GM-FP&A-Decision Support

Vodafone Idea Limited; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Vodafone Idea Limited is seeking a GM - FP&A (Decision Support) to lead strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting across P&L and KPIs. The role requires building analytical reporting frameworks and partnering with multiple functions at Corporate and circles.

The incumbent will drive long-range plans, rolling forecasts, and monthly/quarterly variance reporting, enabling informed decision-making at the executive level.

Qualifications

• CA/MBA Finance required.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong communication and presentation abilities.
• Experience leading FP&A and strategy processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with functions to forecast financials and long-range plans.
• Lead budgeting cycles, LRP, DB & re-forecasts for P&L, cash flow and KPIs.
• Drive automation to deliver new reports and insights.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
• Oversee day-to-day revenue and KPI reporting and variances.
• Develop reporting frameworks and dashboards for management insights.

Skills

Business acumen

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Project management

Influencing skills

Stakeholder management

Education

CA/MBA Finance

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

HPM

Job description

Role

GM - FP&A (Decision Support)

Job Level/ Designation

M3/GM

Function / Department

Finance/FP&A

Location

Corporate Office, Mumbai

Job Purpose

The objective of this role is to

• Drive Strategic planning and AOP of the organization for all the P&L line items and related KPIs at both national level and circle and also provide P&L view for all long-range plans as and when required
• Financial target setting of the organization for all business segments, circles and entities
• Lead circle level budget cycle starting from gathering budget guidance from all stakeholders, sharing with circles and having detailed discussions with them to ensure seamless budget submissions
• Rolling forecast for the YTG period and latest estimates for Quarter and rest of the year for P&L and all related KPIs
• Report monthly and quarterly variances of all P&L and KPIs for all month-end and quarter-end presentations
• Daily Revenue and KPI reporting and providing monthly view of revenue and KPIs
• Drive HPM & SAP to enable accurate and impactful reporting of actuals and forecast and ensure financial control
• Performance measurement of organization and circles for all targets as per agreed policy
• Development of reporting and analytical framework which includes integration and rollout of critical business reports, conceptualise and develop new reports/dash boards to provide critical insights into business performance, periodic analytics to provide deeper understanding of trends/behaviour
• This role involves high degree of interaction & coordination across all functions at Corporate as well as circles

This position plays an important role in providing insights to Management and support the decision-making process

Key Result Areas/Accountabilities

• Business Partnering with all functions to correctly forecast financials and develop models for Long range plans, support new plans/initiatives rollout
• Drive the forecasting/budget cycles (including LRP, DB & re-forecasts) for P&L, cash-flow and KPIs
• Drive automation to deliver, generate new reports relevant to current business dynamics
• Manage and partner with stakeholders to deliver improved and efficient results
• Lead the team to deliver meaningful insights and continuously search for new ways to improve the efficiency, accuracy & integrity of reporting procedures
• Drive the development & implementation of new planning tools & processes

Core Competencies, Knowledge, Experience

• Good business and financial acumen and understanding of business drivers
• Excellent team leader to develop & motivate high performance
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to explain complex concepts in a simple manner
• Excellent communication & presentation skills
• Excellent project management skills
• Influencing skills, ability to connect with stakeholders across functions and verticals
• Working knowledge of Excel, Power Point, SAP and HPM

Must have technical / professional qualifications

CA/MBA Finance

Years of Experience

>10 years

Direct reports

Yes, 2-3