General Manager – Financial Planning & Analysis KPB Consultants

The Corporate Institute; Hinoba-an; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporate Institute seeks a General Manager – FP&A to build and scale the finance function, driving forward-looking planning, financial modeling, and strategic business partnering across units. The role focuses on evolving FP&A from historical reporting to proactive insights in a fast-growing environment.

The ideal candidate has 8–12 years in FP&A/strategic finance, with hands-on experience in unit economics and performance management, and exposure to IPO readiness in consumer tech or

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of experience in FP&A/Strategic Finance.
• Strong experience in financial planning, forecasting and business partnering.
• Hands-on exposure to unit economics, performance management and IPO readiness.

Responsibilities

• Set up and transform the FP&A function across the organization to a forward-looking planning model.
• Act as strategic finance partner to business teams and drive data-backed decision-making.
• Own forecasting, planning cycles and performance tracking against plans to deliver a predictable financial outlook.
• Lead transition from manual Excel reporting to automated dashboards with real-time visibility for leadership.
• Provide deep insights on unit economics, product/channel performance, and retention/lifetime value.
• Oversee market and competitive intelligence from a finance lens and support IPO readiness via investor reporting.
• Lead and grow the FP&A team and define evolving roles and structure.

Skills

FP&A

Financial Modeling

Forecasting

Business Partnering

Dashboarding

Education

CA qualification

MBA (Tier 1/2)

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Role Overview :

We are looking for a General Manager – FP&A to build and strengthen the FP&A function from the ground up. This role will play a critical part in driving financial planning, business partnering, and strategic decision-making, especially as the organization prepares for its IPO journey. The current FP&A setup exists in fragments, and this role will be responsible for creating a structured, forward-looking, and insight-driven finance function.

Key Responsibilities :

1. 1. FP&A Setup & Transformation :
   • – Establish and structure the FP&A function across the organization.
   • – Move the finance function from historical reporting to forward-looking planning and predictability.
   • Build robust frameworks for :
   1. 1. Forecasting.
   2. 2. Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
   3. 3. Financial modeling.
2. 2. Business Finance Partnering :
   • – Act as a strategic finance partner to business teams.
   • – Provide actionable insights to support business decision-making.
   • – Drive alignment between finance and business teams through structured inputs and outputs.
   • – Enable data-backed decision-making across functions.
3. 3. Forecasting, Planning & Performance Management :
   • Own and drive :
   1. 1. Forecasting accuracy.
   2. 2. Financial planning cycles.
   3. 3. Performance tracking against plans.
4. – Develop a predictable financial outlook for the organization.
5. – Introduce structured performance review mechanisms.
6. 4. Data, Dashboarding & Automation :
   • – Transition from Excel-based reporting to automated dashboards.
   • Work closely with the data resource to :
   1. 1. Build dashboards.
   2. 2. Enable real-time reporting.
   3. 3. Improve visibility for leadership.
7. 5. Business Insights & Unit Economics :
   • Drive deep analysis across :
   1. 1. Unit economics.
   2. 2. Product/channel performance.
   3. 3. Retention and lifetime value.
8. – Translate data into meaningful financial insights for leadership.
9. 6. Market & Competitive Intelligence (Finance Lens) :
   • – Oversee financial benchmarking and competitive analysis.
   • Leverage available data to derive insights on:
   1. 1. Market movement.
   2. 2. Competitor performance (high-level due to limited public data).
10. – Work with internal data resources to build intelligence inputs.
11. 7. IPO Readiness :
    • – Support finance transformation aligned with IPO requirements.
    • – Build systems, reporting standards, and processes required from an investor perspective.
12. 8. Team Leadership & Capability Building :
    • Work with and guide the existing FP&A team :
    1. 1. 1 Senior Manager (India).
    2. 2. 1 Data resource.
    3. 3. Coordination with FP&A resource in Australia (currently part‑time).
13. – Build and scale the team over time.
14. – Define roles, responsibilities, and structure as the function evolves.

Ideal Candidate Profile :

Must-Haves :

• – 8 – 12 years of experience in FP&A / Strategic Finance.
• Strong experience in:

1. 1. Financial planning and forecasting.
2. 2. Business finance partnering.
3. 3. Driving insights for business decisions.

– Experience in consumer tech / platform / startup environments.

Hands‑on exposure to :

1. 1. Unit economics.
2. 2. Business metrics.
3. 3. Performance management frameworks.

– Ability to build and scale functions from scratch.

– Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred :

• – CA qualification (strong preference) or MBA (Tier 1, 2) Colleges.
• – Experience in high‑growth or startup environments.
• – Exposure to IPO readiness / investor reporting.
• – Prior experience working with cross‑functional teams.

Reporting Structure (Current State) :

• – Works closely with finance leadership.
• Will collaborate with :

1. 1. India FP&A team.
2. 2. Australia-based FP&A resource.

– Final team structure may evolve as the function matures.