Lead - Financial Planning & Analytics

Responsibilities:
- Financial Modeling & Analysis: Build dynamic financial models (P&L, cash flow, balance sheet, scenario planning) to support strategic decision-making, budgeting, and forecasting.
- Debt Financing: Assist in raising debt from lenders by preparing lender-ready financial models, projections, and compliance documentation.
- Fundraising Support: Partner with management during fundraising rounds; manage investor documentation, compliance checks, and liaised with legal & financial advisors.
- Due Diligence Management: Lead the financial due diligence as a client representative with Big 4 auditors, ensuring accuracy, data completeness, and timely responses to queries.
- Finance Leadership: Lead and mentor the company's finance team, driving process improvements in reporting, MIS, and working capital management.
- Unit Economics & Strategy: Develop and track detailed unit economics, providing insights that shaped pricing, margin improvement, and long-term strategic planning.
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Design the rolling forecasts and annual budgets, monitor the variances, and present the financial insights to senior leadership.
- Stakeholder Management: Coordinate with internal teams (sales, operations, product) and external partners (banks, investors, advisors) to ensure alignment on financial objectives.
- Compliance & Governance: Ensure adherence to statutory compliance, investor reporting standards, and internal controls.
Qualifications:
- CA / MBA / Master's Degree in Accounting & Finance / CFA
- Atleast 2-3 years' experience in Financial Planning & Accounting
- Strong understanding of financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting principles.