Senior Associate Financial Planning & Analysis

The

role will be covering entity level FP&A, management reporting and planning

processes and provides an opportunity to interact with key stakeholders at NPCI

group. The incumbent will work as a part of FP&A team based in Mumbai,

India.

Key

responsibilities:

Financial

Planning & Analysis: Assist in the annual budgeting and

forecasting processes for OPEX and CAPEX. Develop and maintain financial models

to support strategic initiatives. Analyse financial results, variances vs

budget at various levels/dimension, identify trends, and provide actionable

insights and commentary to the Sr. management.

Contribute to the

rolling forecast process:Provide updates to input templates as

needed; coordinate with business partners to ensure reliable forecast;

implement controls to validate integrity of forecast.

Perform detailed cost allocation based on set guidelines and continually work

to improve internal cost framework.

Management

Reporting: Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports

for senior management. Take ownership of the monthly P&L and interact with

representatives within finance, to ensure completeness and accuracy of

underlying accounted information; verify that cost centers and other financial

dimensions are appropriately assigned.

Dynamic

performance management: Drive rationalization and movement of

budget across functions to support functional budgetary requirements while fueling

growth and overall budget management.

Facilitate commercial clearance of Purchase requisitions (PR), Purchase orders

(PO) and other financial transactions.

Stakeholder

Management: Business partnering across the entity with cross

functional stakeholders for decision making, P&L analysis and optimisation

opportunities. Foster strong working relationships across different teams and

departments.

Process

Improvement: Identify and implement process improvements to promote

automation and enhance efficiency and effectiveness of the FP&A function. Develop and standardize financial reporting tools and dashboards. Help

maintain standard operating procedures (SOP) related to FP&A on collaboration

tools such as SharePoint/MS One note. Acquire in-depth knowledge of

Microsoft D365 ERP and create ad hoc reports, as well as refine existing

reports to meet specific needs.Leverage

AI-powered forecasting tools and algorithms to build predictive financial

models and improve rolling forecast accuracy. Use AI utilities to identify

hidden trends, data anomalies, and variance drivers across financial datasets

to automate monthly/quarterly P&L commentary and draft executive summaries.

Skills

and Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 to 4 years

  of relevant experience in FP&A.

• Qualified Chartered accountant

  or MBA in Finance

• Experience working with financial planning and

  reporting systems (D365 ERP, SAP, Anaplan, Workday systems preferred); strong

  financial and accounting knowledge including understanding of financial

  statements. High degree of proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint for

  effective data analysis and reporting.

• Ability to work un unstructured

  environment. Tech savvy, with the ability to learn new

  applications quickly.

• Strong attention to detail,

  data integrity and accuracy

• Experience in utilizing Generative AI tools

  (e.g., Copilots, ChatGPT) and predictive analytics to automate financial

  commentary and workflows. Ability to design effective prompts for

  Generative AI tools to rapidly extract financial insights and synthesize

  heavy data.

• Robust

  analytical skills, with ability to build large financial models

• Excellent communication and

  coordination skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across

  departments