Deputy Manager - FP&A

Job Description

How you will make an impact:

We are seeking an FP& A expert to partner with BU/Divisional finance team to support the delivery of our near and long-term financial objectives. We expect the scope of responsibilities to include financial planning and analysis & reporting to implement financial goals and initiatives to support a growing organization.

What you will do:

Business Partner:

• Partner with businesses to ensure balanced and profitable growth.
• Prepare, review, and finalize Business AOP (Annual Operating Plan) & STRAP (Long Range Planning), ensuring accurate loading in reporting systems.
• Generate MBR (Monthly Business Review) & QBR (Quarterly Business Review) reports for commercial leaders, engaging with Division/Regional and India leadership to highlight variances and drive corrective actions.
• Prepare and share updated rolling forecasts with India leadership and Division/Regional leaders on a monthly basis, facilitating timely discussions.
• Drive weekly execution meetings with commercial, finance, and supply chain teams, focusing on backlog orders, sales funnel, and revenue landing estimates, while identifying risks & opportunities.
• Collaborate with supply chain on optimizing inventory levels and with accounts receivables and commercial teams to improve collections for effective working capital management.
• Develop, drive, and implement AOP targets for sales team members and ensure accurate incentive calculations for the sales organization.
• Work with commercial leaders and APAC finance team on ad hoc requests supporting management reporting and strategic deals.

Financial Performance and Evaluation:

• Analyze transactional / operational data, identify anomalies, recommend accruals / reversals to ensure accurate reporting. Analyze business performance against key indicators to identify pertinent financial highlights and drive required actions.
• Lead month-end closing, reviewing every element of P&L and reporting variances in actual vs AOP vs last year to achieve revenue & EBITA targets as per AOP.
• Responsible for reporting monthly scorecards (Bookings, Revenue, COGS, Operating expenses, CapEx, and Headcount) for effective and efficient management reporting.
• Evaluate every cost element of operating expenses, highlighting key areas and implementing cost containment plans to ensure effective fund utilization.
• Identify better product mix and opportunities for price realization & COGS reduction to improve gross margin.

SOP Implementation & Controls:

• Drive SOP implementation and improvement for simplification and better control to ensure business is conducted in a streamlined, compliant environment.
• Lead automation of reports through IT platforms to reduce manual processes and improve reporting quality.
• Build and update Power BI dashboards, PowerPoint, and other business intelligence tools through data mining in various systems.
• Ensure adherence to existing SOPs and Approval Authority Matrix; any deviation is accurately evaluated, and corrective actions are initiated.

Others:

• Proactively learn and embrace new systems and tools to improve analytics capability and accuracy
• Support and participate in ad-hoc projects, such as financial modelling and analytics, and any other tasks required.

How you will get here:

Education

Degree in Finance and Accounting (preferable CA/CPA/CIMA/MBA Finance)

Experience:

4+ years post-qualification proven experience in finance.

Prior experience in a large global company and highly matrixed organization.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Working experience in ERP systems (E1/SAP); exposure to Hyperion planning would be an added advantage.
• Strong financial and business skills.
• Strong interpersonal and customer service orientation.
• Ability to multi-task, meet timelines, and enjoy a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to prioritize multiple expectations in a typical matrix working structure.
• Good understanding of business processes, operations, financial controls, and the ability to identify control weaknesses in existing processes and recommend mitigation actions.

Travel requirements

Less than 10% domestic/international travel required