Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;) Senior Analyst

Career Level: CL10
Experience: 5–8 Years
Qualification: B.Com. or a graduate degree in Finance, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline. MBA, CA, or CMA is an advantage but not mandatory.

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;) Senior Analyst to support budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and management reporting. The role involves analysing financial performance, identifying business drivers, providing actionable insights, collaborating with stakeholders, and improving reporting processes and controls.

Key Responsibilities

1. Planning and Forecasting

- Prepare accurate budget and forecast inputs within agreed timelines.

- Consolidate and validate stakeholder submissions and resolve discrepancies.

- Prepare rolling forecasts for revenue and gross margin across assigned categories.

- Support annual budgeting and long-range financial planning for the retail business.

- Track planning assumptions, risks, and dependencies.

2. Financial Analysis and Reporting

- Perform variance analysis of revenue, costs, gross margin, and working capital.

- Prepare monthly and ad hoc management reports with clear financial commentary.

- Conduct trend analysis, financial modelling, and driver-based analysis to support business decisions.

- Maintain KPI trackers and support financial performance reviews.

- Identify emerging risks and opportunities and communicate findings to stakeholders.

- Ensure the accuracy and consistency of financial reports and management information.

3. Business Partnering and Stakeholder Management

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand business drivers and validate financial data.

- Respond to stakeholder queries with meaningful financial insights.

- Build effective relationships with internal teams and service delivery partners.

- Communicate deliverable status, issues, and timelines proactively.





- Support stakeholder meetings with financial data and presentation materials.

4. Continuous Improvement and Controls

- Identify opportunities to simplify reporting and improve operational efficiency.

- Strengthen financial controls and improve data quality.

- Standardise and document FP&A; processes.

- Use Excel, Power BI, and finance systems to improve productivity and reporting effectiveness.

5. Team Coordination and Delivery

- Support team leads with work coordination and quality assurance.

- Mentor junior analysts and assist with onboarding and knowledge sharing.

- Take ownership of assigned deliverables and ensure accuracy and timely completion.

Required Skills and Experience

- 5–8 years of relevant experience in FP&A;, financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, or commercial finance.

- Strong knowledge of variance analysis, management reporting, and financial performance analysis.

- Ability to analyse revenue, costs, gross margin, and working capital.

- Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including financial modelling, pivot tables, large datasets, and complex lookups.

- Robust analytical, problem-solving, and numerical skills.

- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to manage recurring financial processes independently and meet deadlines.

- Strong attention to detail and commitment to data accuracy.

Preferred Skills

- Exposure to manufacturing, retail, wholesale, merchandising, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other product-driven industries.

- Experience with SAP ECC or equivalent ERP systems for report extraction, cost centre mapping, and GL coding.

- Familiarity with planning tools such as IBM TM1, SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Anaplan, or OneStream.

- Experience with reporting and visualisation tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or Palantir.

- Familiarity with Snowflake or data warehouse reporting environments.

Important Information

- Ex-TCS employees are not eligible to apply.

- PAN and Date of Birth (DOB) are mandatory for profile creation.

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