Head of Financial Planning

As an experienced and strategic FP&A Manager, you will be joining a fast-paced and growth-focused finance team. Your role will involve leading budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes, performing variance and trend analysis, and providing strategic financial insights to business teams. You will also support investor communications, evaluate acquisition opportunities, develop pricing strategies, and conduct market research to provide strategic market intelligence. Additionally, you will work closely with Sales, Operations, and Procurement to improve margins, build executive dashboards, ensure compliance with financial governance, and provide financial decision support to leadership. Key Responsibilities: - Lead budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes. - Perform variance and trend analysis to support business decisions. - Provide strategic financial insights to business teams. - Support investor communications and presentations. - Evaluate acquisition opportunities and assist in deal structuring. - Develop pricing strategies focused on ROI/IRR. - Conduct market research and provide strategic market intelligence. - Work closely with Sales, Operations, and Procurement to improve margins. - Build executive dashboards and performance trackers. - Ensure compliance with financial governance and internal controls. Qualifications: - Chartered Accountant (CA) mandatory. - 10+ years of FP&A experience in mid-to-large companies or consulting. - Strong background in pricing, investor relations, and financial modeling. - Skilled in tools like Hyperion, SAP BPC, Anaplan, or advanced Excel. - Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.,