Financial Planning & Analysis Lead

Overview

This role involves leading FP&A planning, modelling, and performance analysis across markets. You will build the financial models behind decisions on fleet, pricing, unit economics, and funding, and translate data into recommendations for leadership, the board, and investors. This is a hands-on, high-visibility role with real ownership.

Responsibilities

• Financial modelling: Build and maintain driver-based models, including annual budget, rolling forecasts, unit economics, fleet ownership and financing models, and scenario analysis.
• Performance analysis: Conduct monthly variance analysis by market; explain drivers and flag risks and opportunities early.
• Management and board reporting: Own the weekly management update, monthly performance packs, and quarterly board materials.
• Capital and funding support: Support debt and equity processes with investor-ready models, data packs, and diligence responses.
• Data ownership: Pull and reconcile data from the data warehouse to ensure reported numbers tie across sources.
• Business partnering: Collaborate with Ops, Supply, Growth, and Product on pricing, fleet utilization, CAC/LTV, and investment cases.
• Process improvement: Automate and improve reporting workflows; build scalable templates as the organization grows.

Requirements

• Experience: 7+ years of total experience, including at least 5 years in FP&A, strategy, or a CEO’s / Founder’s office role.
• Startup/scale experience: Currently or recently in one of these roles at a high-growth startup or a well-regarded company.
• Location/remote: Based in India (the role is fully remote).
• Modelling skills: Strong financial and data modelling; ability to build clean, auditable, driver-based models from scratch.
• Tools: Advanced Excel / Google Sheets; SQL proficiency strongly preferred.
• BI tools: Experience with BI tools.
• Financial fundamentals: Strong grasp of financial statements and unit economics.
• Communication: Ability to turn complex analysis into crisp, decision-ready narratives for senior stakeholders.
• Detail orientation: High attention to detail.
• Work style: Comfortable with ambiguity and pace in a high-growth, multi-market business.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree from a Tier-1 institution in Finance, Economics, Engineering, or a related field.
• MBA from a top business school preferred.
• CFA / CA / CPA a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in mobility, marketplaces, leasing, or asset-heavy businesses.
• Exposure to structured or asset-backed financing.
• GCC multi-market experience (UAE / KSA).