As Associate Director of FP&A, oversee financial planning and reporting, driving strategic financial insights and collaboration across teams, while mentoring analysts.
About the team
Did you know Meesho helped 9 million women start businesses with zero investment? Our Finance team has a key role to play in making a difference for the better in 9 million lives. Here’s your chance to be a part of this great impact! As Associate Director - Financial Planning & Analysis(FP&A), you’ll be one among the 50+ professionals working in domains such as Financial Reporting, Finance Operations, Business Finance, Treasury Management and Taxation. The team consists of Chartered Accountants, Business experts and Engineers, who have previously worked for internationally renowned organisations. Our team believes in working hard and partying harder. We organise team trivia nights, board game marathons, and other fun events to foster our team spirit.
About the role
Let’s get financially responsible!As Associate Director - FP&A, you’ll tell us how and where to spend our money. You’ll oversee the overall direction, control, compliance and timely and accurate reporting of management accounting and financial planning and budgeting. This role is critical for business performance and will require you to create a competitive business advantage for the team and the organisation. You’ll modify financial plans and budget amounts based on the changes in business plans.
What you will do
- Drive the company-wide planning and forecasting cycle (Half year Operating Plan, monthly forecasts, long-range plans) in close partnership with Business Finance, Controllership, and Leadership teams.
- Establish and continuously improve the central planning framework, ensuring consistency in assumptions, modeling standards, and financial storytelling across verticals.
- Develop executive-level dashboards and performance insights, enabling timely and data-driven decisions for CXOs and Board discussions.
- Conduct variance and sensitivity analysis to identify underlying trends, risks, and opportunities versus plan driving accountability and clarity across teams.
- Lead scenario modeling and capital allocation frameworks to evaluate trade-offs across growth investments, profitability, and cash flow goals.
- Anchor key FP&A deliverables such as monthly performance reviews, leadership updates, board materials, and investor-readiness analyses.
- Standardize and automate management reporting tools, partnering with Analytics and Data teams to scale financial analytics capabilities.
- Own financial governance around planning assumptions, KPIs, and definitions, ensuring alignment across Finance, Business Finance, and Business teams.
- Collaborate with Business Finance teams to consolidate and synthesize business insights into a cohesive enterprise-level financial narrative.
- Mentor and develop FP&A analysts and managers, building a high-performing, analytical, and collaborative culture within Central FP&A.
What you will need
- Certification as a Chartered Accountant or a master’s degree in Financial Management
- 8-10 years of experience. At least 7+ years of experience in corporate FP&A or business finance
- Experience in analytics, implementing analytics/management reporting/planning tools like Cognos, Qlik, Hyperion, etc.
- Ability to anchor/steer central calibrations around strategy, decision making and prioritisation
- Proven ability to form strong collaborations with stakeholders
Top Skills
Cognos
Hyperion
Qlik
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