Senior Financial Executive - Strategic Business Partnering

EXECUTIVE Function Finance Pay Band M2 Role Strategic Business Partnering (Corporate Functions) Strategic Advisor: Act as the primary financial lead for Corporate Functions (Operations, Quality, HR, etc.), ensuring alignment between departmental goals and the company’s financial framework. Investment Governance: Analyze and evaluate high-impact strategic investment decisions, conducting complex sensitivity analysis to optimize the best-case scenarios for the enterprise. Performance Standards: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive improvement projects and establish competitive benchmarking tools against peer groups. Control Leadership: Educate and influence user departments regarding finance document requirements and internal control protocols to maintain total financial integrity. Enterprise Budgeting & Business Planning Annual Planning Leadership: Lead the consolidation and evaluation of the annual business plan across all functions and locations using zero-based budgeting. Forecast Architecture: Accountable for the preparation, presentation, and strategic defense of annual forecasted financials. Adherence Monitoring: Stringently monitor organizational adherence to business plans, providing corrective insights to senior leadership. Financial Analytics & Management Reporting Advanced Variance Analysis: Evaluate justifications for variances in financial performance and curate dynamic controls to address highlighted observations. Decision-Centric MIS: Oversee the preparation of MIS regarding manpower, productivity, and production-dispatch volumes to facilitate effective executive decision-making. Analytical Excellence: Ensure 100% adherence to monthly reporting deadlines with comprehensive, high-level analytics on organizational performance. EBITDA Augmentation & Compliance Governance Profitability Projects: Lead projects focused on EBITDA improvement, including contractual negotiations, expense curtailment, and identifying new revenue streams. Regulatory Framework: Establish and maintain a framework ensuring zero tolerance for deviations from legal and regulatory compliances (Income Tax, GST, MSME, etc.). Audit Management: Manage internal and external audit relationships, ensuring the closure of reports within agreed timeframes. A purpose driven role for you Responsible for leading the overall financial process architecture, governance, and strategic metrics for the organization. This role serves as a senior strategic partner to corporate functions, driving EBITDA augmentation, sophisticated financial modeling, and the deployment of "Zero Touch" accounting through digitization and innovation. A Day in the life A day in life will be spent around, responsible for leading the overall financial process, architecture, governance, and strategic metrics for the organization. This role serves as a senior strategic partner to corporate functions, driving EBITDA augmentation, sophisticated financial modeling, and the deployment of "Zero Touch" accounting through digitization and innovation. Academic Qualification & Experience CA Qualified 9 to 12 years Technical Skills/Knowledge Financial Modeling: Expert proficiency in advanced financial modeling and multi-scenario sensitivity analysis. Regulatory Expertise: In-depth knowledge of accounting policies, Companies Act, Direct & Indirect Taxation, and relevant global process trends. Systems: Advanced knowledge of SAP and MS Office Suite Behavioural Skills Proactive Leadership: Self-motivated leader capable of formulating strategic direction and driving continuous improvement. Problem Solving & Crisis Management: Demonstrated aptitude for solving complex financial problems and managing crises under tight timelines. Collaborative Influencer: Strong focus on two-way learning, collaboration, and stakeholder management. What will it be like to work for Hero About Hero Experience Level Executive Level