Job Description: FP&A Team Lead – Financial Planning & Analysis

Location: Chennai
Experience: 3–8 Years
Band: BPO 2/3
Education: Postgraduate in Accounting or Finance; CA/CPA highly preferred

Job Summary

We are looking for a detail-oriented FP&A Team Lead to support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, financial reporting, and business performance analysis. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical capabilities, excellent communication skills, high accuracy, and the ability to provide actionable financial insights to support management decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze current and historical financial trends across revenue, cost of sales, operating expenses, and capital expenditures.

• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), identify significant variances, and investigate their root causes.

• Manage and continuously improve budgeting, financial forecasting, operating plans, and financial modeling tools.

• Prepare monthly and quarterly financial reports for management review.

• Perform ad hoc financial reporting and analysis to address business requirements.

• Develop financial models to evaluate business performance, profitability, and strategic initiatives.

• Implement and maintain business intelligence tools and dashboard reports.

• Evaluate processes and recommend improvements to drive operational efficiency and return on investment (ROI).

• Analyze the financial impact of marketing programs, pricing decisions, new rollouts, and business projects.

• Provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to senior management and department heads.

Required Skills

• Strong financial planning and analysis (FP&A) knowledge.

• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking skills.

• Strong understanding of budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and financial reporting.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• High attention to detail, accuracy, and organizational ability.

• Result-oriented approach and strong business acumen.

• Good understanding of Oracle financial systems is an advantage.

• English communication skills are required; French and German language capabilities are required as applicable to the assigned process.

Eligibility Criteria

• 3–8 years of relevant experience in FP&A, financial analysis, budgeting, or reporting.

• Postgraduate qualification in Accounting or Finance; CA/CPA preferred.

• Ex-TCS employees are not eligible to apply.

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

Employment Location: Chennai