Manager Finance - FP&A

Prodapt; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Prodapt in Chennai seeks an MBA Finance/CA with 2–5 years in FP&A and controllership to own planning, forecasting and reporting for a business unit. You will drive the annual operating plan, budgets and variance analyses, while translating financial results into actionable business insights.

You will partner with Sales, Delivery and Operations to ensure accuracy of P&L, cash flow and cost controls, develop dashboards for management and support ERP upgrades and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• MBA Finance from a top tier institute or CA with 2 to 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in Pricing and commercial proposal modelling for new business opportunities & also updation of grid salary costs for proposals made for new business opportunities.
• Experience in corporate FP&A processes such as business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix management structure
• Ability to anticipate and identify opportunities to improve processes and drive efficiency

Responsibilities

• Drive preparation of annual operating plan, budget, forecasts and actuals for business units and organization.
• Providing analytical support to business teams by helping to understand P&L, balance sheet and cash flow from a business perspective and impact of financial/operational decisions on the group.
• Running all analytics on financials and parameters - dashboard creation for board and senior management to create visibility on performance vs targets.
• Pricing and commercial proposal modelling for new business opportunities, based on detailed interactions with sales & delivery teams.
• Detailed review of all deals & deep analysis of actuals vs the initial bids/proposal.
• Periodical review/updation of grid salary costs assumed for proposals made for new business opportunities.
• Interacting with function units/business units, explaining the variances monthly, sorting out the queries and ensuring forecasting accuracy.
• Partnering with Finance & Business teams to execute improvement points to bring efficiency and control over process and cost parameters. Track and highlight appropriate performance measures, key performance indicators, and associated drivers.
• Validation and accuracy of monthly cost /provision across line items
• Cash Forecasting and DSO control.
• Support implementation and upgrade of ERP software as required.
• Coordination across functions including Sales Team, Project Management, Finance, global delivery heads.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Forecasting

Budgeting

Variance analysis

Matrix management

Efficiency improvement

Education

MBA Finance

CA

Tools

ERP software

Job description

Overview

Responsible for the controllership of the business unit. The incumbent will help look at every operational metric and able to translate to a financial objective. This role includes various facets of reporting, forecasting & budgeting for the organization. Constant interaction with various stakeholders to understand the business decisions and financial impact of the same

Responsibilities

• Drive preparation of annual operating plan, budget, forecasts and actuals for business units and organization.
• Providing analytical support to business teams by helping to understand P&L, balance sheet and cash flow from a business perspective and impact of financial/operational decisions on the group.
• Running all analytics on financials and parameters - dashboard creation for board and senior management to create visibility on performance vs targets.
• Pricing and commercial proposal modelling for new business opportunities, based on detailed interactions with sales & delivery teams.
• Detailed review of all deals & deep analysis of actuals vs the initial bids/proposal
• Periodical review/updation of grid salary costs assumed for proposals made for new business opportunities.
• Interacting with function units/business units, explaining the variances monthly, sorting out the queries and ensuring forecasting accuracy.
• Partnering with Finance & Business teams to execute improvement points to bring efficiency and control over process and cost parameters. Track and highlight appropriate performance measures, key performance indicators, and associated drivers.
• Validation and accuracy of monthly cost /provision across line items
• Cash Forecasting and DSO control.
• Support implementation and upgrade of ERP software as required.
• Coordination across functions including Sales Team, Project Management, Finance, global delivery heads.

Requirements

• MBA Finance from a top tier institute or CA with 2 to 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience in Pricing and commercial proposal modelling for new business opportunities & also updation of grid salary costs for proposals made for new business opportunities.
• Experience in corporate FP&A processes such as business partnering, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong analytical skills and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work effectively in a matrix management structure
• Ability to anticipate and identify opportunities to improve processes and drive efficiency