**Core functions:** 1. Minimum 5+ years of financial revenue and cost controlling experience 2. Experience in annual financial planning, forecasting and monthly close/ variance 3. Ability to interact, engage and influence senior business leaders 4. Knowledge of SAP and financial reporting structure 5. Hands on and detail oriented, with a strong ability to co-ordinate across different Geographies 6. Ability to manage multiple functions at same point of time **Role Responsibilities:** 1. Formulate annual operating plan and forecast for various functions in concurrence with business and finance leaders 2. Demonstrate deep understanding of underlying business drivers and assist business/ finance leaders to attain strategic business vision 3. Advise business leaders on attaining their business targets 4. Ensure minimal variance to annual operating plan and forecast 5. Ensure all variances are thoroughly explained and justified 6. Have periodic review of financials with business & finance leaders 7. Ability to be a team player, troubleshooter and a consensus-builder 8. Excellent presentation skills, verbal and written communications skills 9. Ability to thrive in Ambiguity and embrace change 10. Ability to aggregate large volumes of data and construct useful analysis for Management insights 11. Demonstrated ability to be proactive and self-driven with the capacity to work in a dynamic work environment **Qualifications:** 1. CA / MBA with 8+ years of relevant experience preferred 2. SAP experience required