Sr. Analyst, Engineering FP&A

Francisco Partners; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sodexo Meal Coupon

Internet Reimbursement

Mobile Reimbursement

Gym Reimbursement

Health Insurance - Personal, Term Life

Transport Facility - Subsidized Rate

Job summary

symplr seeks a Sr. Analyst, Engineering FP&A to embed with the Technology/R&D finance team in Bengaluru. You will translate engineering activity, capacity, and cost drivers into robust models and clear reporting, partnering with FP&A leadership to drive business insight.

The role requires hands-on, analytical rigor, curiosity, and the ability to work across US/India time zones. You will build forecasting models and automation for engineering spend and productivity.

Qualifications

• Hands-on financial modeling and reporting capability.
• Comfort with large datasets and data hygiene.
• Strong understanding of FP&A processes for engineering domains.
• Experience with workforce planning and variance analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support Engineering FP&A with recurring analysis, reporting, and decision support across workforce, capacity, roadmap investment, technical cost structure, and productivity.
• Translate engineering priorities into structured analysis and model inputs.
• Prepare monthly Engineering financial review materials, variance analysis, and supporting schedules.
• Partner with Product & Professional Services FP&A to analyze roadmap affordability and build-versus-buy economics.

Skills

Financial modeling

Excel

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Data analysis

BI tools

Planning systems

Education

BCom/MBA

Tools

ERP systems

BI tools

Job description

Sr. Analyst, Engineering FP&A

Overview

symplr is seeking a Senior FP&A Analyst to provide embedded analytical support for the Technology/R&D organization and help build the financial operating system for engineering investment, workforce planning, capitalization discipline, productivity, and technology cost structure.

This Bangalore-based role will partner with the Sr. Director, Engineering FP&A, the U.S.-based Engineering FP&A Manager, Engineering leadership, Product & Professional Services FP&A, Accounting, HR, Procurement, and Corporate FP&A to translate engineering activity, capacity, and cost drivers into accurate models, clear reporting, and useful business insight.

The right candidate is hands-on, analytically rigorous, highly curious, and comfortable going deep into workforce data, engineering spend, capitalization inputs, contractor/vendor analytics, cloud/tooling costs, and recurring FP&A deliverables.

Duties & Responsibilities

ENGINEERING FINANCE ANALYTICS & BUSINESS SUPPORT

• Support Engineering/R&D FP&A with recurring analysis, reporting, and decision support across workforce, capacity, roadmap investment, technical cost structure, and productivity.
• Translate engineering priorities, product/platform initiatives, security work, technical debt, AI/platform investments, and maintenance activity into clearly structured analysis and model inputs.
• Prepare monthly Engineering financial review materials, variance analysis, metrics packages, and supporting schedules for review with Engineering and FP&A leadership.
• Partner with Product & Professional Services FP&A as needed to support analysis of roadmap affordability, product commitments, implementation implications, and build-versus-buy economics.

PLANNING, FORECASTING & MODELING

• Maintain detailed Engineering/R&D planning and forecast models in alignment with Corporate FP&A templates, calendars, definitions, and submission standards.
• Build and update workforce models by team, location, product/platform area, initiative, employee/contractor mix, hiring status, and forecast period.
• Support monthly forecasting, annual planning, variance analysis, and scenario analysis for Engineering/R&D spend, headcount, contractors, vendors, cloud/tooling, and other technology-related costs.
• Prepare accurate, timely, and well-documented forecast inputs that can be reviewed, consolidated, and explained by Engineering FP&A leadership and Corporate FP&A.

CAPITALIZATION, COST STRUCTURE & PRODUCTIVITY ANALYSIS

• Support R&D capitalization and OpEx/CapEx analysis by organizing inputs, tracking activity, maintaining supporting schedules, and partnering with Accounting/CAO under FP&A leadership guidance.
• Analyze cloud, tooling, vendor, contractor, and technology infrastructure spend tied to engineering productivity and cost efficiency.
• Maintain reporting and analysis around R&D spend as a percentage of revenue, cost by product/platform/initiative, capitalized versus expensed development, innovation versus maintenance capacity, and location mix.
• Support vendor rationalization, contractor mix, location strategy, and build-versus-buy analysis by preparing clean datasets, trends, comparisons, and scenario outputs.

