We are looking for a seasoned finance professional to lead the FP&A; function and partner closely with senior business leaders. The role will have a strong focus on:

Key Responsibilities

- Lead annual budgeting, business planning and long-range financial planning across South Asia.

- Own monthly, quarterly and annual forecasting and rolling forecast processes.

- Drive financial performance reviews, variance analysis and corrective action plans.

- Develop financial models for business planning, investments, strategic initiatives and scenario analysis.

- Lead cash flow forecasting, liquidity planning and working capital optimization.

- Drive initiatives to improve cash conversion, receivables, payables and inventory management.

- Partner with business leaders to drive revenue growth, profitability and margin improvement.

- Monitor operating costs and identify opportunities for cost optimization and productivity improvement.

- Lead preparation of MIS, dashboards, management reports and executive presentations.

- Provide financial insights, business intelligence and recommendations to the CFO and leadership team.

- Assess financial and commercial risks and establish appropriate mitigation plans.

- Partner with credit control teams to strengthen receivables and credit risk management.





- Provide FP&A; oversight across multiple legal entities and joint ventures.

- Ensure consistency and standardization of planning, forecasting and reporting processes across entities.

- Work closely with Controllership, Treasury, Tax, Accounting and business teams to ensure financial accuracy and governance.

- Drive FP&A; transformation, automation, process improvement and data analytics.

- Lead, mentor and develop the FP&A; team.

Candidate Profile

- CA/MBA equivalent qualification.

- 15+ years of relevant experience in FP&A;, Business Finance, Commercial Finance or Strategic Finance.

- Strong experience in regional / multi-entity financial management.

- Experience managing multiple legal entities and joint ventures preferred.

- Strong expertise in budgeting, forecasting, financial modelling and performance management.

- Hands-on experience in cash flow and working capital management.

- Solid commercial orientation with demonstrated ability to influence business decisions.

- Experience working with CFOs, CXOs and senior business stakeholders.

- Excellent analytical, communication, presentation, and stakeholder-management skills.

- Strong people leadership and team management experience.

- Advanced Excel and financial modelling skills.

📌 Head FP&A (Bengaluru)
🏢 Essilor
📍 Bengaluru