Assistant Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Overview

CACTUS is a remote-first organisation and we embrace an accelerate from anywhere culture. For this critical role, we are looking for someone to bebased in Mumbai. You will be required to frequently travel to our Andheri East office based on business requirements/meetings or for company/team events.

We are in search for a Finance Expert to support the Finance Business Partner (FP&A) in areas pertaining, but not limited to - Revenue analysis, P&L analysis, P&L preparation, Variance Analysis, Tracking spends as against Budgets, Margin monitoring and recommendations, Business decision-making support and Ad-hoc modelling to support business requests. End-to-end ownership of the Budgeting & Planning process.

Responsibilities

Budgeting and Planning:

• Manage and drive the budgeting and forecasting process end-to-end.
• Collaborate with various departments to create and manage annual budgets.
• Conduct variance analysis to compare actual performance against the budget.

Financial Business Partnering:

• Work closely with business POCs to provide business decision-making support.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business, provide timely insights which are data and rationale driven.

MIS Reporting and Analysis:

• Prepare, analyze, and present Management Information Systems (MIS) reports.
• Monitor and evaluate financial performance through detailed MIS reporting.

Data Analysis and Reporting:

• Analyze large sets of financial data to identify trends and provide insights.
• Create and maintain financial models to support business decision-making.
• Present financial analysis and reports to senior management and other stakeholders.

Communication and Stakeholder Management:

• Clearly articulate financial insights and analysis to non-financial stakeholders.
• Provide actionable recommendations based on financial data and analysis.
• Maintain effective communication with internal and external stakeholders.

Process Improvement:

• Identify and implement process improvements to enhance financial reporting and analysis.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for financial planning and analysis.

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Qualifications and Prerequisites

Must Have:

• 3 to 5 years of strong experience in Financial Planning and Analysis.
• CA or CMA qualification with strong business inclinations and experience with Business Units (BUs).
• End-to-end ownership of FP&A operations, including aligning with peers and stakeholders.
• Proven ability to manage P&L and financials.Hands-on experience and proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Prior experience in MIS preparation, analysis, budgeting, and planning activities.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to articulate financial outputs clearly to stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of business operations and problem-solving from a financial perspective.
• Ability to handle large sets of data, perform detailed analysis, and provide data-driven insights.

Good to Have:

• Experience with cost budgeting, including zero-based budgeting.
• Hands-on experience with data facilitation tools such as Power BI.
• Experience in building flexible and user-friendly models for decision-making support.
• Experience in handling data requirements to support audit queries.

Application Process

• Round 1: Test - Analysing a report.
• Round 2: Interview with the Senior Manager, FP&A.
• Round 3: Interview with the AVP, FP&A.
• Round 4: Interview with the CFO.
• Round 5: Interview with the HR Business Partner.

Additional Information

CACTUS is a company powered by its inclusive community spirit. We're a melting pot of perspectives, breaking down barriers between different styles of thought to democratise access to scientific knowledge.

At CACTUS, there's opportunity for growth around every corner. You are encouraged to experiment, challenge yourself, stretch your capabilities, and take risks. If you are interested in building products that move innovation forward, then a career with us will sound like your jam. At CACTUS, you'll discover the true extent of what's possible through AI, have the autonomy to shape your career, embrace an accelerate-from-anywhere lifestyle, and make an impact.

At the heart of everything are our researchers - we help enable their success, and every move we make is about creating a positive impact in the world of science.

Together we,

Power research. Empower people.

About CACTUS

Established in 2002, Cactus Communications (cactusglobal.com) is a leading science communication and technology company. It specializes in AI products and solutions that improve how research gets funded, published, communicated, and discovered. Its flagship brand Editage offers a comprehensive suite of researcher solutions, including expert services and cutting-edge AI products like Mind the Graph, Paperpal, and R Discovery. CACTUS also offers medical communications under its brand Cactus Life Sciences. With offices in Princeton, London, Singapore, Beijing, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo, and Mumbai and a global workforce of over 3,000 experts, CACTUS is a pioneer in workplace best practices and has been consistently recognized as a great place to work.

Awards and Recognition

• Cactus Communications has consistently ranked among the top 20 on the global list of the Top 100 Companies for Telecommute Jobs since 2016.
• Recognised as 'Employers of the Future' two years in a row in 2023 and 2022, in a study by LeadUp Universe, Fortune India and Work Universe
• Recognised as One of India's Top 100 best Workplaces for Women by Great Place To Work® in 2022
• Winner of 'Best Innovation Leveraging AI Services' at AWS AI Conclave 2022
• Recognized as one of the Best Companies for Millennials 2019 by Times Ascent and Learning & Organisation Development Roundtable
• Emerged as one of India's Top 10 Safe Workplaces for Women in a survey conducted by Rainmaker in 2019
• Ranked #1 among India's Great Mid-Size Workplaces by Great Place to Work® Institute in 2017

Skills: Financial Planning, Powerpoint, Analysis, Ms Excel, Stakeholder Management, Process Improvement, Reporting, Variance Analysis, Communication, Data Analysis, Budgeting, Forecasting

Experience: 3.00-5.00 Years