The Role
Leads FP&A and business finance strategy, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, MIS and KPI standardization, reporting automation, performance management, investor relations insights, and strategic decision support. Partners with the CFO and business leaders while building and mentoring a high-performing finance team.
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Job Description
About the job::
This role will lead the FP&A / Business Finance charter, partnering closely with the CFO and Business Heads to drive financial strategy, planning, and performance management across the organization. The role will be instrumental in shaping decision-making through robust financial insights, driving MIS and KPI standardization, and supporting strategic growth initiatives, while building and mentoring a high-performing finance team.
Requirements
Requirements -
Key Responsibilities::
● Lead the FP&A / Business Finance function, partnering directly with the CFO and Business Heads on strategic planning, budgeting, and forecasting
● Drive integration and standardization of MIS across business verticals, ensuring unified reporting and common KPI tracking at an organizational
level
● Own the financial narrative for leadership and Investor Relations — translating business performance into clear, actionable insights
● Lead automation and scalability of reporting and forecasting processes, improving efficiency, transparency, and decision speed
● Partner with leadership to institutionalize performance metrics and drive alignment across functions and business units
● Provide strategic financial guidance on business models, revenue streams, cost drivers, and performance levers
● Build, mentor, and grow a high-performing FP&A / Business Finance team
● Balance strong governance over core business performance with bandwidth to support new growth initiatives
● Act as a key strategic finance partner in cross-functional decision-making with senior leadership
Required Qualifications::
● CA / MBA (Finance) preferred
● 12–15 years of total experience in Finance, with the last 5+ years in an FP&A Head / Business Finance leadership capacity
● Prior experience reporting to CFO and/or Business Heads
● Relevant industry background in Consumer Tech, Gaming, SaaS, E-commerce,Product Tech, or Platform companies
● Strong track record of building and scaling MIS/KPI frameworks across a growing organization
● Proven ability to lead and mentor finance teams
● Strong command of financial systems and automation tools (Advanced Excel, Power BI, Tableau, ERP tools, etc.)
● Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership
● Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, high-growth environment managing multiple priorities
Skills Required
- CA or MBA in Finance
- 12-15 years of total finance experience
- At least 5 years in an FP&A Head or Business Finance leadership role
- Experience reporting to a CFO and/or Business Heads
- Relevant experience in Consumer Tech, Gaming, SaaS, E-commerce, Product Tech, or Platform companies
- Experience building and scaling MIS and KPI frameworks
- Experience leading and mentoring finance teams
- Strong command of financial systems and automation tools, including Advanced Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or ERP tools
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to influence senior leadership
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and manage multiple priorities
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The Company
What We Do
We are one of India’s most exciting & fast-growing mobile gaming companies. Founded in 2014, and creating a global mobile gaming landscape in partnership with Modern Times Group (MTG), our vision is to create simple, impactful casual game experiences at a massive scale. Since our inception, we have built a worldwide network of chart-topping games, and powerful tech & analytics infrastructure to turbocharge their growth. Our product portfolio consists of evergreen hits like Daily Themed Crossword, WordTrip, WordJam, WordWars, WordTrek and Solitaire. Visit us at www.playsimple.in to know more. Recent news about PlaySimple: https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/02/swedish- gaming-giant-acquires-indiaplaysimple-for-360-million/
