Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Senior Analyst

Designation: Financial Planning & Analysis Senior Analyst
Career Level: CL10
Experience: 5–8 Years
Qualification: B.Com / Graduate Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or a related discipline
Preferred Qualification: MBA, CA or CMA (added advantage)
Core Skill: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Overview

We are looking for an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Senior Analyst to support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and management reporting activities. The candidate will be responsible for analysing financial performance, identifying business trends, performing variance analysis and providing actionable insights to support business decisions.

The role requires strong financial analytical skills, advanced Excel knowledge and the ability to collaborate with global business stakeholders. The candidate will also contribute to process improvements, reporting accuracy and team development.

Key Responsibilities

1. Financial Planning & Forecasting

• Prepare and consolidate annual budgets and financial forecasts.

• Develop rolling forecasts for revenue and gross margin.

• Track financial assumptions, risks and business dependencies.

• Validate financial submissions and resolve data inconsistencies.

• Support long-term financial planning and budgeting activities.

2. Financial Analysis & Reporting

• Perform variance analysis on revenue, costs, gross margin and working capital.

• Prepare monthly and ad hoc management reports.

• Analyse financial trends and business performance.

• Develop financial models and provide actionable business insights.

• Maintain KPI trackers and support performance reviews.

3. Stakeholder Management

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand financial performance.

• Address stakeholder queries related to financial reports and analysis.

• Prepare presentations and financial commentary for management reviews.

• Maintain effective communication with internal and global stakeholders.

4. Process Improvement & Controls

• Identify opportunities to improve financial reporting processes.

• Strengthen reporting controls and data accuracy.

• Standardise and document FP&A processes.

• Use financial systems and reporting tools to improve productivity.

5. Team Coordination

• Support team leads with daily work coordination and quality checks.

• Guide and mentor junior analysts.

• Assist with onboarding and knowledge sharing.

• Ensure timely and accurate completion of assigned deliverables.

Required Skills

• Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

• Budgeting and Forecasting

• Financial Modelling

• Variance Analysis

• Management Reporting

• Revenue and Cost Analysis

• Gross Margin Analysis

• Working Capital Analysis

• Advanced Microsoft Excel

• Financial Data Analysis

• Stakeholder Management

• Business Partnering

• KPI Reporting

• Process Improvement

Preferred Technical Skills

• SAP ECC / ERP Systems

• Power BI / Tableau

• Anaplan

• IBM TM1

• SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)

• OneStream

• Snowflake

• Financial Reporting and Data Visualisation

Experience Requirements

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in FP&A, financial planning or commercial finance.

• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting.

• Experience working with large financial datasets and financial models.

• Exposure to manufacturing, retail, wholesale, merchandise or CPG industries is preferred.

• Experience working with global stakeholders is an advantage.

Preferred Industry Exposure

Manufacturing, Retail, Wholesale, Merchandise, Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) or other product-based businesses.

Ideal Candidate: A finance professional with strong analytical, reporting and communication skills who can independently manage financial planning activities and deliver meaningful business insights.