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Lead- FP&A | Scrabble & Jigsaw

Posted on January 28, 2025

Job Description

Lead- FP&A Business Partner: Partner with businesses to ensure long term sustainable and profitable growth.  Review and finalize Business AOP (Annual Operating Plan), Planning and timely Reporting.  Drive agenda of MBR (Monthly Business Review) & QBR (Quarterly Business Review) for Business leaders with APJ Division leader and India Leadership to understand the variance and drive corrective action; Find opportunities and prepare plansto mitigate risks & target growth;  Prepare and share updated Rolling Forecast with the Leadership on monthly basisfortimely discussion. Provide timely and accurate management financial reporting.  Drive balanced business growth by focusing on quality ofrevenue and understanding drivers of growth for the Business;  Analyse and drive competition insightsleading to market beating growth  Lead return on investment optimization and identify improvements on marketing spends.  Evaluate and drive business deals that meets strategic needs  Market Visits– Plan visitsto gain market/ gain competition insightsto improve business strategy  Prepare,review, and finalize STRAP (Long Range Planning), ensuring accurate loading in reporting systems.  Steer along with supply chain on Inventory levels optimization and working capital management  Annual Bonus & ensure accurate Incentive calculation for Sales Organisation; Financial Performance Evaluation: Review and analysis of business with respect to key financial drivers and financial performance of the business in order to achieve the Revenue & EBITA as per AOP for the year.  Deliver Revenue and EBITA targetsthrough financial reporting and analytics and drive EBITA improvement initiatives  Monitor and Evaluate critical metrics and highlight key areasfor effective action  Prepare,review, and report monthly scorecards(Bookings, Revenue, COGS,Operating expenses, CapEx, and Headcount) for effective and efficient management reporting.  Drive better product mix and identify and implement Pricing & COGS reduction opportunities to ensure improvement in Gross Margin;  Implement cost containment plansto ensure effective utilization of funds;  Drive every element of P&L and report Variance in Actual Vs AOP vs Last Year to achieve sustainable growth  Provide performance insights and publish monthly dashboards to drive growth and improve profitability SOP implementation & Controls: Drive SOP improvement leading to simplification (including automation) and implement better control to ensure business is done in a simplified environment with compliance  Drive automation ofreportsthrough IT platformsto reduce manual process,save time and improve compliance and quality  Identify simplification areas and implement processes to drive improvement in Biasfor Action.  Build and update Power BI dashboards, PowerPoint, and other businessintelligence tools through data mining in various systems.  Partner with consultants / auditorsin driving different business SOP improvements/ audits – ensure that they are relevant and enforceable in the given business environment  Ensure that all existing SOPs and Delegation of Authority are followed – any deviation to the same is accurately evaluated and corrective actions initiated Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:  CA/ICWA/CPA/CIMA/MBA in Finance with 2-5 years of post-qualification experience  Working experience in ERP system (E1/SAP)  Exposure to Hyperion planning would be an added advantage  Strong Financial & Business Skills  Strong interpersonal,supervisory skills and customer service orientation  Team Management, People Management  Ability to multi-task, meet timelines and be able to grow in a fast-paced work environment  Ability to prioritise multiple expectations in a typical Matrix Organization structure  Candidates with working in a multi-cultural environment would be preferred Fully onsite Ability to develop high levels of credibility and forge positive professional relationships with subordinates, peers, and upper management are prerequisites to success in this position!

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