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Job Title: Senior Manager / AGM / Head Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;) Location: Electronic City, Bengaluru Experience: 15+ Years Qualification: CA / MBA (Finance) Industry Preference: Only from Manufacturing (Automotive, Auto Components, Industrial, FMCG, Consumer Durables, Engineering, Electronics, EV, or Process Manufacturing) Work Mode: Full-time About the Role We are looking for an experienced FP&A; qualified to lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, business partnering, and strategic financial decision-making. The ideal candidate should possess strong manufacturing finance expertise, a commercial mindset, and the agility to thrive in a fast-paced startup environment. Key Responsibilities - Lead the annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range financial planning process. - Prepare monthly MIS, management reports, dashboards, and executive presentations for leadership. - Perform detailed variance analysis (Budget vs. Actual vs. Forecast) and provide actionable business insights. - Partner closely with manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, sales, and operations teams to improve business performance. - Develop financial models for business planning, new initiatives, investments, and strategic projects. - Monitor key business KPIs, profitability, margins, working capital, and cash flow. - Drive cost optimization initiatives across manufacturing and operational functions. - Support pricing decisions, business cases, and investment evaluations. - Collaborate with Finance Controlling and Accounting teams during month-end and year-end closing activities. - Support Capex planning, ROI analysis, and project financial evaluations. - Drive automation and continuous improvement in financial reporting, planning, and analytics. - Ensure high-quality financial data and maintain governance over planning processes. - Present financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership. Desired Candidate Profile - CA and/or MBA (Finance) from a reputed institution. - 15+ years of experience in FP&A;, Business Finance, Commercial Finance, or Corporate Finance. - Solid experience in a manufacturing environment is mandatory. - Experience working with senior leadership and cross-functional teams. - Exposure to budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, business partnering, and profitability analysis. - Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, inventory, costing, and working capital. - Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint. - Experience with SAP, Oracle, or other ERP systems. - Knowledge of Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI tools will be an added advantage. - Excellent analytical, communication, stakeholder management, and presentation skills. - Comfortable working in a dynamic, fast-paced startup environment with the ability to build processes from the ground up. .