Lead FPandA

KBR; Chennai; Hybrid; INR 1,600,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR in Chennai seeks a Lead FP&A to drive budgeting, forecasting and financial planning. You will maintain complex models, run scenario analyses and provide actionable insights to senior leadership. The role partners with global teams, drives process improvements and reporting automation (Excel, Power BI, EPM).

Flexibility for hybrid work and strong communication are essential. Requires 10+ years FP&A experience and professional qualifications.

Qualifications

• Recognized professional qualification with 10+ years of FP&A work experience.
• Strong accounting knowledge and full spectrum of financial reporting.
• Experience in project accounting for engineering/construction or F&A shared services.
• Hands-on with Costpoint, EPM/FCCS, and AI tools preferred.
• Flexible to rotate across Billing/AR/GL/Tax as needed.
• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to work under tight timelines.

Responsibilities

• Support annual budgeting and forecast cycles.
• Maintain and update financial models with scenario analysis.
• Perform variance analysis and identify key business drivers.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports for leadership.
• Track cash flow and support project-level cash conversion analysis.
• Analyze rate variances and assist with rate impact assessments.
• Collaborate with teams to validate inputs and assumptions.
• Drive reporting automation using Excel, Power BI and EPM tools.
• Liaise across teams; strong stakeholder engagement at senior levels.

Skills

Financial modelling

Budgeting & forecasting

Variance analysis

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

Team leadership

Presentation skills

Education

CA/CWA/ACCA or CIMA

Commerce degree (BA/B.Com or MBA Finance)

Tools

Costpoint

COBRA

EPM

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Job Description:

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