Finance Manager

The Finance Manager will be responsible for overseeing the R&D Function day-to-day financial operations, management reporting, budgeting, forecasting, and financial analysis. The role will partner closely with the R&D leaders to provide actionable financial insights, improve financial discipline, and support strategic decision-making.

The ideal candidate will combine strong accounting fundamentals with commercial and analytical capabilities and will be comfortable operating in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead the annual budgeting and financial planning process.

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasts.

• Develop financial models and scenario analyses to support business decisions.

• Analyze actual results versus budget, forecast, and prior periods.

• Identify key drivers of revenue, costs, profitability, and cash flow.

• Provide management with actionable recommendations based on financial analysis.

Management Reporting

• Prepare monthly management reporting packages and financial dashboards.

• Develop and monitor KPIs, including operating expenses and product development related costing.

• Provide variance analysis and explanations to senior management.

• Improve the quality, timeliness, and automation of financial reporting.

Business Partnering

• Work closely with the R&D and Product team and other functional leaders.

• Provide financial analysis to support headcount, hiring, procurement, and investment decisions.

• Challenge business assumptions and help management understand financial implications.

• Establish strong financial accountability across the organization.

Process Improvement & Automation

• Identify opportunities to streamline finance processes.

• Improve financial systems, reporting tools, and data integrity.

• Automate recurring reporting and analysis where practical.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business, or a related field.

• 6–10 years of relevant finance/accounting experience.

• Strong understanding of accounting principles and financial reporting.

• Strong financial modeling and analytical skills.

• Experience with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.

• Strong Excel/Google Sheets skills.

• Experience with ERP and financial reporting systems.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.

Preferred Qualifications

• CA, CFA, MBA, or equivalent qualification.

• Experience in a SaaS, technology, healthcare, or high-growth company.

• Experience with financial planning and analysis (FP&A).

• Experience with BI/reporting tools such as Power BI, Tableau, or similar platforms.

Key Performance Indicators

The Finance Manager will be evaluated on:

• Timeliness and accuracy of monthly financial reporting.

• Month-end close efficiency.

• Forecast accuracy.

• Budget adherence and variance management.

• Quality of management reporting and financial insights.

• Improvement in finance processes and automation.

• Strength of financial controls.

• Responsiveness to business stakeholders.

Core Competencies

• Financial and commercial acumen

• Analytical thinking

• Financial modeling

• Attention to detail

• Problem solving

• Business partnering

• Communication and presentation

• Process improvement

• Ownership and accountability

• Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment

Working Environment

Hybrid role based in Bangalore, India.