Assistant Manager - Planning & Reporting

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Key responsibilities:

Financial Performance & Analysis

• Provides senior management with timely analysis, intelligence and recommendations they need to make operational, financial, and strategic decisions

• Prepare and analyze P&L views by market, identifying key trends, risks, and opportunities

• Supports the monthly financial reporting and analysis process

• Track top client revenues across regions and markets, ensuring visibility into performance and growth drivers.

• Analyze revenue composition, including secured revenue, pipeline, and Unidentified To be generated

Business Unit Performance Tracking

• Monitor the performance of acquired or integrated brands/business units, ensuring accurate reporting.

• Provide strategic insights and variance analysis for leadership review..

Cost & Resource Utilization

• Assess production studio cost utilization, including in‑house creative teams across multiple markets, ensuring at least 90% cost recovery.

• Review and validate market‑level cost budgets, headcount planning, and phasing for cost‑mitigation actions

Scenario Modelling & Strategic Planning

• Support the stakeholder with scenario models for markets, including baseline targets, stretch goals, and achievable operating margins.

• Partner with cross‑functional teams to support strategic and long‑range planning

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong analytical skills including Profit & Loss and Balance Sheet review.

• Ability to understand business nuances quickly and deliver actionable insights.

• Experience handling multi‑market reporting.

• A candidate who has an analytical bent of mind and provides insights when distributing a report or analysis & having the ability to tell the story behind the data in view.

• Excellent communication skills, as this role involves interactions with key stakeholders in the region

• Prior experience working with senior stakeholders

• Should demonstrate high level of responsibility and commitment to the assigned activities.

• Agile and flexible to changing and adhoc requirements .

• Capability of a high‑performing FP&A assistant manager with a strong business advisory mindset.

• B.Com/ M.Com/MBA with 8-10 YoE/ CA with 4-6 YoE

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