Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) Senior Analyst

• 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.

• Strong 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.