Manager / Assistant Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

As a Manager / Assistant Manager Financial Planning & Analysis based in Airoli, Navi Mumbai, you will be working from the office during the hours of 12pm - 9pm / 1pm - 10pm. Your main responsibility will be to support the FP&A Head in planning, forecasting, financial reporting, variance analysis, decision-making, and providing business support. You will report directly to the Head - FP&A and your duties will include preparing and presenting monthly and quarterly performance review decks. This will involve detailed analysis, commentary on performance, key successes and challenges, reasons for variances, and recommendations for corrective measures. You will collaborate with business and finance leadership teams to identify and track key performance indicators (KPIs) and their drivers, ensuring ongoing assessment of business health and sustainability. Furthermore, you will be expected to provide meaningful insights and alternative solutions to the senior leadership team for evaluating various business proposals. You will also play a key role in preparing revenue, cost, and margin forecasts, comparing them against actual results and conducting variance analyses. Developing the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) in collaboration with business and leadership teams will be an integral part of your responsibilities. Additionally, your role will involve conducting top client reporting, tracking sales and business leaders performance, generating various reports in Oracle, and performing cost analysis of General & Administrative (G&A) and support functions. You will drive the automation of tasks and reports in collaboration with technical teams to reduce cycle time and minimize defects. Ad hoc analyses and simulations as requested by business and senior leadership teams will also be part of your responsibilities. Key technical skills and knowledge required for this role include strong analytical and financial modeling skills, a CA qualification with 4-6 years of relevant experience or equivalent qualifications, excellent communication skills, proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Oracle Hyperion, as well as working knowledge of data visualization tools such as Power BI or Tableau. Success in this role will depend on your ability to work and thrive under pressure, strong organizational skills, attention to detail, a collaborative mindset, being a demonstrated self-starter who can prioritize tasks and manage deadlines effectively, as well as having strong client relationship and interpersonal skills.,