Director of Financial Planning and Analysis

Company Description

We are hiring for our client who is US headquartered and setting up a GCC in Bangalore.

Role & responsibilities

• Deliver timely and accurate financial information to support enhanced decision making, operational improvement, and stronger execution discipline
• Effectively balance day-to-day team leadership responsibilities with direct ownership of analytical deliverables, reporting, and finance workstreams
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and YTD financial analysis against budget and prior year results, including active engagement with key stakeholders across the business
• Support the build-out and scaling of Sales Finance and core corporate finance capabilities through high-quality analysis, reporting, and process ownership
• Identify, develop, and implement tools, reports, and KPI-based analyses that provide critical financial and operational information to senior leadership; make actionable recommendations on both strategic and tactical matters
• Build detailed financial models to assess performance, identify growth opportunities, productivity improvements, and forecast future results
• Support the annual planning process, ensuring accuracy and assisting with subsequent actual vs budget variance analysis
• Develop management reporting tools, summaries, and analyses in support of both the annual operating plan and strategic business initiatives

Required skills

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field - CA, CMA, MBA in Finance, CPA, or similar finance qualifications preferred
• Minimum 7 years of experience in FP&A, business finance, or a closely related finance function
• Experience in a global capability center, shared services, or other global finance support environment strongly preferred; experience in a scaling or small to midsized GCC or evolving finance support model is especially valuable
• Demonstrated line-level leadership experience
• Strong accounting, financial modeling, and business partnership capability, including familiarity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the ability to understand and interpret financial statements
• Prior experience with Power BI, Oracle ERP/EPM, and finance reporting or planning tools preferred
• Sales Finance, commercial finance support, or business-facing finance partnership experience is a strong plus

Role: 

Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis

Department: 

Finance & Accounting

Employment Type: 

Full Time, Permanent

Role Category: 

Finance

Education

UG: 

Any Graduate

PG: 

Any Postgraduate