FPNA(Financial Planning& Analysis)

Job Description

J ob Title: FPNA Experience: 8-15 Years Job Location: Chennai Job Type: Full Time The Role The FP&A Sr. Analyst will lead financial planning, business forecasting, and analytics for a business unit. This role requires strong financial acumen, advanced analytics skills, and business partnering experience to drive decision-making and optimize performance. Responsibilities Primary Duties: Lead FP&A processes, including budgeting, forecasting, and monthly reporting Provide insightful analysis on SG&A optimization opportunities Liaison with COEs to benchmark SG&A at Industry, Region and product line levels Drive variance analysis and provide key business insights to leadership Partner with stakeholders to support cost optimization and profitability analysis Develop and improve financial models, KPIs, and dashboards Leverage Power BI, SQL, and automation tools to enhance reporting efficiency Work with internal transformation team to identify transformation opportunities Ensure financial controls, governance, and compliance within FP&A Mentor and guide junior analysts in financial reporting and analysis Manage team of junior analysts and other team members indirectly reporting to this role. Expectation/Goal setting, performance management Be the POC for one or two customer business units Engage directly with the BU Heads and other senior stakeholders Act as the first point of escalation for BU Heads Secondary Duties: Lead the discussions with FNR, Tax, O2C and PTP internal teams and review insights developed by junior analyst Build final level commentaries for variance analysis, with strong articulation to explain drivers of variances and actionable next steps for operators Accountable for execution of next steps by self and team Qualifications and Required Skills Essential: Strong experience and work knowledge on JD Edward / Oracle ERP or other ERPs Education: MBA (Finance) / CA Inter / CIMA / ICWA / CFA (preferred) Experience: 10+ years in FP&A, with at least 4 years in a managerial role Should have working knowledge as FP&A Manager/FP&A Lead and demonstrated business KPI improvements Advanced expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, and business partnering Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Oracle/JDE and Hyperion/Financial Reporting platforms Strong communication and stakeholder management skills Desired: Knowledge of various tools used in AP processing such as duplicate invoice check, reconciliation tools etc Knowledge of GenAI tools in Finance and Accounting domains Knowledge of Lean/Six Sigma/ Opex tools and demonstrated process improvements, Business KPI improvements Why Join Us? Lead high-impact FP&A projects with direct business influence Work with senior leadership and cross-functional teams Be part of digital transformation in finance. Opportunity to enhance FP&A skills in a high-growth environment Career growth within Finance COE