Business Finance Leader

Chartered Accountant | 8-13 Years of Experience in Business Finance / FP&A

Function: Finance – Business Finance / FP&A
Location: Bengaluru, India
Reporting To: Finance Director / Business Finance Head
Experience: 8-13 years post-qualification, with prior exposure to a professional services, IT/ITES, or consulting environment preferred
Qualification: Chartered Accountant (CA) — mandatory/ MBA- Finance (Top Tier)

Role Purpose

We are looking for a Chartered Accountant with 8-13 years of business finance experience to partner closely with portfolio and practice leadership on budgeting, revenue and margin management, and monthly financial reporting. This is a high-visibility role that combines financial rigor with day-to-day business partnering, and offers direct exposure to portfolio owners, practice leads, and senior finance leadership.

Key Responsibilities

Budgeting, Forecasting & Margin Management

• Lead preparation of annual and quarterly rolling budgets, including revenue, capacity, and net margin targets across assigned portfolios/practices.

• Review cost and revenue projections, labour margin, and account-level profitability; identify inefficiencies and margin drag, and work with stakeholders to correct them.

• Support finalization of key investment asks, ensuring they are evaluated within the approved cost and revenue envelope.

• Build and maintain margin scorecards and business cases for margin exceptions requiring Finance approval.

MIS, Reporting & Financial Planning

• Own preparation of monthly financials and management commentary, ensuring revenue and cost are accounted for accurately and on time.

• Prepare and present budget status updates and variance analysis to portfolio owners, practice leads, and leadership.

• Track and report on DSO, blocked resources, and other portfolio-level financial health metrics.

• Ensure compliance of time-tracking and revenue recognition processes with internal standards.

Business Partnering & Stakeholder Management

• Act as the primary Finance point of contact for assigned portfolio owners and practice leads, providing data backed recommendations on pricing, resourcing, and profitability.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with revenue operations, controllership, and delivery teams to resolve billing, margin, and revenue attribution issues.

• Support client-level commercial discussions, including margin compression scenarios and billing adjustments.

Process & Governance

• Drive standardization of finance processes, SOPs, and templates across portfolios/practices.

• Independently handle revenue audits and support internal control and risk-mitigation activities.

• Identify opportunities for automation and continuous improvement in budgeting, forecasting, and reporting workflows.

Required Skills & Competencies

Technical

• Strong financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel.

• Solid understanding of revenue recognition, financial accounting, and audit/internal control practices.

• Working knowledge of PowerPoint-based management reporting; exposure to ERP/NetSuite or similar systems is a plus.

Behavioural

• Strong stakeholder management and the ability to influence portfolio and practice leadership with data backed reasoning.

• Precise, detail-oriented, and comfortable pushing back with evidence when numbers don't add up.

• Ability to manage multiple portfolios/practices simultaneously and work to tight monthly/quarterly closing timelines.

• Clear, direct written and verbal communication; comfortable presenting to senior leadership.

Qualification & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) / MBA- Finance (Top Tier) — mandatory.

• 8-13 years of post-qualification experience in business finance, FP&A, or client financial management, preferably within IT/ITES, consulting, or professional services.

• Prior experience owning budget cycles, monthly MIS, or margin/profitability analysis for a business unit or account portfolio is strongly preferred.