Manager / Senior Manager - Business FInance
- Bangalore
- Finance
- Full-time
About the role
Key Responsibilities
1. Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
• Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, and long-term financial planning.
• Develop financial models to evaluate business performance, growth opportunities, and strategic initiatives.
• Analyse revenue, operating expenses, margins, and financial performance across business functions.
• Track actual performance against budgets and forecasts, identify variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct scenario analysis and financial sensitivity assessments to support business decisions.
2. Business Performance & Profitability Analysis
• Monitor business-level financial performance, revenue growth, operating costs, and profitability.
• Analyse business unit performance and identify key financial and operational drivers.
• Evaluate unit economics, contribution margins, and return on investments.
• Identify opportunities to improve revenue, optimise costs, and enhance overall business profitability.
• Provide actionable insights to leadership on financial performance and business trends.
3. Financial Modelling & Strategic Decision Support
• Build financial models for new business initiatives, investments, expansion plans, and strategic projects.
• Conduct feasibility analysis, ROI assessments, payback analysis, and investment evaluations.
• Evaluate the financial impact of business decisions, pricing strategies, and resource allocation.
• Support leadership with financial analysis and recommendations for strategic planning.
4. Cost Management & Financial Controls
• Monitor operating expenditure, budgets, and cost commitments across business functions.
• Identify cost optimisation opportunities and track financial efficiencies.
• Establish financial controls to ensure budget discipline and accountability.
• Analyse cost deviations and recommend measures to improve financial performance.
• Work with procurement and business teams to evaluate commercial proposals and expenditure.
5. Management Reporting & MIS
• Develop and maintain financial dashboards, MIS reports, and management review presentations.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual business performance reports.
• Present financial insights, budget variances, profitability trends, and forecasts to senior management.
• Improve reporting accuracy, visibility, and financial tracking processes.
6. Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management
• Act as a finance business partner to business heads and functional leaders.
• Work closely with Sales, Operations, Projects, Procurement, and Leadership teams.
• Challenge business assumptions and provide financial perspectives on costs, pricing, investments, and growth plans.
• Drive financial accountability and support data-backed decision-making across functions.
7. Financial Governance & Process Improvement
• Partner with accounting and finance teams on month-end financial closure, accruals, and reporting.
• Strengthen financial reporting processes, budgeting controls, and forecasting mechanisms.
• Support internal and statutory audits and ensure financial processes are aligned with organisational requirements.
• Identify opportunities to automate and improve financial planning and reporting processes.
Requirements
- Qualifications & Experience
- Education
- CA qualification preferred; equivalent finance qualifications may be considered based on
- relevant experience and expertise.
- Experience
- 4+ years of relevant experience in Business Finance, FP&A, Commercial Finance, or Financial Planning & Analysis.
- Experience in Real Estate, Construction, Infrastructure, or other project-driven businesses will be an advantage.
- Big 4 experience preferred, particularly in Transaction Advisory, Financial Due iligence, Consulting, or Financial Advisory.
- Key Skills & Competencies
- Strong understanding of FP&A, budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning.
- Expertise in financial modelling, business performance analysis, and profitability assessment.
- Strong understanding of P&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and financial metrics.
- Experience in variance analysis, cost optimisation, ROI, and unit economics.
- Advanced MS Excel and financial modelling skills.
- Exposure to ERP systems, financial dashboards, and MIS reporting.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to communicate financial insights and influence business decisions.
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