Job Title: AVP /Vice President - Corporate FP&A
Skills: Business Partnering, Financial Planning & Strategy, Forecasting & Variance Analysis, Financial Modelling, M&A
Experience: 18+ Years
Location: Princeton, New Jersey
Job Summary:
Coforge Limited is seeking a highly experienced and hands-on Senior FP&A Leader in Princeton, New Jersey. This is a critical role responsible for partnering with senior management, enhancing decision-making processes by providing deep insights on the business and steering the financial strategy of the organization. The ideal candidate should possess deep corporate FP&A skills and a track record of managing complex financial operations in a global environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Business Partnering: Act as a strategic partner to senior business leadership, providing financial insights and recommendations to senior management and cross-functional teams to influence business decisions
- Forecasting & Variance Analysis: Review revenue and margin forecasts. Identify risks to the forecast and drive mitigation planLead in-depth analysis of budget vs. actuals, and provide action-oriented insights to drive business performance
- Cost Optimization: Identify opportunities for cost savings, margin improvement, and operational efficiency across the business. Review profitability improvement plans and oversea the execution
- Financial Planning & Strategy: Lead the company's financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, aligning financial objectives with strategic business goals
- Performance Analysis: Conduct different kinds of analysis to deep dive on irregular cost movements or adverse variances against the budget. Oversee the preparation of financial reports and analyses, ensuring clear insight into business performance, financial health, and key drivers of profitability
- Financial Modelling: Develop, review, and refine complex financial models to support various business scenarios, investment decisions, and strategic initiatives
- M&A: Provide M&A support to business as needed and support on integration effort
- Reporting: Present financial reports to the board, senior leadership, and external stakeholders, clearly articulating business trends, key metrics, and financial performance
Role Competency:
- 18+ years of experience in Corporate FP&A, ideally within global or multinational companies in IT services, consulting, or technology sectors
- Strong expertise in financial modeling, forecasting, budgeting, M&A and variance analysis
- Experience with strategic planning, performance analysis, and influencing senior business leaders
- Advanced proficiency in financial systems (e.g., SAP etc.) and strong Excel modeling skills
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to convey complex financial data to non-financial stakeholders
- Knowledge of international accounting standards, taxation
- MBA in Finance or relevant qualification (CA/ CPA) preferred