Assistant Manager - FP&A; - Bengaluru
Job Summary:
India's rapid-growing logistics-technology company is keen to hire a Chartered Accountant for the role of Assistant Manager – FP&A; with 0-2 years of Post Qualification experience with article-ship in Statutory/Internal Audit, Risk Advisory, or GST Taxation (with 2 years of FP&A; experience) in consulting or corporate organizations is desirable.
About the company:
Our client is India's largest road freight technology platform, currently processing close to 4% of the country's freight volume — with an ambitious goal of reaching 20% by 2028. Already a category leader, the company is expanding beyond its core software offering into freight marketplace and supply chain financing, targeting $100M in revenue by 2028.
Location : Domlur, Bengaluru
Employment Type : Full-time
Designation : Assistant Manager - FP&A;
Experience: 0-2 years of post-qualification experience
Key Responsibilities:
1. Financial Planning, Forecasting & Analysis
- Support the preparation of annual budgets, rolling forecasts, and variance analysis.
- Track actual vs. budgeted expenses and revenue; provide timely insights to management.
- Support financial planning activities and help identify areas for cost optimization.
- Update financial models promptly to reflect the latest actuals and projections, supporting timely and informed decision-making.
- Support management with ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modeling, and business cases as needed for decision-making.
2. Investor Relations
- Compile, validate, and distribute monthly MIS reports—including P&L;, balance sheet,
and cash flow summaries—within two business days of month-end close to align with management review cycles.
- Ensure accuracy and completeness of data inputs to avoid delays and ensure reliability of reports as this needs to be shared with the Board of Directors and Investors.
3. Month-End Closures
- Coordinate with the accounting team to ensure timely completion of accruals, reconciliations, and journal entries as per the monthly close calendar.
- Validate that all closing activities are completed and financials are review-ready within the prescribed closing window.
4. Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner with internal, sales, and product teams to gather inputs and validate assumptions early in the planning cycle to prevent last-minute delays.
- Facilitate planning meetings and checkpoints to ensure all stakeholders meet agreed timelines.
5. Process Improvement & Automation
- Identify opportunities for process improvement (e.g., centralized templates, automation of data pulls, streamlined workflows) to reduce turnaround time.
- Monitor close cycle KPIs to drive ongoing improvements in efficiency and reporting timelines.
5. Ad Hoc Analysis & Special Projects
- Support management with ad hoc analysis, ensuring a quick turnaround without compromising insight quality.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives (e.g., business cases,
scenario planning) with well-defined deliverables, schedules, and milestone tracking.
Candidate Profile:
- Chartered Accountant with 0-2 years of experience with article-ship in either Statutory Audit/ Internal Audit/ Risk Advisory from Big 4 firms.
- Open to consider, CA Internship with Big Four in Taxation (GST), provided strong post qualification experience in FP&A; of 2 years.
- Strong Class X, XII marks and not many attempts to clear CA. (preferably within the 1st or 2nd attempt)
- Excellent MS Excel skills and working knowledge of accounting tools (Zoho/QuickBooks/Tally).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- High attention to detail as the individual is expected to work on critical investor/ board queries with a sense of ownership.
- Good verbal and written communication skills. High on energy.
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks under tight timelines.
Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) Experience: 0-2 years post qualification experience
Contact Details: For more details on this vacancy, contact Ayush at
[email protected]
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