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Manager - Financial Planning and Analysis
| finance | Full-time
, ,About the Role:
We’re looking for a high-performing finance professional to join our FP&A and Business Finance team. This role will directly influence strategic business decisions by driving financial planning, data-led analysis, revenue and cost optimization, and process automation in a fast-growing payment gateway ecosystem.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead MIS and management decks and bring strategic insights, for management and Investor reporting
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and monthly variance analysis, scenario planning, and sensitivity analysis
- Lead Due Diligence for funding rounds
- Be the financial partner to sales, product, and ops teams, enabling them to solve for GMV, pricing and costs
- Drive revenue and cost optimization by identifying gaps, leakages, and efficiency opportunities
- Maintain a strong pulse on business drivers and proactively raise red flags or suggest improvements
- Analyze deal- and customer-level profitability, including pricing decisions and ROI assessments
- Drive automation and dashboarding of financial data to support decision-making
- Continuously optimize financial processes and ensure planning systems are efficient and scalable
- Conduct benchmarking studies to assess company performance vs. industry standards
What You’ll Need:
- 5-7 years of experience in FP&A, Business Finance roles and preferrably from Payments/Fintech/Ecommerce background
- Should be a qualified Chartered Accountant
- Strong understanding of financial statements, P&L management, cost and revenue drivers
- High attention to detail and ability to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
- Advanced Excel skills; working knowledge of SQL, Power BI, or other analytics tools is a plus
- Experience in startups preferred
- Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams and levels