At a glance
- Experience
- 3-5 years experience
- Location
- India
About the role
- We are seeking a strategic and driven Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A to join our dynamic Global Finance Team in Bengaluru.
- This role is embedded within the nerve center of financial planning and performance reporting to shape the financial future of a fast-growing company.
- You will be entrusted with providing financial insights that drive decision-making, operational excellence, and consolidated financials while working directly with senior stakeholders.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted finance partner to FP&A Partners and leadership teams, delivering actionable insights on business drivers, performance, risks, and opportunities to support strategic and operational decisions.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range and investment planning, and monthly performance reporting with variance analysis on business performance, resource utilization, and financial outcomes.
- Prepare executive-level presentations and business reviews that translate complex financial and operational data into clear, concise insights for senior leadership.
- Build and maintain models for revenue, expenses, headcount, business scenarios, and sensitivity analysis, and manage capacity models to inform headcount planning and expense forecasting.
- Perform structured and ad hoc analyses to identify trends, explain variances, evaluate scenarios, and provide actionable insights to executive team.
- Translate financial and operational data into clear narratives and visual outputs for finance and non-finance stakeholders.
- Drive continuous improvement in processes by leveraging technology, automation, data analytics, and emerging AI capabilities while proactively identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and insights.
- Proactively explore and apply AI, automation, and analytics to improve accuracy, standardize analysis, simplify processes, and increase reporting efficiency.
Requirements
- Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA in Finance from a top-tier institution.
- 3-5 years of progressive experience in FP&A—ideally in software or payments industry.
- Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, variance analysis, management reporting, and financial modelling.
- Experience working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams in a deadline-driven environment.
- Strong grounding in accounting fundamentals, financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario planning.
- Knowledge in tools: Snowflake, Alteryx, Power BI, and advanced Excel.
- Experience with Adaptive Planning or similar Planning & Budgeting tools.
- Reasonable understanding of SaaS metrics, financial KPIs, and technology-driven business models.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
Preferred qualifications
- Basics of Python
Skills
- Snowflake
- Alteryx
- Power BI
- Excel
- Python
- Adaptive Planning
- Forecasting
- Budgeting
- Scenario Planning
- Data Analytics
- AI Capabilities
