Role Title: Assistant Director – Financial Planning & Analysis

Reports to: Head Business Strategy

Location: Delhi

Key Responsibilities

- Lead annual budgeting (AOP), and long-term financial planning aligned with the university’s strategic goals, such as program expansion or planned investments
- Oversee management reporting, variance analysis, and performance metrics (e.g., planned EBITDA, School level P&L; ) to support executive decision making by the CEO, CFO, Vice-Chancellor, and the board
- Analyse and monitor new and current capital expenditures as per approved CIPs and budget post discussion with functional heads.
- Develop and refine financial models for scenario planning, including enrolment projections, fee structures, and funding scenarios etc.
- Act as primary finance business partner to academic deans, operations, and senior leadership,



providing actionable insights on cost optimization and revenue diversification
- Mentor a high-performing FP&A; team, ensuring robust data analytics and tools like Excel or ERP systems for real-time decision support

Required Qualifications

- Chartered Accountant (CA), CPA, or MBA Finance from reputed institute, with 15 - 18 years of experience in FP&A;, including 5+ years in leadership roles, ideally in education sector
- Expertise in financial modelling, advanced Excel, and BI tools (e.g., Power BI); experience with higher education metrics
- Proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments, with solid communication for board-level presentations

Incase interested please share your profile at [email protected].

📌 Hiring: Assistant Director - Financial Planning & Analysis (India)
🏢 GUS Global Services India
📍 India