget vs. Actual and Forecast vs. Actual analyses and provide actionable insights.
• Track Opex run-rate, vendor spend and future obligations; drive cost discipline and adherence to budgets.
• Partner with Marketing on campaign spend, budget utilization, accruals and ROI analysis.
• Own Opex MIS, dashboards and monthly reporting covering budgets, actuals and variances.
• Build and enhance automated reporting and data workflows using Power BI/Excel to improve efficiency.
• Act as finance partner to support functions with strong controls around POs, invoices and allocations.

Skills

Opex planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Month-end close

Variance analysis

Financial controls

Education

MBA (Finance)

Tools

Power BI

Advanced Excel

Power Query

Macro

Job description

Hi,

Key Responsibilities

1. Opex & Marketing Ownership Own end-to-end financial management of Opex and Marketing across functions including HR, Admin, Legal, Finance, IT/Software, Facilities, Procurement and other corporate functions.
2. Planning & Forecasting – Lead AOP, annual budgeting, quarterly/rolling forecasts and long-range planning for Opex and Marketing in partnership with functional stakeholders.
3. Month-End Close & Provisions – Drive monthly Opex actualization, accruals/provisions, true-ups and closure, ensuring expenses are accurately recorded, mapped and closed within timelines.
4. Performance & Variance Management – Deliver Budget vs. Actual and Forecast vs. Actual analysis, identify key drivers, risks and opportunities, and provide actionable insights to functional and senior leadership.
5. Cost Governance & Optimization – Track Opex run-rate, commitments, vendor spend and future obligations; drive cost discipline, savings opportunities and adherence to approved budgets.
6. Marketing Finance – Partner with Marketing on campaign/vendor spend, budget utilization, accruals, actualization and spend effectiveness/ROI analysis.
7. MIS & Management Reporting – Own Opex and Marketing MIS, dashboards and monthly management reporting covering budgets, actuals, provisions, commitments, forecasts, variances and business commentary.
8. Automation & Finance Transformation – Build and enhance automated reporting, dashboards and data workflows using Power BI, Advanced Excel, Power Query, Macro and AI/data-enabled solutions to improve efficiency, accuracy and reporting timeliness.
9. Business Partnership, Process improvements & Financial Controls – Act as a finance business partner to support functions, challenging assumptions and ensuring robust controls around POs, contracts, invoices, allocations, cost centers, entities and vendor commitments.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• MBA (Finance) with 5–8 years of relevant FP&A / Cost Governance experience.

Strong expertise in Opex planning, budgeting, forecasting, provisions, month-end closure and variance analysis