Role Purpose The Business Finance Partner will serve as a strategic finance interface between leadership and business units, owning end-to-end P&L; management, corporate planning, and executive reporting. The role translates complex operational and financial data into clear strategic narratives that protect margins, optimize cost structures, and support scalable, profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities

1. Executive Reporting and Business Decision Support

Prepare and deliver corporate P&L; decks, executive MIS, and strategic performance reviews to CXO-level leadership. Provide granular visibility into performance versus budget, risks to top-line growth, and margin slippage. Align business-unit performance reporting with group and headquarters requirements, including IFRS-compliant metrics such as EBIT and Return on Sales.

2. Corporate Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting

Lead end-to-end Annual Operating Plan (AOP) preparation, rolling forecasts, and headcount planning in partnership with business and functional leaders. Manage revenue bridging and pipeline-to-revenue conversion reviews with sales leadership to align targets with corporate financial plans. Continuously improve forecasting models to raise accuracy and reliability.

3. Margin Protection and Variance Control

Execute structured variance analysis to identify and eliminate revenue leakage. Drive improvements in billable utilization, gross margin, and working capital metrics including AR, AP, DSO, billing cycles, and bad debt provisioning. Resolve costing anomalies and govern large operating budgets to prevent margin drag.

4. Commercial Structuring and Pricing

Develop value-based pricing frameworks for large engagements to maximize portfolio gross margins.



Build DCF-based feasibility models for recent launches and investments. Structure commercial terms for high-value deals using multi-tiered frameworks that improve annual contract value. Optimize cost allocation methodologies across entities and geographies.

5. Special Projects and Digital Transformation

Support fundraising and due diligence activities including data room management and investor Q&A.; Automate P&L;, budget, and management reporting through VBA, Power Query, or equivalent tools. Participate in ERP transformation initiatives including UAT and migration for finance modules.

Candidate Profile

Education

MBA / PGDM / MSc in Finance or equivalent; engineering undergraduate background preferred.

Experience

5–10 years across FP&A;, business finance partnering, financial controlling, or corporate planning, ideally spanning both large enterprises and high-growth environments. Exposure to global or multi-entity P&Ls; and direct C-suite reporting is essential.

Technical Skills

SAP S/4HANA or equivalent ERP, Power BI, Power Query, SQL, Advanced Excel (VBA/Macros), planning tools such as COGNOS TM1, and working familiarity with Generative AI productivity tools.

Functional Knowledge

AOP and corporate budgeting, P&L; and sales forecasting, standard costing and variance analysis, cost allocation frameworks, contribution margin analysis, balance sheet and cash flow analysis, and SaaS and KPI metric frameworks.

Behavioural Competencies

Strong executive communication and storytelling with data, cross-functional stakeholder management, commercial acumen, attention to data integrity, and ability to operate independently in ambiguous, fast-scaling environments.

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