Lead FP&A

Overview

Lead the FP&A function supporting budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and financial reporting for leadership, acting as subject matter expert and single point of contact for assigned responsibilities.

What you'll do

• Support annual budgeting and forecast cycles.
• Maintain and update financial models, including scenario and trend analysis.
• Perform variance analysis and identify key business drivers.
• Assist in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports for leadership.
• Track cash flow performance and support project-level cash conversion analysis.
• Analyze indirect rate variances and assist with rate impact assessments.
• Partner with business and functional teams to gather inputs and validate assumptions.
• Support process improvements and reporting automation (Excel, Power BI, EPM tools).

What you'll need

• Recognized professional qualification (CA/CWA/ACCA or CIMA) with 10+ years of relevant work experience, or semi-qualified professional / undergraduate / post graduate degree in commerce with minimum 10-12 years of relevant FP&A work experience.
• Basic understanding of FAR, CAS, or government contracting environments.
• Experience with Costpoint, COBRA, EPM, Excel or Power BI.
• Ability to work with large datasets and automate reporting processes.
• Strong accounting knowledge, including full spectrum accounting support, management financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting.
• Analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities under tight timelines.
• Interpersonal skills including fluency in communication and presentation.
• High stakeholder engagement at senior levels in a global environment.
• Willingness to take transition and/or work on process stabilization.
• Ability to liaise across teams for information; being a team player is a must.
• Expected to be assertive in interaction with various stakeholders at senior levels.
• Flexibility to take up any role in Billing, Account Reconciliation, Accounts Receivable, Cash Application, Accounts Payable, General Accounting, Project Accounting, Tax or Corporate Accounting as business needs require.
• Flexibility for job rotation based on business needs and career progression plans.
• Flexibility to work under tight timelines.

Nice to have

• Qualified professionals with relevant experience have an added advantage.
• Experience in continuous improvement initiatives in earlier roles.
• Team handling experience.
• Experience in project accounting for MNC engineering and construction companies, or F&A of multinational companies including F&A shared services.
• Hands-on experience in Costpoint, EPM/FCCS, AI tools usage, etc.
• Continuous improvement mindset and drive to achieve process improvements within the team.

Details

• Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Work mode: flexible between work from home and work from office, as determined by business requirements.