Head - Business Finance & FP&A
TLDR
Lead strategic financial planning and analysis for a portfolio company, ensuring financial integrity and profitability through comprehensive budgeting and forecasting.
This role is with one of our portfolio companies.
About the role:
A strategic financial advisor to the Management, responsible for managing the business finance function with a focus on business planning, AOP, business evaluation, reporting, liaison and networking with the right stakeholders, and on the financial success of each business line.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop a financial plan and oversee financial budgeting and forecasting for the business, considering the long term strategy of the business
- Manage business development activities according to financial plans to achieve profitability and revenue.
- Modify the financial plan and budget amount based on the changes in business plans.
- Assist in the preparation of capital budgets for the business units.
- Manage the profit and loss statements and cash and balance sheets to ensure financial integrity.
- Review the actual results against the budgeted goals to identify and correct business issues.
- Provide financial support and advice to management in closing business deals.
- Monitor KPI and identify the cause of any unexpected variances
- Monitor the commercial aspects of transactions, prioritizing accuracy and compliance
- Work closely with business units to evaluate financial viability of models
- Scenario planning, sensitivity and competition analysis of business to deliver predictably
- Support controllership team in the closing book on time and meeting statutory requirements
- Build various processes in areas of Planning and Budgeting
Requirements
- CA/MBA Finance with 10+ years of post-qualification experience in startups.
- Proficient in analysing, gathering, managing & documenting information
- Experience in working on unit economics, i.e., AOPs, Business performance, financial reporting, business strategy
- Experience in managing stakeholders & team.
Elevation Capital partners with innovative startups in the technology sector, providing resources and expertise to help them grow and achieve their strategic objectives. We focus on financial operations and planning, ensuring our portfolio companies are set up for success in a competitive market.