Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis – Retail Bridging Talents

The Corporate Institute; Mumbai; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute is seeking a Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis in Mumbai to lead long-term strategic planning, annual budgeting, and rolling forecasts. You will drive profitability analysis and coordinate with cross-functional teams to align with the company vision.

You will oversee monthly KPI reporting, deep-dive on sales, margins and costs, prepare board-ready presentations, and develop financial models.

Qualifications

• Long-term strategic and annual budgeting capabilities.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to translate data into insights.
• Experience in leading cross-functional stakeholders.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint and SAP.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead long-term strategic planning aligned with company vision.
• Lead annual budgeting and rolling monthly forecasting.
• Drive monthly performance reporting of KPIs.
• Analyze sales, margin and costs; identify opportunities.
• Prepare board presentations and management reports.
• Develop and maintain financial models.
• Coach finance team and manage stakeholders.

Skills

Financial Planning

Financial Analysis

Financial Reporting

Budgeting

Variance Analysis

Forecasting

Financial Management

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

SAP

Stakeholder Management

Team Management

Analytics

Communication

Presentation

Education

CA

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description:

Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis

Role & Responsibilities:

Financial Planning:

• Long Term Strategic Planning in alignment with company vision.
• Lead the annual budgeting process, scenario planning along with discussion with all cross functional stakeholders.
• Rolling monthly forecasting of profitability and cash flows.

Financial Analysis and Reporting:

• Lead the monthly business performance reporting of all KPIs.
• Deep dive on sales, margin and cost parameters and discuss with each functional department to identify areas of opportunity.
• Periodic review presentations to stakeholders for various meetings.
• Refresh standard monthly management reports to ensure outputs are actionable insights for decision-making.
• Group company financial reporting in the required templates/tool.
• Support and provide insight to group finance reporting team on various analysis on P&L and B/s lines.
• Managing all Board meeting presentations with collaborating with business teams.
• Manage key internal customers – Finance leadership team, CFO, executive team, Functional heads from business.
• Developing and maintaining financial models.

Process Improvement & Automation:

• Analyses and support on all New Capital Investment projects and various other commercial initiatives.
• People Management: Lead and coach the business finance team to ensure all deliverables are completed efficiently within stringent timelines.

Preferred Candidate Profile:

• Strategic and Financial Planning.
• Excellent in MS Office, Excel, power point and SAP.
• Stakeholder and Team Management.
• Strong Analytics skills.
• Good presentation and communication skills.

Education:

• PG: CA in Any Specialization

Key Skills:

• Financial Planning and Analysis, Financial Analysis, Financial Reporting, FPA, Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Forecasting, Financial Management