Senior Manager / Manager- Finance Business Partner FP&A

Scope : Financial Planning & Analysis, Accounting, Business Partnering and MIS

Location : Delhi

Position Summary

The Senior Manager – FP&A will act as a key finance business partner to the Business Director and will work closely with stakeholders across the business to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting, robust budgeting and forecasting, and effective cost control. The role holder will be responsible for driving the month-end close process within Group timelines, ensuring the accuracy of books of accounts, accruals and forecasts, managing a direct team of 2, and delivering regular and ad-hoc MIS to support business decision-making

Key Responsibilities

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the key finance business partner to the Business Director, providing timely financial insights to support strategic and operational decision-making.
• Work closely with stakeholders across Sales, Operations, HR and other functions to align financial goals with business objectives.
• Present financial performance, risks and opportunities to senior leadership through regular business reviews and ad-hoc discussions.
• Build strong, collaborative working relationships across the business..

Month-End Close & Accounting

• Own and drive the month-end, quarter-end and year-end close process end-to-end, ensuring completion strictly within Group/Corporate timelines.
• Ensure accuracy and completeness of the books of accounts, including timely and accurate accrual booking, provisioning and reconciliations.
• Review trial balance, balance sheet schedules and P&L to ensure completeness, correctness and adequate support/documentation.
• Ensure compliance with Group accounting policies and the internal controls framework.
• Review and clear intercompany balances/differences within minimum turnaround time in coordination with counterpart entities.

Budgeting & Forecasting (FP&A)

• Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic (monthly/quarterly) rolling forecasts in line with Group timelines and guidelines.
• Conduct variance analysis (actual vs. budget vs. forecast vs. prior year) and provide meaningful, actionable commentary to management.
• Develop and maintain financial models to support business planning, investment proposals and scenario analysis.
• Ensure accuracy and reliability of the forecast through robust assumptions, sensitivity checks and periodic reviews with stakeholders.

Cost Control & Profitability

• Drive cost control measures and cost optimisation initiatives across the business in partnership with functional and business heads.
• Monitor overheads and discretionary spends, identify areas of leakage/inefficiency and recommend corrective actions.
• Track the P&L impact of cost-saving initiatives and report progress against targets to leadership.

MIS & Reporting

• Prepare and present regular and ad-hoc MIS reports, dashboards and management presentations for business and Group reporting requirements.
• Ensure timely, accurate submission of financial data and reports to Group/Corporate Finance as per the reporting calendar.
• Drive automation, standardisation and continuous improvement of reporting processes and templates to enhance efficiency.

Audit & Internal Controls

• Provide support for the completion of internal, statutory and Group audits pertaining to the business.
• Ensure a strong internal control environment and adherence to Group policies and compliance requirements.

Team Management

• Lead, coach and develop a direct team of 2, ensuring effective task delegation, capability building and performance management.
• Foster a culture of ownership, accuracy, discipline and continuous improvement within the team.
• Act as a backup/escalation point for the team on complex accounting and reporting matters.

We Are Looking for You With:

Qualification

Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory, with 6–8 years of post-qualification, relevant experience in FP&A/Accounts/Controllership, preferably within a multinational or large corporate/shared-services environment.

Technical Expertise

• Strong working knowledge of month-end close processes and internal financial controls.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Hands-on experience with budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and variance analysis.
• Exposure to MIS/BI reporting tools (e.g., Power BI) preferred.

Behaviors & Aptitude

• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management skills; comfortable engaging with the Business Director and senior leadership.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proven people management and team leadership skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage tight, non-negotiable Group close timelines.
• High ownership and integrity, with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively across teams.
• Proactive, solution-oriented mindset with a drive for continuous process improvement.