Job Description: Senior Executive / Assistant Manager – FP&A
Location: Mumbai
Department: Finance
Experience: Minimum 3 years
Industry Preference: Media & Entertainment, Animation/VFX, IT Services, Consulting or other project-based industries
Role Overview
We are looking for a detail-oriented and commercially driven FP&A professional to support the organisation’s budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis and management reporting processes. The role will work closely with Finance, Production and Business Leadership to provide actionable financial insights, monitor project profitability and strengthen financial planning and cost control.
Key Responsibilities
- Prepare annual budgets, rolling forecasts and long-term financial plans in coordination with business and functional leaders.
- Consolidate departmental and project-level budgets into an overall organisational financial plan.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual management reports covering revenue, costs, profitability and cash flow.
- Conduct budget-versus-actual and forecast-versus-actual variance analysis and explain key performance deviations.
- Analyse project profitability, including revenue, direct costs, employee costs, utilisation, billing rates and margins.
- Track key business and financial metrics such as project margins, resource utilisation, DSO, receivables, operating expenses and cash flow.
- Develop financial models and conduct scenario and sensitivity analysis to support business decisions.
- Partner with department heads, Production teams and senior management to identify cost-saving and profitability improvement opportunities.
- Support monthly and year-end financial closure by coordinating with Accounting and other Finance functions.
- Prepare financial dashboards, MIS reports and management presentations for the CEO, COO and other leadership stakeholders.
- Monitor selling, general and administrative expenses and highlight areas requiring corrective action.
- Assist in evaluating new projects, business opportunities, investments and commercial proposals.
- Improve and automate financial reports and planning processes to enhance accuracy, consistency and turnaround time.
- Support internal and external audits by providing relevant financial analysis, reconciliations and documentation.
Educational Qualifications
- MBA/PGDM in Finance from a recognised institution is mandatory.
- CFA & Chartered Accountant qualification will be a strong added advantage.
Experience and Skills
- Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in Financial Planning & Analysis, Business Finance or Management Reporting.
- Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and variance analysis.
- Experience in project profitability, cost analysis and management reporting.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
- Experience with ERP, financial planning or reporting tools such as Hyperion, Power BI, SAP, Oracle or similar platforms will be preferred.
- Strong analytical ability with the capability to convert financial data into clear business insights.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder-management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines in a dynamic and project-driven environment.
- High level of accuracy, ownership, confidentiality and attention to detail.
Preferred Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate will be commercially minded, hands-on and comfortable working with large datasets and senior stakeholders. The person should be able to go beyond reporting numbers, identify underlying business trends and provide recommendations that support cost optimisation, project profitability and informed decision-making.
Pay: ₹700,000.00 - ₹1,100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
