FP&A FINANCIAL PLANNING FUNCTIONAL CONSULTANT
Job Summary
- Partner with Finance and business leaders to gather and translate intricate budgeting forecasting and financial modeling requirements into functional specifications.
- Convert existing manual Excel-based financial models and business rules into structured scalable and automated planning solutions within the SAP environment.
- Analyze and optimize end-to-end processes for budgeting forecasting P&L planning CapEx COGS and workforce cost management.
- Design and implement management reporting structures that deliver actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
- Facilitate the migration of legacy financial processes to modern system-driven platforms while ensuring data integrity and process efficiency.
- Provide subject matter expertise on FP&A best practices and SAP Finance capabilities to drive solution adoption.
- Minimum of 6 years of professional experience as an FP&A Functional Consultant with a strong focus on SAP Finance modules.
- Proven track record in designing and implementing integrated Financial Planning & Analysis solutions using SAP.
- Deep technical knowledge of budgeting forecasting financial modeling P&L planning CapEx COGS and workforce cost planning.
- Strong ability to interpret complex business rules and translate them into functional system requirements.
- Experience in migrating manual Excel-based financial models to automated system-driven platforms.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with both technical teams and business stakeholders.
- Availability to work the shift from 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM IST.
- Willingness to work remotely as a contractual employee.
Required Skills:
PRIMARY SKILLS FP&A / Financial Planning Budgeting & Forecasting Financial Modelling SAP Finance P&L Planning Revenue Planning COGS Planning SECONDARY SKILLS Opex Planning Workforce / Payroll Cost Planning CapEx & Depreciation Cash Flow & Balance Sheet Planning Excel-Based Financial Models Driver-Based Planning Functional Analysis Requirements Gathering Functional Specifications UAT & POC Support SAP GL / Cost Center / Profit Center / Fixed Assets Stakeholder Management GOOD TO HAVE SAP BPC SAP Analytics Cloud Planning SAP Integrated Planning (SAP IP) Anaplan OneStream Oracle EPM IBM Planning Analytics
Required Education:
Bachelors Degree (MBA Preferred)