FP&A Professionals Institute

At FP&A Professionals Institute our mission is to help 1 million professionals upskill in Finance and FP&A. And we do that through books, webinars, workshops, courses and certifications.

FP&A Lead Faculty

FP&A Jobs

FP&AJobs.com is here to solve two growing problems:
🔹 FP&A professionals struggling to find relevant job opportunities
🔹 CFOs and finance leaders struggling to find the right FP&A talent

A curated job board dedicated to connecting high-quality FP&A and Finance professionals with their dream job. Whether you're a CFO hiring or finance professional job hunting, FPNAJobs.com bridges the gap between opportunity and expertise.

Founder

Udemy

Udemy Instructor

Coursera

I lead the FP&A function for India and APAC at Coursera for Consumer, Enterprise and Degrees.

FP&A Lead APAC and India

topmate.io

FP&A Mentor

Great Learning

Senior Manager  FP&A

Pfizer

Driving business performance by creating and tracking budgets, analyzing performance of Upjohn's (a Pfizer department) manufacturing plants, Supply Chain, HR, IT, Finance and Procurement departments.

FP&A Consultant

Masani & Associates

Managed Audit, GST and Income tax compliance for 50+SME businesses and  200+ Individual clients.

Audit and Tax Consultant

Citi

Responsible for budgeting and forecasting of Expenses for Cit's Credit Cards including Annual Operating Plan, Quarterly Outlooks, monthly Flash updates, closely tracking and commenting on actual v/s plan and forecast (managing a cost base of ~$1Bn).

Financial Planning and Analysis Manager

Worked as part of a diverse team, including regional, country, product finance and business owners. Responsible for budgeting and forecasting including Annual Operating Plan, Quarterly Outlooks, monthly Flash updates, closely tracking and commenting on actual v/s plan and forecast for Citi's Retail Bank department. Worked on projects like Customer segmentation, Growth room, War Room and Expense Optimization.

Financial Planning and Analysis Specialist

Responsible for planning, executing and concluding statutory and tax audits within specific deadlines for listed companies like ITD Cementation, Gammon India, India bulls Real Estate, and Bharat Hotels.Worked with other clients like Hiranandani Hospital, Toyo Engineering (Engineering and Consultancy), Van Oord and Boskalis (Dredging), Celebi Nas (Airport Ground Handling Services), Peri and Lords India (Manufacturing). Conducted Quarterly Limited reviews, Due diligence and certification work for several of the above clients. Collaborated closely with finance directors, CFO’s and audit committee members of several of the above clients. Was awarded an up-gradation from Intern to Executive before completion of the internship period (3yrs), after clearing CA final exams at the age of 22.

Audit Executive

Reporting to the Audit Managers. Evaluation ,Performing Test of Controls and Reporting on Internal control systems. Planning and Risk Identification while performing Audits.Compliance and Reporting as per the requirements of Financial Reporting Frameworks.Review of Corporate Governance Report and other Secretarial records.Preparation & Presentation of Overall Analysis & Review of the Income Statement & Balance-sheet.Audit of Financial Statements - B/s, P&L, Cash Flows and Notes to accounts. Performing Tax Audits as per The Income Tax Act. Preparing and issuing  Audit Report upon conclusion of audit of Financial Statements.

Audit Intern

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Hi, I’m Asif, a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) professional and an entrepreneur from heart.

I have 12+ years of experience in Financial Planning, Budgeting, Forecasting, Audit and Tax. I have worked with organizations like EY, Citi and Pfizer.

Professionally my interests lie in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) and in my current role with Coursera, I'm responsible for Planning. Budgeting and Forecasting for India and APAC. 

In my previous FP&A roles at Citi, Pfizer and Great Learning I partnered with  finance and business leaders on various projects.

Before Citi, I worked with EY as an Audit Executive. I was responsible for planning, executing and concluding audits for listed companies.

This unique blend of experiences in FP&A and Audit, has allowed me to develop an holistic understanding of how businesses function.

Core expertise :
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Budgeting
Financial Planning
Financial Forecasting
People Management
Management Reporting
Finance Business Partnering
Auditing
Taxation
Content Creation

To have a quick chat you can call me on +91 8097379663 or email me at asif.masani@gmail.com

Asif Masani

Fiscallion

I started Fiscallion as a side-project. But it turns out, help from an ex-FP&A with 9+ years training as Accounting Lead, FP&A and BI Manager is something a lot of folks need! Growing this business is now my full-time mission!

—

Fiscallion is the solution for when it feels like your business has gone off the rails.

They say you fake it until you make it as a founder. But for some founders, it might feel like you’re faking it a little too often.

Making mistakes is par for the course when you’re just starting out.

But what happens once you have a staff to pay? Are you willing to bet everything you’ve built on winging it? In this hostile financial environment, the stakes are even higher!

My clients don’t worry about faking anything.

They have an experienced expert on staff who clears blockers, sets a clear path, connects them to the most trusted tech and partners, and ensures everything is set up to scale according to best practices.

Want proof? 

Only 18% of first-time founders succeed. Since Fiscallion's inception, 75% of paying clients have closed funding or become more profitable.

