Head of Financial Planning Analysis Caps and Pays Executive Search

10.0 - 14.0 years

0 Lacs

haryana

On-site

As the Head of Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) at one of the Largest Conglomerates in the Power Business and Electrical Equipment sector, with over 10 years of experience, your primary purpose will be to lead the financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and analysis functions. Your role will be crucial in supporting strategic and operational decision-making within a complex, multi-plant manufacturing environment. Working closely with the CFO and business heads, you will act as a strategic partner to provide high-quality financial insights, scenario planning, performance tracking, and capital allocation strategies aimed at driving growth and profitability for the organization. Your key responsibilities will include leading annual budgeting and long-range planning processes that are aligned with the business strategy. You will develop comprehensive financial plans spanning 3-5 years, encompassing aspects such as CAPEX, working capital requirements, and debt-equity projections. Collaborating with BU heads and plant controllers, you will ensure alignment between top-down targets and bottom-up planning efforts. In terms of forecasting and variance analysis, you will be responsible for owning monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting cycles. Conducting detailed variance analysis of actuals versus budget/forecast figures for revenue, costs, margins, overheads, and working capital will be a key aspect of your role. Implementing rolling forecasts to enhance business agility and responsiveness will also be part of your responsibilities. Developing and maintaining robust dashboards and KPIs to monitor operational and financial performance metrics, such as plant efficiencies, OEE, yield, scrap, and energy consumption, will be essential. Collaborating with Financial Controllers to drive data-driven decisions and analyze unit economics and product-wise profitability will also fall under your purview. Your role will involve designing and implementing financial review mechanisms with BU and plant leadership, standardizing operating rhythms for monthly business reviews, quarterly business reviews, and board-level presentations. Benchmarking performance across plants and geographies will be crucial for identifying areas of improvement and strategic focus. As the Head of FP&A, you will be responsible for developing and owning all finance-related sections of Board Meeting decks, Audit Committee presentations, and Investor reviews. Creating monthly and quarterly business review decks for CEO/CFO, covering aspects such as P&L trends, working capital, CAPEX, and other KPIs, will be part of your regular activities. Collaboration with Strategy, Investor Relations, Business Heads, and Corporate Functions to compile comprehensive presentations will also be necessary. To qualify for this role, you should ideally hold a Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA (Finance) from a Tier 1 institute, with a minimum of 10 years of experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role within FP&A in a large organization. Proficiency in forecasting, variance analysis, MIS, profitability analysis, rolling forecasts, AOP preparation, and long-term financial planning is essential. Strong business acumen, the ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights, proficiency in ERP systems (SAP preferred), financial modeling, and BI tools, as well as proven leadership and stakeholder management skills are also required to excel in this role.,

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