Manager, Strategic FP&A

About the job

Role Summary The Manager, Strategic FP&A will be the analytical core of the India Finance team. This role is responsible for building and maintaining financial models, supporting forecasting and business case development, and providing timely analysis that helps leadership make better-informed decisions. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, highly numerate, and able to translate data in ... to a clear point of view. Key Responsibilities Financial Modeling & Analysis • Build and maintain financial models covering unit economics, product-level profitability, and portfolio performance • Develop rolling forecasts and scenario analyses to support planning and capital allocation decisions • Own cash curve modeling, roll-off forecasting, and acquisition cost analytics • Support ad hoc analyses for new initiatives, pricing decisions, sensitivity analysis, underwriting decisions and product trade-offs • Forecast liquidity runway and capital deployment • Identify performance drift and assumption gaps Business Partnering • Partner with Product, Collections, and Operations teams to provide financial framing for key decisions • Prepare structured recommendations and present findings to senior Finance leadership • Contribute to board meeting prep and investor reporting with accurate, well-synthesized financial analysis Reporting & Continuous Improvement • Support quality and accuracy of internal reporting including Flash, revenue recognition analysis, cash forecasts, and portfolio performance • Proactively identify opportunities to improve the quality, speed, or usefulness of financial outputs What We Are Looking For Qualifications • MBA (Finance) from top-tier college, CFA Level 2+, CA, or equivalent qualification • 3–5 years of experience in corporate finance, FP&A, investment analysis, or a related analytical role • Prior exposure to financial services, fintech, or lending businesses is an advantage Skills • Strong financial modeling skills: scenario analysis, sensitivity modeling, P&L forecasting • Advanced proficiency in Excel, familiarity with BI tools (Tableau, Looker, or similar) is a plus • SQL, Tableau and Python – nice to have • High attention to detail and model governance discipline • Clear, structured written and verbal communication — able to summarize complex analysis simply • High ownership mindset: takes initiative, follows through, and flags risks early • Comfortable operating in fast-moving environments with shifting portfolio performance and evolving assumptions.