FP&A Manager — India

Candescent is a forward\-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions—creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in\-person channels. Our Experience\-Led, Intelligence\-Driven approach combines human\-centered design with data, automation, and cloud\-based innovation. Built on an API\-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth—turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection. **Candescent is hiring an** **FP\&A Manager** **based in India to play a critical role in supporting the company’s financial planning, analysis, reporting, and business performance management activities.** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **This role will partner closely with U.S.\-based FP\&A leadership, business unit leaders, Accounting, Procurement, Technology, IT, Marketing, InfoSec, Sales, and other corporate stakeholders to deliver high\-quality financial insights, executive\-ready reporting, and disciplined forecast management.** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **The ideal candidate will bring strong FP\&A experience, hands\-on expertise with** **enterprise planning platforms** **such as** **Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Pigment, Oracle EPM, SAP BPC, Planful, or similar tools****, and strong** **Power BI** **capabilities. This person should be comfortable working with large data sets, building scalable reporting processes, improving forecast workflows, and translating financial results into clear business implications.** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Key Responsibilities and Deliverables** ----------------------------------------- **FP\&A, Forecasting \& Financial Reviews** ------------------------------------------- * **Own monthly actuals vs. budget/forecast analysis across multiple departments, including Technology, IT, Marketing, InfoSec, Sales, and corporate functions.** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Prepare clean, CFO\-ready variance explanations with clear business drivers — not just reconciliations.** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Support rolling forecasts, reforecasts, annual planning, and scenario analysis, including assumptions, risks, opportunities, and key sensitivities.** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Partner with business leaders to understand performance trends, operating drivers, headcount changes, vendor spend, and investment priorities.** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Build and maintain durable financial models that can ingest raw data with minimal manual manipulation.** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Help drive forecast accuracy, consistency, and accountability across supported business areas.** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Enterprise Planning Tool Ownership \& Process Support** --------------------------------------------------------- * **Serve as a key FP\&A power user for the company’s enterprise planning platform (e.g., Workday Adaptive Planning, Anaplan, Pigment, Oracle EPM, Planful, SAP BPC).** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Support planning model maintenance, forecast versioning, data loads, reporting structures, assumptions, mappings, and user workflows.** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Partner with FP\&A leadership to improve budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and scenario planning processes within the planning platform.** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Reduce reliance on manual Excel processes through automation, improved data structure, and scalable system design.** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Support planning tool implementation, enhancements, testing, documentation, and adoption.** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Ensure data consistency across ERP, planning tools, BI dashboards, and management reporting outputs.** -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Power BI, Reporting \& Dashboarding** --------------------------------------- * **Build and maintain** **Power BI dashboards** **for monthly reporting, business reviews, and executive insights.** ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Develop intuitive dashboards covering budget vs. actuals, forecast trends, vendor spend, department performance, and key KPIs.** ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Use Power Query, DAX, and data modeling to transform raw financial data into actionable insights.** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Automate recurring reporting and reduce manual tracker dependency.** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Partner with stakeholders to continuously improve reporting usability and accuracy.** --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Spend Governance \& Budget Discipline** ----------------------------------------- * **Manage the out\-of\-budget request process, including intake, tracking, and committee\-ready summaries.** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Identify missing business cases, ROI analysis, approvals, or funding rationale.** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Act as a finance gatekeeper for unplanned spend to ensure alignment with funding strategy and policies.** ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * **Track approvals and provide summaries for CFO, ELT, and PE reporting.** -----------------------------------