Senior Manager FP&A

As a Bengaluru based meat and seafood company founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, we pride ourselves on being India's most successful D2C food-tech brand operating in 20 cities across the country, delighting over 32 lac customers with our de-licious fresh meat and seafood! We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented professional to lead our Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) team. You will have the opportunity to lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and performance analysis for the business, offering an excellent opportunity to develop a deep understanding of financial analysis and strategy within a dynamic and fast-paced environment. **Key Responsibilities:** - Lead the annual budgeting process, working with department heads to develop and consolidate budgets. - Leverage past experience in FP&A and business partnering to drive cross-functional alignment between diverse functions and business units. - Break down complex business dynamics with structured analysis, identify opportunities for growth, and deliver recommendations. - Collaborate with the technology team to implement and optimize financial systems (e.g., ERP software, AI-powered financial tools). Identify opportunities for process automation and work to enhance financial system capabilities. - Work with business leaders to review key cost items and arrive at strategy and metrics to improve profitability. - Collaborate with the Controllership team to review the cost data and work collaboratively to arrive at the business analytics. - Conduct variance analysis between actual and budgeted financial performance, identifying key trends and discrepancies, and work with stakeholders to fix these at the root cause. - Develop financial models to analyze business performance and make data-driven recommendations. - Lead the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and presentations. - Collect and analyze financial data to identify cost-saving opportunities and business performance improvements. - Lead the creation and publishing of management dashboards and financial KPIs to track business performance. - Lead the preparation of financial presentations for internal stakeholders. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure accurate financial data reporting and analysis. - Provide support in ad-hoc financial analysis and projects as required. - Participate in the evaluation of investment opportunities and business cases. **Qualifications Required:** - Chartered Accountant with 6-8 years of post-qualification and a strong internship experience (preferably with one of the big 4's). - Strong interest in financial analysis, budgeting, and forecasting. - Proficiency in Microsoft Excel / MS Powerpoint. - Basic understanding of accounting principles and financial statements. - Attention to detail and accuracy in handling financial data. - Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. - Hands-on experience with financial analysis / reporting tools like SAP S/4 HANA, Tableau, Power BI.,