Business Finance Leader

Sigmoid Data Engineering; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sigmoid Data Engineering in Bengaluru, India is seeking a Chartered Accountant with 5–6 years of post-qualification experience to join our Finance – Business Finance/FP&A team. You will partner with portfolio leadership on budgeting, revenue and margin management, and monthly financial reporting.

This high-visibility role blends financial rigor with day-to-day business partnering, offering exposure to portfolio owners, practice leads, and senior finance leadership, with opportunities to

Qualifications

• CA qualification mandatory with 5–6 years post-qualification experience.
• Experience in business finance / FP&A, preferably in IT/ITES or consulting.
• Experience owning budget cycles and MIS for a business unit.

Responsibilities

• Lead annual and rolling budgets across portfolios/practices.
• Manage margin, labour margin and profitability; identify inefficiencies and improvements.
• Prepare monthly financials and variance analysis with portfolio owners and leadership.
• Partner with portfolio owners on pricing, resourcing and profitability decisions.
• Standardize finance processes and drive automation in budgeting and reporting.

Skills

Financial modelling

Budgeting

Forecasting

Excel

Revenue recognition

Management reporting

PowerPoint

ERP systems

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Chartered Accountant (CA)

Tools

NetSuite

Job description

Manager – Business Finance

Chartered Accountant | 5–6 Years of Experience in Business Finance / FP&A

Function: Finance – Business Finance / FP&A

Location: Bengaluru, India

Reporting To: Finance Director / Business Finance Head

Experience: 5–6 years post-qualification, with prior exposure to a professional services, IT/ITES, or consulting environment preferred

Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory

Role Purpose

We are looking for a Chartered Accountant with 5–6 years of business finance experience to partner closely with portfolio and practice leadership on budgeting, revenue and margin management, and monthly financial reporting.

This is a high-visibility role that combines financial rigor with day-to-day business partnering, and offers direct exposure to portfolio owners, practice leads, and senior finance leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting, Forecasting & Margin Management

• Lead preparation of annual and quarterly rolling budgets, including revenue, capacity, and net margin targets across assigned portfolios/practices.
• Review cost and revenue projections, labour margin, and account-level profitability; identify inefficiencies and margin drag, and work with stakeholders to correct them.
• Support finalization of key investment asks, ensuring they are evaluated within the approved cost and revenue envelope.
• Build and maintain margin scorecards and business cases for margin exceptions requiring Finance approval.

MIS, Reporting & Financial Planning

• Own preparation of monthly financials and management commentary, ensuring revenue and cost are accounted for accurately and on time.
• Prepare and present budget status updates and variance analysis to portfolio owners, practice leads, and leadership.
• Track and report on DSO, blocked resources, and other portfolio-level financial health metrics.
• Ensure compliance of time-tracking and revenue recognition processes with internal standards.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary Finance point of contact for assigned portfolio owners and practice leads, providing data-backed recommendations on pricing, resourcing, and profitability.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with revenue operations, controllership, and delivery teams to resolve billing, margin, and revenue attribution issues.
• Support client-level commercial discussions, including margin compression scenarios and billing adjustments.

Process & Governance

• Drive standardization of finance processes, SOPs, and templates across portfolios/practices.
• Independently handle revenue audits and support internal control and risk-mitigation activities.
• Identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting workflows.

Required Skills & Competencies

Technical

• Strong financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Solid understanding of revenue recognition, financial accounting, and audit/internal control practices.
• Working knowledge of PowerPoint-based management reporting; exposure to ERP/NetSuite or similar systems is a plus.

Behavioural

• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence portfolio and practice leadership with data-backed reasoning.
• Precise, detail-oriented, and comfortable pushing back with evidence when numbers don't add up.
• Ability to manage multiple portfolios/practices simultaneously and work to tight monthly/quarterly closing timelines.
• Clear, direct written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to senior leadership.

Qualification & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory.
• 5–6 years of post-qualification experience in business finance, FP&A, or client financial management, preferably within IT/ITES, consulting, or professional services.
• Prior experience owning budget cycles, monthly MIS, or margin/profitability analysis for a business unit or account portfolio is strongly preferred.

Note

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