Financial Planning & Analysis Lead in India at Jobgether

Financial Planning and Modelling: Build, maintain, and enhance driver-based financial models covering annual budgets, rolling forecasts, unit economics, fleet ownership, financing structures, and scenario planning.

Performance Monitoring and Analysis: Conduct monthly variance analysis across markets, identify performance drivers, evaluate financial risks, and highlight emerging opportunities to support proactive decision-making.

Management and Board Reporting: Own weekly management updates, monthly financial performance reports, and quarterly board presentations, ensuring that insights are accurate, relevant, and decision-oriented.

Capital and Funding Support: Support debt and equity fundraising activities by preparing investor-ready financial models, data packages, due diligence materials, and responses to investor inquiries.

Financial Data Integrity: Extract, reconcile, and validate information from the data warehouse and other financial systems to maintain consistency, accuracy, and reliability across reported figures.

Cross-Functional Business Partnering: Collaborate with Operations, Supply, Growth, and Product teams to evaluate pricing strategies, fleet utilization, customer acquisition costs (CAC), lifetime value (LTV), and investment opportunities.

Reporting Automation and Process Improvement: Streamline recurring reporting activities, develop standardized templates, and implement scalable workflows that improve efficiency, transparency, and financial control as the business expands.

Strategic Decision Support: Translate complex financial and operational analyses into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders, helping guide resource allocation, investment priorities, and long-term growth strategies.

Professional Experience: At least 7 years of total professional experience, including a minimum of 5 years in Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), strategy, or a CEO's or Founder's Office role.

Relevant Business Environment: Current or recent experience in a high-growth startup or a well-regarded organization, ideally in a position involving financial ownership and strategic decision support.

Financial Modelling Expertise: Strong ability to build structured, auditable, driver-based financial models from scratch, including forecasts, scenario analyses, and unit economics assessments.

Technical and Analytical Skills: Advanced proficiency in Excel or Google Sheets is essential. SQL proficiency is strongly preferred, along with practical experience using business intelligence (BI) tools.

Financial Acumen: Strong understanding of financial statements, budgeting, forecasting, profitability analysis, unit economics, and business performance metrics.

Communication and Stakeholder Management: Ability to transform complex financial findings into concise, compelling, and actionable narratives for senior executives, board members, and investors.

Attention to Detail: High standards of accuracy, data integrity, analytical rigor, and financial documentation.

Adaptability and Ownership: Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, ambiguous environment, managing competing priorities, and taking responsibility for deliverables across multiple markets.

Education: A bachelor's degree in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related discipline from a leading institution is preferred. An MBA from a top business school is an advantage.

Professional Certifications: CFA, CA, or CPA qualifications are considered beneficial.

Additional Advantages: Experience in mobility, marketplaces, leasing, or asset-intensive businesses; exposure to structured or asset-backed financing; and experience working across Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets, particularly the UAE and Saudi Arabia, are desirable.

Fully Remote Work: Work remotely from anywhere in India, with flexibility in your work environment.

Strategic Ownership: Take direct responsibility for financial planning, modelling, and performance insights that influence key business decisions.

Leadership Visibility: Present analysis and recommendations to senior leadership, board members, and investors.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with teams across Operations, Supply, Growth, and Product to shape business strategy and financial performance.

Professional Growth: Strengthen expertise in financial strategy, fundraising, investment analysis, and multi-market business operations.

Process Innovation: Drive improvements in financial reporting, automation, and analytical infrastructure as the business scales.