Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Team Manager

Team Manager - FP&A Responsibilities Lead the annual budgeting, strategic planning, and rolling forecast processes by partnering with business leaders to develop robust financial and operational plans aligned with organizational objectives. Drive monthly business performance reviews by providing insightful analysis of financial and operational results, key trends, risks, opportunities, and strategic recommendations. Act as a trusted finance business partner to senior stakeholders, supporting critical decision-making through financial modelling, scenario analysis, investment evaluations, and business case development. Oversee the preparation and review of management reports, board presentations, and executive dashboards, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and actionable insights. Lead financial performance management initiatives by identifying cost optimization opportunities, productivity improvements, and value creation levers across the business. Drive FP&A transformation, digitization, and automation initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency, analytical capabilities, governance, and decision support. Establish and strengthen financial planning frameworks, reporting standards, and governance processes to ensure compliance, data integrity, and operational excellence. Manage complex cross-functional projects and coordinate with finance, operations, commercial, and corporate teams to support strategic business priorities. Provide leadership, coaching, and mentorship to junior and mid-level team members while fostering a high-performance, collaborative, and continuously improving FP&A culture. Support senior leadership in evaluating strategic initiatives, growth opportunities, risks, and business performance through advanced analytics and data-driven insights. Qualifications Degree in Finance, Commerce, Accounting, Economics, or Business Administration with professional qualifications such as CA, CMA, MBA (Finance), or equivalent. 12-16 years of progressive experience in FP&A, Business Finance, Corporate Finance, Performance Management, Budgeting, Forecasting, and Strategic Financial Planning. Strong expertise in financial modeling, business partnering, strategic planning, performance analysis, management reporting, and driving business insights for senior leadership. Hands-on experience with ERP systems (SAP/Oracle), planning and reporting tools (SAC, Power BI, Tableau, Hyperion, etc.), and leading finance transformation or automation initiatives. Demonstrated leadership, stakeholder management, and team development capabilities with the ability to influence decision-making, manage cross-functional initiatives, and drive organizational performance improvements. People and Team manager skills.