Corp FP&A - Financial Analyst

Job Title: Senior Finance Analyst  

Role: Business Partnering, Finance 

Location: Bengaluru 

Job Summary: 

We’re seeking a strategic and driven Senior Financial Analyst – FP&A, to join our dynamic Global Finance Team. This is more than a numbers role – it’s a chance to shape the financial future of a fast-growing company. This Bengaluru-based role is embedded within the nerve center of financial planning and performance reporting. You will be entrusted with providing financial insights that drive decision-making and operational excellence, consolidated financials, working directly with senior stakeholders. This is your chance to be part of a high-impact team where your insights will shape strategy and fuel growth. We value innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning—and we’re excited to grow with you. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Business Partnership: Serve as a trusted finance partner to FP&A Partners and leadership teams, delivering actionable insights on business drivers, performance, risks, and opportunities to support strategic and operational decisions. 

• Planning, Forecasting & Reporting: Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range and investment planning, and monthly performance reporting with variance analysis on business performance, resource utilization, and financial outcomes. 

• Executive Reporting & Decision Support: Prepare executive-level presentations and business reviews that translate complex financial and operational data into clear, concise insights for senior leadership. 

• Financial Data Modelling: Build and maintain models for revenue, expenses, headcount, business scenarios, and sensitivity analysis. Manage capacity models to inform headcount planning and expense forecasting. 

• Financial Analysis and Insights: Perform structured and ad hoc analyses to identify trends, explain variances, evaluate scenarios, and provide actionable insights to executive team. 

• Performance Storytelling: Translate financial and operational data into clear narratives and visual outputs for finance and non-finance stakeholders. 

• Process Improvement: Drive continuous improvement in processes by leveraging technology, automation, data analytics, and emerging AI capabilities while proactively identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency and insights. 

• Process Improvement and AI Adoption: Proactively explore and apply AI, automation, and analytics to improve accuracy, standardize analysis, simplify processes, and increase reporting efficiency 

Qualifications & Experience: 

• Chartered Accountant (CA), & MBA in Finance from a top-tier institution. 

• 3-5 years of progressive experience in FP&A—ideally in software or payments industry. 

• Experience supporting budgeting, forecasting, consolidation, variance analysis, management reporting, and financial modelling. 

• Experience working with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams in a deadline-driven environment. 

Technical Skills & Competencies: 

• Strong grounding in accounting fundamentals, financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario planning. 

• Knowledge in tools: Snowflake (for data extraction/joins), Alteryx (for workflows and transformations), Power BI (for visual analytics), and advanced Excel (modeling, pivots, lookups, arrays), basics of Python (good to have, not mandatory skillset). 

• Experience with Adaptive Planning or similar Planning & Budgeting tools. 

• Reasonable understanding of SaaS metrics, financial KPIs, and technology-driven business models. 

• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills 

Preferred Attributes: 

• Highly dynamic individual comfortable with rapid changes and evolving priorities. 

• Questions the data, understands the “why,” and seeks to improve. 

• Detail-oriented and committed to delivering accurate, high-stakes work under tight deadlines. 

• Demonstrates strong analytical and problem-solving mindset. 

• Known for delivering accurate, high-stake work under tight deadlines with limited supervision. 

• Enthusiastic about learning and applying AI, automation, and emerging analytical tools to FP&A. 

• Enjoys working with sophisticated financial tools and data analytics platforms. 

Why Join Us? 

At Bottomline, we are transforming the way businesses pay and get paid. As a global leader in business payments and cash management, we provide secure, comprehensive solutions that modernize payments for businesses and financial institutions worldwide. With over 35 years of expertise and more than $16 trillion in payments processed annually, we are committed to delivering innovative financial solutions that add to the bottom line. 

Bottomline is a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo, one of the largest software private equity firms in the world, with more than $166 billion in assets under management. Our success is driven by our passionate, motivated, and resourceful team members who collaborate, innovate, and push boundaries to create world-class financial products and experiences. 

We operate as One Global Team, empowering one another through our Guiding Principles, which shape our culture and drive our customer-centric approach. By joining us, you will be part of a dynamic environment where ideas are valued, leadership is encouraged, and your contributions help reshape the future of business payments. 

• Be part of a high-growth FinTech company disrupting the industry with innovative solutions. 

• Work closely with global leadership and gain cross-functional exposure. 

• Lead a high-performing FP&A team and shape the financial strategy of the organization. 

• Competitive compensation and career growth opportunities.