FP&A - Lead

Location: Gurgaon, India

Are you inspired by challenging the status quo? Do you thrive in collaborative environments that drive results? If so, Gates could be for you.

Gates is a leading manufacturer of application-specific fluid power and power transmission solutions. We push the boundaries of material science to engineer solutions that continually exceed customer expectations.

Let's simplify it, think belts and hoses. Found in motorcycles, conveyor belts, cars, tractors, blenders, vacuum cleaners, bicycles, & 3D printers just to name a few. Because why not do it all?

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Financial Planning & Budgeting

• Lead the annual operating plan process across all business functions.

• Co-ordinate budget submissions from functional and business leaders.

• Review assumptions for reasonableness and alignment with business strategy.

• Develop rolling forecasts and long-range financial plans.

• Prepare monthly forecast updates, incorporating changes in market conditions and business performance.

• Ensure timely completion of planning and forecast cycles.

Forecasting & Business Performance

• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual forecasts for Revenue, GM, SG&A, EBITDA and Cash flow.

• Perform detailed variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year.

• Identify business drivers influencing financial performance.

• Recommend corrective actions based on data analysis to mitigate financial risks.

• Track and monitor cost out initiatives.

Management Reporting

• Prepare monthly and quarterly management review decks for leadership team.

• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of Revenue, GM, SG&A, Operating profit, Cash flow and Working capital.

• Develop and maintain dashboards highlighting progress against major KPIs.

• Improve reporting quality through automation and visualization.

Business Partnering

• Partner with Commercial, Operations, Sales and Marketing, HR, Engineering, R&D and IT functions.

• Support functional leaders in analyzing performance of their respective functions.

• Driving accountability for financial performance.

• Challenge business assumptions using financial analysis

• Review cost optimization opportunities.

Financial Analysis

• Perform detailed analysis of revenue trend, Gross Maring, Product profitability, Customer profitability, Cost structure, Productivity improvements and Cost reduction initiatives.

• Develop financial modes for business expansion, capital investments, pricing decisions, etc.

• Conduct sensitivity analysis, scenario planning, break-even analysis, investment appraisal and risk analysis

Financial transformation & Process Improvement

• Drive continuous improvement in FP&A processes.

• Standardize reporting formats and planning templates.

• Implement automation initiatives.

• Develop dashboards using Power BI.

Keys to Success

• Budgeting and Forecasting.

• Financial modelling

• Power BI, Oracle and other ERP platforms.

• Cost Accounting

• Data analytics

• Dashboard development

• Scenario modelling

• Capital investment appraisal

• Power BI, Tableau, or similar analytical tools

Supervisory Responsibilities

The FP&A lead will be responsible for leading the organization’s financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and strategic financial analysis. The role will serve as a business partner to senior leadership, providing actionable insights to drive profitable growth and will report to Head of Finance - India

Requirements and Preferred Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in finance and accounting.

• CA, CMA or equivalent.

• Minimum 8-10 years of experience in a US MNC (preferred) handling FP&A role.

• Experience of working in a manufacturing organization.

WHY GATES?

Founded in 1911 in Denver, Colorado, Gates is publicly traded on the NYSE. While we might operate in a vast amount of time zones we operate as 'One Gates' and have a common goal of pushing the boundaries of materials science. We invest in our people, bringing real-world experience that enables us to solve our customers' diverse challenges of today and anticipate those of tomorrow.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Gates is an Equal Opportunity and is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of race, sex, color, religion, age, disability, pregnancy, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, genetic information, marital status, or any other consideration defined by law.