General Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - Airports

Position Title: GM - Airports FP&A

Business/Function: Strategy Management Group / Financial Planning & Analysis

Department/Sub Department: FP&A - Airports Business Partnering

Designation: General Manager

Location: Delhi

Reports To: Head - FP&A

Role Summary:

Lead FP&A business partnering for the Airports portfolio by consolidating asset-level plans and performance, translating operational and financial data into forward-looking insights, and enabling timely decisions by portfolio and Group leadership. The role will drive consistent AOP, rolling forecast, KPI reporting, variance analysis, scenario modelling and performance review across airport assets, while partnering with Sector Finance, Asset Finance, Asset SMG and Sector SMG to improve forecast accuracy, financial discipline and value creation.

Responsibilities:

Airports Portfolio Planning & Forecasting:

• Coordinate airport AOP, forecasts and long-range plans, and consolidate the portfolio outlook across key financial and operating metrics.
• Align key assumptions with business drivers and provide focused scenarios on material risks and opportunities.

Performance Reporting & Analytics:

• Own the Airports portfolio performance dashboard, variance analysis and management review pack.
• Link financial performance with traffic, revenue, cost and productivity drivers, and highlight priority actions for management.

Business Partnering & Decision Support:

• Partner with Airports leadership, sector teams and airport assets on key business and financial priorities.
• Provide objective financial evaluation of selected revenue, cost, capex and resource-allocation decisions.

Governance, Controls & Data Quality:

• Work with Asset Finance and relevant teams to maintain reliable planning and reporting information.
• Maintain appropriate documentation of key assumptions, changes and management actions.

Digital FP&A & Process Improvement:

• Support standardization and automation of recurring FP&A reports and dashboards.
• Promote consistent data definitions and effective use of planning and analytics tools.

Team Leadership & Capability Building:

• Guide the Airports FP&A team, set priorities and maintain quality of delivery.
• Build effective collaboration with sector and asset teams and strengthen relevant FP&A capabilities.

Educational Qualifications:

• Chartered Accountant or MBA / equivalent qualification in Finance
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or related discipline

Relevant Experience:

• 10 - 14 years of relevant experience, including substantial experience in FP&A, business finance, performance management or financial consulting.
• Strong preference for airport, aviation, infrastructure, transportation or other asset-intensive / regulated sectors.
• Demonstrated experience in multi-entity consolidation, senior stakeholder partnering and team leadership.

Technical Competencies:

• Advanced financial modelling, budgeting, rolling forecasting, scenario and sensitivity analysis.
• Strong understanding of financial statements, cash flow, working capital, capex and performance drivers.
• Working knowledge of airport economics, including traffic, aero / non-aero revenue, operating cost and productivity drivers.
• Experience with SAP S/4HANA, SAP Analytics Cloud or comparable ERP / planning platforms; strong Excel and PowerPoint capability.
• Dashboarding and analytics fluency, preferably Power BI or an equivalent platform.
• Ability to convert complex data into concise executive insights and recommendations.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Strategic orientation and commercial judgement
• Stakeholder focus and interpersonal influence
• Execution and results orientation
• Planning and decision making
• Problem solving and analytical thinking
• Teamwork, collaboration and constructive challenge
• Capability building and coaching
• Personal effectiveness, ownership and financial prudence