Lead FP&A

Posted:
7/3/2026, 2:32:33 AM

Location(s):
Tamil Nadu, India ⋅ Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Experience Level(s):
Expert or higher ⋅ Senior

Field(s):
Finance & Banking

Workplace Type:
Remote

Title:

Lead FP&A

Roles & Responsibilities

•    Support annual budgeting and forecast cycles

•    Maintain and update financial models, including scenario and trend analysis.

•    Perform variance analysis and identify key business drivers.

•    Assist in preparing monthly/quarterly/annual financial reports for leadership.

•    Track cash flow performance and support project-level cash conversion analysis.

•    Analyze indirect rate variances and assist with rate impact assessments.

•    Partner with business and functional teams to gather inputs and validate assumptions.

•    Support process improvements and reporting automation (Excel, Power BI, EPM tools).

•    Basic understanding of FAR, CAS, or government contracting environments

•    Experience with Costpoint, COBRA, EPM, Excel or Power BI

•    Ability to work with large datasets and automate reporting processes

  • Subject matter expert / Single point of contact role for the responsibilities assigned
  • Should be willing to take transition and/or work on process stabilization
  • This role will need to liaise across teams for information; being a team player is a must
  • High stakeholder engagement at Senior levels in a global environment
  • Qualified professionals with relevant experience have an added advantage
  • Should have done continuous improvement initiatives in earlier roles
  • Should possess analytical skills and problem-solving capabilities under tight timelines
  • Team handling experience is preferred
  • Interpersonal skills including fluency in communication and presentation
  • Expected to be assertive in interaction with various stakeholders at senior levels

Qualifications – Skill Requirements – Experience Levels (Additional Requirements)

  • Recognized professional qualification (CA/CWA/ACCA or CIMA) with relevant work-experience of 10+ years or Semi-qualified professionals / undergraduate / Post graduate degree in commerce with minimum 10-12 years of relevant FP&A work experience
  • Strong accounting knowledge - provide full spectrum of accounting support including handling of full set of accounts; management financial reporting, budgeting & forecasting
  • Experience in project accounting activities for MNC engineering and construction companies or experience in F&A of multinational companies including F&A shared services preferred
  • Candidates with hands on experience in Costpoint, EPM/FCCS, AI Tools usage, etc. preferred
  • Expected to be flexible with interest to learn and to be able to take up any given role in one or more of Billing / Account Reconciliation / Accounts Receivables / Cash Application / Accounts Payables / General Accounting / Project Accounting / Tax / Corporate Accounting that is best suited for the employee and as per the business needs
  • Should be flexible for job rotation on business needs and / or as determined as per the career progression plans
  • Expected to have continuous improvement mindset and to drive the team to achieve process improvements
  • Should be flexible regarding work from home vs work from office to be determined based on business requirements
  • Should be flexible to work under tight timelines

KBR

Website: https://www.kbr.com/

Headquarter Location: Houston, Texas, United States

Employee Count: 10001+

Year Founded: 2006

IPO Status: Public

Industries: Consulting ⋅ Cyber Security ⋅ Information Technology ⋅ Project Management ⋅ Software Engineering ⋅ Training

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