DATA, DASHBOARDS & PROCESS DISCIPLINE

• Create and maintain repeatable reports, dashboards, and analysis packs that improve visibility into Engineering investment, capacity, productivity, and trade-offs.
• Ensure Engineering FP&A outputs are accurate, traceable, clearly documented, and consistent with FP&A definitions, KPI standards, model architecture, and version-control expectations.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve recurring analysis and reporting processes using planning tools, BI tools, and analytical automation.
• Maintain strong data hygiene across headcount, vendor, contractor, capitalization, cloud/tooling, and cost-center reporting inputs.

WAYS OF WORKING & CROSS-FUNCTIONAL PARTNERSHIP

• Develop deep fluency in Engineering/R&D operations, technology cost drivers, and symplr’s product/platform investment model.
• Operate as an embedded tower resource rather than a generic shared-services analyst, building enough functional depth to anticipate questions and improve analysis quality over time.
• Work collaboratively across U.S. and India time zones, balancing responsiveness with high-quality, well-organized analytical output.
• Bring curiosity, ownership, and continuous-improvement mindset to a growing FP&A function that is being built as an enterprise decision engine.

Skills Required

Qualifications Required:

• Bcom/MBA

EXPERIENCE & BACKGROUND

• 3+ years of progressive finance, FP&A, business finance, investment banking, corporate finance, consulting, analytics, or related experience.
• Experience supporting Engineering, Technology, Product, R&D, SaaS, enterprise software, healthcare technology, or similarly complex operating environments preferred.
• Experience with workforce planning, headcount modeling, variance analysis, forecast support, vendor/contractor spend analysis, or management reporting strongly preferred.
• Exposure to PE-backed, high-growth, scaling, multi-product, or operationally complex businesses is helpful but not required.

TECHNICAL & ANALYTICAL CAPABILITIES

• Strong financial modeling, Excel, analytical, and problem-solving skills, with ability to manage detail while telling a clear business story.
• Working knowledge of workforce planning, scenario analysis, variance analysis, cost-center reporting, vendor analytics, and productivity metrics.
• Familiarity with R&D capitalization, OpEx/CapEx concepts, cloud/tooling cost analysis, and technology cost structures preferred.
• Comfortable working with planning systems, BI tools, ERP/financial systems, and large datasets; curiosity about automation and AI-enabled analytical improvements.

WAYS OF WORKING

• Hands‑on analyst with strong ownership, intellectual curiosity, and willingness to ask why before accepting surface‑level answers.
• High attention to detail, strong documentation habits, and commitment to producing accurate, timely, and explainable work product.
• Clear communicator who can summarize analysis, risks, and drivers for finance and non‑finance stakeholders.
• Builder mindset with a bias toward practical process improvement, scalable reporting, and continuous learning.

The above job description is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor.

About symplr:

About symplr:

As a leader in healthcare operations solutions, we empower healthcare organizations to navigate the complexities of integrating critical business operations. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and they rely on our mission‑critical systems to drive better operations and better outcomes.

We are a remote‑first company with employees working across the United States, India, and the Netherlands. Guided by values, we focus on teamwork, championing our customers, being rooted in action and outcomes, overcoming challenges, and leading through equality and integrity. Read more about symplr's culture and values at symplr.com/careers.

Perks & Benefits:

• Sodexo Meal Coupon
• Internet Reimbursement
• Mobile Reimbursement
• Gym Reimbursement
• Health Insurance - Personal, Term Life Policy, Depends Cover, Dental Cover, OPD Cover & etc
• Transport Facility - Subsidized Rate

Working at symplr means working in the unlimited growth market of healthcare technology. Our multi‑year contracts with clients bring recurring revenue that creates a stable financial situation. This enables us to provide employees a competitive salary, with additional benefits like insurance, lunch coupons, and reimbursement for mobile and broadband subscription and the gym.

symplr provides employees with opportunities to grow professionally through various activities including:

• Participation in new projects
• Internal weekly learning sessions with colleagues
• External learning opportunities
• Access to Udemy to grow your skillset
• Cross‑departmental collaboration
• Activities with international colleagues
• Pursuit of OKRs specific to your role in the organization
• A buddy program for new employees

Your manager will be your coach, assisting you in maximizing your current skills and cultivating new ones as you grow on your career path at symplr. You’ll also have the opportunity to present your work achievements to the team and be awarded for milestone achievements.

You’ll have regular time for fun and educational events, both digital and in‑person at our Bangalore office. For example, feel free to show your pool table skills with your teammates, or take some time to relax in a massage chair.