Manager - VCFO & Managed Services
Position Location: Mumbai
Department: VCFO & Managed Services
Qualification: Chartered Accountant
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Role
We are looking for a motivated and detail-oriented Manager VCFO & Managed Services to lead financial planning and analysis for a dedicated set of clients. The role spans monthly and quarterly reporting, budgeting and forecasting, MIS development, and budget-versus-actual analysis translating the numbers into insight that clients act on. You will work directly with client CFOs, finance controllers, and department heads, fully supported by Ascentium's expert teams.
Key Responsibilities Monthly / Quarterly Reporting
- Prepare and analyse monthly and quarterly financial reports and dashboards
- Support month-end close activities in coordination with the team
- Run variance analysis against budget and prior periods
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Drive the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes
- Collaborate with business units to collect inputs and validate assumptions
- Prepare rolling forecasts and sensitivity / scenario analyses
- Management Information Systems (MIS)
- Develop and maintain MIS reports that support key business decisions
- Automate and enhance reporting processes using Excel, Power BI, and similar tools
- Track KPIs and operational performance metrics
- Budget vs Actual Analysis
- Perform detailed budget-versus-actual variance analysis
- Highlight the key drivers of performance and provide actionable insights Support cost control and profitability improvement initiatives
- Business Partnering & Client Relationship
- Work closely with business units and department heads to support strategic initiatives
- Provide financial insight for business cases, new projects, and investment decisions
- Build and maintain strong relationships with client CFOs, finance controllers, and other key stakeholders
- Understand client requirements, give regular updates, elevate issues at the right time, and offer recommendations
- Reporting, Audit & Team
- Prepare and review financial statements on a quarterly basis
- Coordinate with internal, limited review, and statutory auditors for submissions and clarifications
- Allocate work across the team, resolve queries, and ensure accurate, timely delivery
- Support management with ad-hoc financial analysis, presentations, and financial modelling
Mandatory Requirements
- Chartered Accountant with 4-6 years of post-qualification experience Experience across financial planning and analysis, management reporting, and budgeting
- Hands-on experience preparing monthly and quarterly reports, dashboards, and variance analysis
- Strong command of budgeting, forecasting, and scenario / sensitivity analysis
- Advanced Excel, with experience building and automating MIS reports Comfortable presenting financial insight to CFOs, finance controllers, and senior stakeholders
- Good English communication skills, written and spoken
Good to Have
- Power BI or comparable BI and data-visualisation tools
- Experience in an outsourced finance, VCFO, or shared-services environment
- Financial modelling for business cases, new projects, and investment decisions
- Exposure to clients across multiple industries or geographies
Candidate Profile
- Motivated and detail-oriented, with strong ownership of deliverables Able to translate numbers into actionable insight for business decisions A proactive communicator who flags issues early and escalates at the right time
- Collaborative works comfortably with client teams, department heads, and internal experts
Why Join Us
You’ll own the FP&A relationship for a dedicated client portfolio sitting close to the CFOs and controllers who use your numbers, rather than one layer removed from them with Ascentium's expert teams behind you. And you’ll do it inside a fast-growing global platform, with the room and support to scale greater heights in your own career.