General Manager Finance Business Partner - IT Function

Job Title: General Manager Finance Business Partner - IT Function

Location: Bengaluru

Experience: 7–12 Years

Education: MBA / CA / CFA from Tier-1 Institutes with strong finance background.

Role Overview

We are looking for a highly analytical and business-oriented General Manager – FP&A who will partner closely with IT leadership and business stakeholders to provide financial insights that support strategic technology investments and decision-making. Will lead financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting for IT functions, including tracking technology spend, project investments, and operational costs.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Finance Partnership

• Act as the primary finance partner to IT leadership, providing financial insights and strategic guidance on technology investments and cost management.
• Provide financial evaluation, scenario modeling, and ROI analysis for major IT initiatives, system implementations, and infrastructure projects.
• Demonstrated strong understanding of manufacturing technology landscapes (ERP, MES/MOM, PLM, etc.) with the ability to translate technology initiatives into financial impact and strategic recommendations for IT leadership.

Financial Planning & Performance Management

• Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes for the IT function.
• Monitor IT spending across infrastructure, cloud, software, cybersecurity, and digital initiatives.
• Conduct variance analysis and financial performance reviews to ensure adherence to budgets and strategic priorities.

Financial Reporting & Data Analytics

• Oversee the development and maintenance of financial dashboards and reporting tools using Power BI and Tableau.
• Ensure structured financial data models that enable accurate and scalable reporting across IT functions.
• Deliver actionable financial insights and performance metrics to senior leadership and executive management.

Automation & Process Optimization

• Drive the automation and standardization of IT financial reporting processes to enhance efficiency and transparency.
• Develop and implement automated financial reporting workflows and analytics solutions.
• Improve financial data governance and reporting frameworks within the IT organization.

Financial Modeling & Analysis

• Build and maintain advanced financial models for scenario planning, profitability analysis, and investment decisions.
• Conduct Build vs Buy analysis, ROI analysis, and strategic investment evaluations.
• Driving financial reporting excellence, structuring and automating financial data, building dashboards, and optimizing reporting processes

Must- have skillsets or experience:

• Experience working with manufacturing IT environments, including MES / MOM ecosystems, with the ability to understand system architecture, evaluate technology investments, and provide strategic financial guidance and recommendations to IT and manufacturing leadership.
• Strong in creating financial reports, data analytics, creating financial dashboards, process optimization, improvements, etc

Preferred Candidate Profile

• 7–12 years of experience in FP&A & strategic finance.
• MBA / CA / CFA from Tier-1 Institutes with strong finance background.
• Experience working closely with senior leadership or CXO teams