For a stage where most VC firms and accelerators are satisfied with 1/10 businesses making it, 8/10 is unprecedented. I was honestly a little shocked to discover this stat...

The numbers speak for themselves: This works.

Fractional CFO, FP&A Advisor, Speaker & Author

Zumtobel Lighting

Job scope:

🔘 Defining and implementing the most cutting-edge and the most standardized financial processes including planning, forecasts and month-end closing
🔘 Financial Processes Automation (focus - SAP)
🔘 Improving ERP systems in liaison with IT and Corporate Finance & Controlling
🔘 Training and support to Key Users
🔘 Creating monthly reports in SAC
🔘 Defining SAC interfaces and standards 
🔘 Maintenance and development of KPI's in SAC
🔘 Creation of User Dashboard Playbooks
🔘 Member of S4/HANA Implementation Team
🔘 SAP Key User

Finance Project Manager

ABBYY

Results:

✔️ Conducted monthly, quarterly, and annual incentive calculations for sales using Power BI reports, resulting in a 16% increase in average client revenue
✔️Analyzed client portfolios using Salesforce, identified lower-performing accounts, and optimized sales pipeline to reduce costs by 30%
✔️ Streamlined monthly SaaS, Revenue, COGS, and OPEX related KPI reports, improving report accuracy and accessibility for leadership decision-making.


🔘Successfully managed financial models for a leading B2B SaaS company, including forecasting, budgeting, and overall financial planning.
🔘Led monthly and quarterly management reporting, effectively analyzing operational and financial results to distill key trends and assess business risks.
🔘Spearheaded process improvements across the organization, leveraging FP&A processes and tools for continuous improvement and automation opportunities.
🔘Collaborated with IT to enhance forecasting processes through automation and system optimization, ensuring financial data accuracy.
🔘Executed ad hoc financial modeling for special projects, driving detailed financial scenario planning.
🔘Coordinated with business applications and IT teams to systematically improve processes.
🔘Provided vital support to the accounting team in close procedures, ensuring financial accuracy and compliance.

FP&A and BI Manager

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company

Results:

✔️ Partnered with operational departments to support Profit & Loss statement, Working Capital Management, and Free Cash Flow Analysis through the preparation of business plans.
✔️ Improved monthly management accounts production time by 60%, reducing production time from five days to two, through the development of new and complex spreadsheets.
✔️ Delivered timely, accurate financial analysis and forecasts, resulting in $1M+ reductions in operating expenses annually.

Job Scope:

🔘 Working for a FMCG company (over 1000 employees) in Serbia with $600M turnover – producer of Coca Cola, Sprite, Fanta and dozen of other sparkling/non-sparkling beverages
🔘 Prepared various financial reports for the senior management
🔘 Partnered with specific operational departments assigned to FP&A team and preparing business plans in support of P&L incl. OPEX, WC and FCF
🔘 Performed yearly budgeting process which included definition and tracking of the profit improvement initiatives
🔘 Analyzed departmental expenditure against budget to determine reasons for variances and identifying cost saving opportunities
🔘 Monitored WC & FCF are in line with group guidelines and achieving maximum targets
🔘 Performed analysis of operation unit performance against budgets, forecast and industry benchmarks
🔘 Prepared variance explanations for finance reporting section and inputs for senior management presentations to the board and executive committee
🔘 Initiated corrective actions regarding discretionary spend with operational departments and monitoring implementation to report any non-compliance to senior management
🔘 Led cross-functional project team on a Cost Center Structure Optimization Project and delivered it successfully

Senior Financial Planning & Analysis Analyst

Milsped

Results:

✔️ Managed a team of three accountants and led the Accounting transformation program
✔️ Enhanced accounting systems and processes, and streamlined A/P & A/R.

Job Scope:

🔘 Working for a Logistics company (over 2000 employees) in Serbia with $100M turnover – service provider of all kinds of transports, distribution, warehousing and customs
🔘 Tracking Accounts Receivables and Accounts Payables
🔘 Delegating tasks to team members and working closely with CFO
🔘 Managing relationship with third parties: banks, insurance agencies, auditors, lessors, customers and suppliers

Accounting Lead

Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Serbia

Results:

✔️ Led a team of bookkeepers and cashiers
✔️ Managed Quarterly & Month-End Reporting, analyzing Balance Sheet & Income Statement.

Junior Finance Analyst

Unleashing Full Potential of Your SaaS Company | Fractional FP&A and BI Data Science Consultant | Tech-Savvy Finance Leader | Data Ninja | Reporting Analytics FP&A | SaaS, FMCG & Logistics | Finance - Power BI - Tableau

If you're an ambitious founder, you probably:

→ Want to improve financial models

→ Struggle with optimizing your finance tech stack

→ Lack the time to enhance your financial strategies

→ Want to implement new financial software but don’t know how

→ Aim to prepare for successful fundraising rounds but need guidance

→ Seek to optimize your financial reporting but don’t know where to start

You might relate to all 7 of these points.

Or, You might just be struggling with 1.

Why does that matter?

Well, having a robust financial strategy is essential for growth.

And there's still a massive opportunity to maximize your revenue through specialized financial practices.

Don't believe me?

