Lead Financial Planning and Analysis

Kellogg Brown & Root Engineering & Construction India Pvt Ltd (KBR); Chennai; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 2,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Kellogg Brown & Root Engineering & Construction India Pvt Ltd (KBR) invites an experienced FP&A professional to lead budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning for major engineering and construction projects in India. The role requires deep accounting knowledge, strong analytical skills, and hands-on experience with Costpoint, EPM and Power BI.

You will partner with senior stakeholders in a global environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified FP&A professional with extensive experience (10+ years) in budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
• Strong accounting knowledge including full spectrum of accounting and financial reporting.
• Experience in project accounting for MNCs engineering/construction or FP&A shared services.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting and forecast cycles.
• Maintain and update financial models with scenario and trend analysis.
• Perform variance analysis and identify key business drivers.
• Assist in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual leadership reports.
• Track cash flow performance and project-level cash conversion analysis.
• Analyze indirect rate variances and assist with rate impact assessments.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to validate inputs and assumptions.
• Support process improvements and reporting automation (Excel, Power BI, EPM).
• Understand FAR, CAS, or government contracting environments.
• Experience with Costpoint, COBRA, EPM, Excel or Power BI; automate reporting where possible.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Problem solving

Team leadership

Education

CA/CWA/ACCA/CIMA or commerce degree

Postgraduate or undergraduate commerce degree

Tools

Costpoint

COBRA

EPM

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Lead FP&A Title: Lead FP&A Roles & Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting and forecast cycles
• Maintain and update financial models, including scenario and trend analysis.
• Perform variance analysis and identify key business drivers.
• Assist in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports for leadership.
• Track cash flow performance and support project-level cash conversion analysis.
• Analyze indirect rate variances and assist with rate impact assessments.
• Partner with business and functional teams to gather inputs and validate assumptions.
• Support process improvements and reporting automation (Excel, Power BI, EPM tools).
• Basic understanding of FAR, CAS, or government contracting environments
• Experience with Costpoint, COBRA, EPM, Excel or Power BI
• Ability to work with large datasets and automate reporting processes

Subject matter expert / Single point of contact role for the responsibilities assigned Should be willing to take transition and/or work on process stabilization This role will need to liaise across teams for information; being a team player is a must High stakeholder engagement at Senior levels in a global environment Qualified professionals with relevant experience have an added advantage Should have done continuous improvement initiatives in earlier roles Should possess analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities under tight timelines Team handling experience is preferred Interpersonal skills including fluency in communication and presentation Expected to be assertive in interaction with various stakeholders at senior levels

Qualifications – Skill Requirements – Experience Levels (Additional Requirements)

• Recognized professional qualification (CA/CWA/ACCA or CIMA) with relevant work-experience of 10+ years or Semi-qualified professionals / undergraduate / Post graduate degree in commerce with minimum 10-12 years of relevant FP&A work experience
• Strong accounting knowledge - provide full spectrum of accounting support including handling of full set of accounts; management financial reporting, budgeting & forecasting
• Experience in project accounting activities for MNC engineering and construction companies or experience in F&A of multinational companies including F&A shared services preferred
• Candidates with hands on experience in Costpoint, EPM/FCCS, AI Tools usage, etc. preferred
• Expected to be flexible with interest to learn and to be able to take up any given role in one or more of Billing / Account Reconciliation / Accounts Receivables / Cash Application / Accounts Payables / General Accounting / Project Accounting / Tax / Corporate Accounting that is best suited for the employee and as per the business needs
• Should be flexible for job rotation on business needs and / or as determined as per the career progression plans
• Expected to have continuous improvement mindset and to drive the team to achieve process improvements
• Should be flexible regarding work from home vs work from office to be determined based on business requirements
• Should be flexible to work under tight timelines

Experience Level Senior Level