FP&A Manager

Job Purpose:

The Finance Manager owns the financial planning and performance management activities of the India Shared Service Center (SSC), including budgeting, forecasting, workforce and capacity planning, cost management, performance management, and decision support. The role is responsible for establishing financial visibility and discipline across the SSC, including budget, actuals, forecast, key cost drivers, and performance variances, enabling leadership to effectively manage resources and make informed business decisions. The role will serve as a key Finance Business Partner to SSC leadership, Operations, HR, and regional Finance teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead annual budgeting, forecasting, scenario modeling, and financial planning for the SSC, translating operational priorities into financial plans and providing recommendations to support business decisions.
• Workforce & Capacity Planning: Partner with onshore teams, Operations and HR to translate business demand, productivity assumptions, and service requirements into workforce plans, capacity models, hiring requirements, and associated financial impacts.
• Financial & Operational Performance: Monitor operating expenses, workforce costs, productivity, utilization, cost-to-serve, and help design other financial and operational metrics. Provide variance analysis and actionable insights to improve performance and resource allocation.
• Management Reporting & Decision Support: Develop executive dashboards, KPI reporting, regular business reviews, business cases, and financial models to provide SSC leadership with clear visibility into performance and support investment and operational decisions.
• Intercompany Management: Oversee intercompany agreements and financial relationships across Anderson Global entities, ensuring effective governance, coordination, and execution of billing and related financial activities.
• Business Partnership & Continuous Improvement: Serve as a key business partner to SSC leadership, Operations, HR, and regional Finance, continuously improving planning, reporting, cost management, and financial decision-making as the SSC mature.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 6+ years of experience in FP&A, finance business partnering, finance operations, corporate finance, or financial management, preferably within Shared Services, Global Capability Centers, BPO, or multinational organizations.
• Strong experience in budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, financial modeling, and performance management.
• Experience translating operational data and business requirements into financial insights and recommendations.
• Experience partnering with Operations, HR, and senior leadership on workforce, capacity, and business planning.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to develop management reporting, business cases, and decision-support models.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to operate across local and global teams.
• Professional accounting or finance qualification (CA, CPA, CMA, MBA Finance, or equivalent) preferred.