FPA Director

3 hours ago

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Uniphore Software Systems Full time US$ 1,20,000 - US$ 2,00,000 per year

Uniphore is one of the largest B2B AI-native companiesdecades-proven, built-for-scale and designed for the enterprise. The company drives business outcomes, across multiple industry verticals, and enables the largest global deployments.

Uniphore infuses AI into every part of the enterprise that impacts the customer. We deliver the only multimodal architecture centered on customers that combines Generative AI, Knowledge AI, Emotion AI, workflow automation and a co-pilot to guide you. We understand better than anyone how to capture voice, video and text and how to analyze all types of data.

As AI becomes more powerful, every part of the enterprise that impacts the customer will be disrupted. We believe the future will run on the connective tissue between people, machines and data: all in the service of creating the most human processes and experiences for customers and employees.

Job Description:

Uniphore is looking for an FP&A Director to join the Finance team who has a strong background in both business partnering and corporate FP&A. This is a highly visible role required working closely with ELT members. The ideal candidate should have financial modeling and budget planning system experience (Essbase/Hyperion or Adaptive) with strong accounting background to manage and model out financial statements (P&L, BS, and CF).

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead Corporate FP&A: Drive company-wide budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes across all functions and geographies.
  • Business Partnering: Serve as strategic finance partner to ELT members and departmental leaders to guide operational planning, resource allocation, and financial performance.
  • Financial Modelling & Scenario Planning: Develop and maintain detailed models for P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow; perform scenario and sensitivity analyses to support strategic initiatives.
  • Forecast Governance: Lead the consolidation and accuracy of company forecasts and budgets, ensuring alignment across finance, operations, and strategy.
  • Strategic Initiatives: Support M&A, fundraising, and other strategic initiatives with financial due diligence, integration modelling.
  • Systems Leadership: Oversee the implementation, administration, and continuous improvement of financial planning systems (e.g., NSPB, Adaptive, Planful), ensuring seamless integration with ERP (NetSuite) and CRM (Salesforce).
  • Team Leadership: Build and mentor a high-performing FP&A team, promoting continuous development, collaboration, and accountability.
  • Finance Transformation: Drive process improvements, automation initiatives, and data integrity efforts to scale the FP&A function as the company grows.

Qualifications

  • Only Qualified Chartered Accoutant (CA) are equivalent with 10+ years of progressive FP&A experience, including at least 3 years in a leadership role.
  • Proven SaaS industry expertise, ideally in a high-growth or public company environment.
  • Strong command of financial modelling and accounting principles, with deep understanding of integrated financial statements.
  • Demonstrated experience partnering with executive leadership and influencing cross-functional teams.
  • Advanced skills in Excel and PowerPoint; ability to translate complex financial data into actionable insights.
  • Hands-on experience with FP&A platforms such as NSPB, Essbase/Hyperion, Adaptive, or Planful.
  • Familiarity with NetSuite and Salesforce or similar ERP and CRM systems.
  • Successful track record in managing system integrations and finance process transformation projects.
  • Public SaaS company experience recently IPO is better