Stanza Living - Assistant Vice President - Financial Planning & Analysis

About the company:

Stanza Living is a Series-D funded organization providing fully managed co-living and student housing spaces. We are India's fastest moving technology start-up in the co-living spaces.

Founded by alumni of IIM - Ahmedabad, Anindya Dutta and Sandeep Dalmia

We are currently present in 40+ cities and expanding to more geographies. We are at a team size of 2700+, with an inventory count of 75k + beds. Our biggest USP for a resident comes from a vibrant resident community, omni channel platform, top notch services such as hygienic, multi cuisine and healthy food, furnished rooms with beautiful interiors, daily housekeeping, seamless internet facilities, hitech security and much more. For more details, please visit our website: https://www.stanzaliving.com.

Today, we are:

- Most capitalized player in the managed accommodation space, backed by global marquee investors - Alpha wave, Equity International, Sequoia Capital, Matrix Partners and Accel Partners

- Recognized as the Best Real Estate Tech company across the Globe in 2020 by leading analysis agency, Tracxn

- LinkedIn Top Startup to Work for - 2019

As an FP&A expert, you will report to the Head of Finance and work closely with the Founders.

Your responsibilities will include providing financial insights and projections to the accounting team. You will provide reliable data and analysis to be used in decision-making and planning.

You will prepare accurate monthly financial reports, assist in the preparation of presentations that provide thoughtful analysis, identify action items, and effectively frame decisions that need to be made.

Responsibilities:

- Provide FP&A finance support to the accounting teams related to productivity, demand planning, reporting, and metrics in a timely manner.

- Identify and understand business challenges; propose and create solutions.

- Partner directly with the finance team and central FP&A groups to collaborate on metrics, goals, and business reviews.

- Dive deeply into financial data and become a subject matter expert to provide additional insights.

- Work on corporate projects and initiatives that impact the entire organization.

- Create presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be made.

- Identify and research variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement.

- Develop and maintain effective relationships with business partners and cross-functional teams at all levels of the organization.

- Serve as a liaison for the investor relations team, managing the earnings guidance scenario modeling, including executive presentation, Q&A support, and ad hoc analysis.

Skills:

- Degree of Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance is mandatory with eight plus years of experience in finance or accounting or a related area

- General knowledge of accounting/financial/operational principles

- Experience developing financial reports and metrics

- Interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interact with various management levels

- Ability to manage multiple tasks and adapt to a changing, fast-paced environment

- Strong Google Sheet, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills

- Superior attention to detail and ability to successfully manage multiple competing priorities while maintaining a view of the big picture

- Demonstrated ability to influence others through effective verbal and written communication

- Demonstrated ability to drive projects across an organization