FP&A Analyst

• *Job Title: Finance Analyst – MIS \& FP\&A**

• *Location:** Vadodara

• *Employment Type:** Full\-Time

• *Department:** Finance \& Accounts

• *Reports To:** Co\-Founder

• *Experience:** 3 \+ years

• *About Smart Node:**

Smart Node is one of India’s fastest\-growing home automation companies, headquartered in Vadodara. We design, manufacture, and deliver smart living solutions across hardware, firmware, software, and customer experience — all under one roof.

With a growing team of nearly 120 people, Smart Node is building a category\-defining lifestyle technology brand focused on making homes smarter, simpler, and more intuitive.

We are in a strong growth phase — expanding beyond our pan\-India channel partner network into company\-run experience showrooms across multiple cities.

• *The Opportunity:**

Our accounts team maintains strong, accurate books. What we need now is someone who can turn those books into insight — clear numbers that show how every showroom, every product, and the company as a whole is performing, and why.

This role sits at the intersection of finance, operations, sales, and leadership.

As a Finance Analyst – MIS \& FP\&A, you will own both sides of business finance: MIS that shows how we are performing today, and planning (FP\&A) that shapes where we go next.

You will start by building a strong MIS foundation — accurate P\&Ls for every showroom, product, and the company — and then lead budgeting, forecasting, and business cases that guide our expansion.

This role offers

• High ownership
• Direct exposure to leadership
• Fast learning opportunities
• Cross\-functional visibility across the organization

• *Key Responsibilities:**

• *1\. P\&L Ownership – Showroom, City \& Company:**

• Build and own monthly P\&L for each company showroom, each city market, and the consolidated company
• Define and apply cost allocation rules for shared costs (rent, salaries, marketing, central teams)
• Reconcile all P\&Ls with the books of accounts so every number ties back
• Prepare periodic revenue\-share statements for business partners with full reconciliation

• *2\. Product \& Margin Analysis:**

• Build product and category\-level P\&L — selling price, discounts, cost, gross margin, and contribution
• Work with Production \& Supply Chain on product costing (BOM, labour, overheads)
• Identify margin leakages — discounts, cost increases, low\-margin bundles — and recommend fixes
• Support pricing, discount, and product\-mix decisions with clear analysis

• *3\. MIS, Dashboards \& Business Insights:**

• Deliver a monthly MIS pack for leadership — revenue by channel, margins, key costs, receivables, and cash position
• Build live dashboards for leadership and showroom managers (Power BI / Google Sheets / ERP)
• Track business KPIs — showroom performance, order value, conversion, collections, working capital
• Answer the “why” behind the numbers — explain every major movement in plain language

• *4\. Budgeting, Forecasting \& Planning (FP\&A):**

• Prepare the annual budget with department heads and track budget vs actual every month
• Maintain a rolling forecast of revenue, cost, and cash
• Build business cases and unit economics for new showrooms, cities, and product lines
• Run scenario analysis to support leadership decisions

• *5\. Review, Data Quality \& Process:**

• Review month\-end books for completeness — missing accruals, wrong classifications, unusual entries
• Set the month\-end closing calendar with the accounts team and track timelines
• Define the chart of accounts and cost centre structure; ensure every transaction is tagged to the right showroom and product in the ERP
• Automate recurring reports and document each one as a simple SOP

• *Who Can Apply :**

• *Education \& Experience**

– CMA / CA Inter with 2\+ years in MIS, FP\&A, or business finance — preferred

– MBA Finance (with B.Com / BBA) and 2 years of hands\-on FP\&A or business finance experience

– Data or business analysts from finance teams with a commerce background and strong accounting fundamentals will also be considered

– 2 years of experience building P\&Ls, MIS reports, budgets, or financial dashboards

– Prior experience in retail, multi\-branch, franchise, consumer products, or manufacturing businesses is a strong advantage

• *Technical Skills**

– Strong understanding of P\&L, balance sheet, cash flow, and cost accounting — you can read the books and spot what's wrong

– Advanced Excel — pivot tables, XLOOKUP, SUMIFS, financial modelling, and dashboards

– Hands\-on experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar BI tools

– Working knowledge of Tally Prime or any ERP system

– SQL or Python for data analysis is a plus

• *Mindset \& Working Style**

– Curious about numbers — when something doesn't look right, you chase the reason to the end

– Insight over reports — you don't just share numbers, you explain what they mean and what to do next

– Strong communicator — comfortable presenting to leadership and explaining finance to non\-finance teams

– Highly organized and deadline\-driven — you close open loops without being asked

– Trustworthy — you handle financial information with complete confidentiality

• *What Smart Node Offers**

• Direct exposure to leadership and business decisions
• End\-to\-end view of finance across retail, manufacturing, and channel businesses
• Opportunity to build MIS, planning, and reporting systems for a scaling company
• Hands\-on experience in unit economics and expansion planning
• Long\-term growth path into a Finance Manager / FP\&A lead role, building and leading a finance team as the company scales
• Early cross\-functional leadership exposure

• *Why Join Us?**

• Be part of a fast\-growing, innovation\-driven smart automation company
• Attractive fixed salary \+ performance\-based incentives
• Exposure to premium residential and commercial projects
• Opportunity to grow with the company as it expands across India

Pay: ₹400,000\.00 \- ₹700,000\.00 per year

Work Location: In person