Associate Manager, Business Unit Finance

Project Role: Associate Manager, Business Unit Finance

Work Experience: CA with 3 + years experience in Business Finance

Work location: Bangalore

Work Mode: Hybrid

Overview

The Associate Manager, Business Unit Finance will serve as a strategic finance partner to business leaders, driving financial performance, supporting strategic decision-making, and enhancing operational efficiency. This role requires strong analytical capabilities, financial leadership, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders in a global, matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities

Business Finance Partnering

• Act as a strategic partner to business leaders, providing financial insights and recommendations to drive growth and support day-to-day operations.
• Collaborate closely with divisional heads and cross-functional teams (Sales, Operations, Marketing) to align financial strategies with business objectives.

Planning, Reporting & Forecasting

• Support the development of annual operating and financial plans.
• Oversee quarterly and monthly management reporting, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Conduct comprehensive monthly reviews of P&L statements. ( vs Plan, Forecast,PY etc )
• Partner with Operations/PPMs to build monthly forecasts for P&L.

Performance Measurement & Improvement

• Track, analyze, and report key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Drive performance improvement initiatives to support effective P&L and balance sheet management.
• Ensure delivery of financial targets through proactive performance management and insights.

Operational Excellence

• Identify and implement cost-optimization initiatives and process improvements.
• Enhance operational efficiency by streamlining financial workflows and reducing manual
• interventions.

Financial Modeling & Automation

• Develop and maintain advanced financial models and dashboards to support business
• decision-making.
• Lead automation initiatives to improve reporting accuracy, efficiency, and process scalability.

Special Projects

• Evaluate new business cases and provide timely, accurate financial recommendations.
• Conduct scenario analyses and business impact assessments for strategic proposals.

Revenue Management

• Strengthen the revenue assurance process to ensure accuracy and integrity.
• Build robust revenue forecasts through pipeline analysis, backlog review, and new opportunity
• tracking.

Product Costing & Pricing

• Lead end-to-end product costing and pricing processes.
• Ensure pricing decisions are aligned with profitability goals and market positioning.

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Support

• Partner with cross-functional teams during M&A activities, including due diligence and post-deal
• integration.
• Provide financial analysis, risk assessment, and valuation support as required.

Experience & Qualifications Required

• Chartered Accountant (CA). with 3+ years of progressive experience in Finance, including FP&A, Business Finance, and Controllership.
• Should have worked with Business and Managed Stake Holders
• Experience in Business Finance, FPNA , Reporting and Analysis in Mandatory
• Need candidate who have completed their CA
• Candidates should have experience providing financial reports, Insights and Analytics to the BU
• Strong understanding of accrual-based accounting, forecasting, budgeting, and internal financial controls.
• Experience working in global, matrixed organizations.
• Proven track record of establishing KPIs, performance metrics, and service delivery standards.
• Hands-on experience with financial planning and reporting tools such as SAP, PeopleSoft, Hyperion ,and Power BI.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior leaders.
• Ability to thrive in dynamic environments with ambiguity, change, and scaling operations.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and financial storytelling capabilities