Here are 5 things that my employers have said my expertise helped them do:

1. To create awareness for potential investors and partners

2. To attract investment by optimizing their financial structures

3. To communicate their growth potential better to stakeholders

4. To streamline operations by implementing various financial software

5. To stand out from competitors through financial insights and strategy

Implementing these strategies can boost your revenue, growth, and financial performance.
But you don't have time for that…

You're too busy doing other stuff like,

I don't know, scaling your company.

So what happens now?
I'll take over your financial strategy for you.

I have helped dozens of companies in:

― Preparing them for fundraising rounds,
― Optimizing their finance tech stacks,
― Enhancing their financial models,
― And more.

And no, I don't mean providing:

→ Generic financial advice
→ One-size-fits-all strategies
→ Pointless number crunching

I mean ACTUAL tailored financial solutions.

Created by a real fractional CFO.

Who leverages industry insights, proven frameworks, and your company's unique needs to drive real growth.

So, which path you'll want to go:

A - Sit and do nothing, leaving your financial strategies to chance.

Or

B - Sit and do nothing while I optimize your financial strategy, prepare you for fundraising, and help you skyrocket your revenue.

I know you're shouting B inside you.

Let's map out strategies to streamline your financial operations and identify new avenues for growth and investment.

📌 Drop me a DM "Growth" or
📌 Click the link in my Featured Section

Aleksandar Stojanović, MSc.

I’ve built over 100 financial models.

Now, I’m giving away my 5 go-to templates.

— Comment "TEMPLATES" to get access —

This 5-model resource includes:
👉 A budget vs. actuals tracker for variance analysis
👉 A DCF template to calculate company valuation
👉 A three-statement model to structure financials
👉 A SaaS model to track MRR, ARR & churn
👉 An LBO model for private equity deals

And here’s the best part?

These models aren’t just spreadsheets.

They are investor-ready frameworks designed to help you:
✔️ Impress investors with clear financials
✔️ Forecast future cash flow with confidence
✔️ Align your business model with scalable growth

I don’t usually release these publicly…

But today, I’m giving them to the first 50 people who comment "TEMPLATES" below.

PS. Connect with me and send me a message "TEMPLATES".

Alex Stojanovic, MSc.

Helping tech founders make smarter financial decisions (and scale like Usercentrics to €100M ARR) | Fractional CFO & FP&A Advisor

Excel just leveled up your finance toolkit.

(and it's a game-changer for finance pros)

Why does this matter for your financial strategy?

1. Accurate Financial Models
   
No more guesswork:

↳ Master cash flow forecasting
↳ Precisely calculate returns
↳ Quickly identify errors

➠ Weekly checks ensure accuracy and reliability.

2. Enhanced Decision-Making
   
Easily identify what formulas drive value:

↳ Calculate ROI clearly
↳ Quickly assess investment returns
↳ Project accurate payment schedules

➠ Example: I'm doubling down on XIRR and XNPV formulas for investment analysis.

3. The New Excel Playbook
   
This is your strategic advantage:

↳ Automate routine calculations
↳ Enhance clarity and accuracy
↳ Prioritize critical functions

➠ Pro Tip: Master 1-2 critical formulas per week.

Excel mastery isn't quantity. It’s precision for strategic clarity.

The formula is clear:

Targeted formula mastery
• Strategic financial clarity = Enhanced professional value

This is just the start.

More insights coming as I master new formulas.

P.S. Tag a colleague who needs this Excel upgrade 👇🏾

P.S.S. I'm incredibly excited about this.

Finance teams spend 10+ days closing the books.

It doesn’t have to be this way.

The best teams close in 5 days or less—without late nights, last-minute scrambling, or errors.

I’m giving away the exact Month-End Close Playbook that:

👉 Cuts close time in half
👉 Reduces errors and rework
👉 Eliminates bottlenecks before they happen

Inside, you’ll get:

✅ The 4-step system that speeds up close
✅ The exact checklist finance teams use every month
✅ The pre-close process that prevents delays
✅ The reporting framework that keeps leadership happy

This isn’t a theory.

It’s the same system used by finance teams closing millions in revenue—fast.

Want a copy? Comment “CLOSE” and I’ll send it over.

(Must be following or connected.)

🔥 Repost and I’ll share an invite to an exclusive month-end close Q&A session.

Month-End Closing Playbook

Finance leaders talk about numbers.
But not all numbers tell the same story.

That’s why I see so many SaaS founders misusing FP&A and Accounting.

Here’s the difference:

Accounting → What happened? (Records the past)
FP&A → What will happen? (Plans the future)

Too many companies focus only on accounting—
And then wonder why they struggle with cash flow, profitability, and growth.

The truth?

➠ Accounting keeps you compliant.
➠ FP&A keeps you competitive.

➠ Without FP&A, you’re just recording history.
➠ With FP&A, you’re writing the future.

FP&A is your financial GPS...helping you:
↳ budget,
↳ forecast, 
↳ and make data-driven decisions.

➠ Accounting tells you where you’ve been.
➠ FP&A tells you where you’re going.

PS. Want to future-proof your finance function? Make sure you have both.

PPS. (Repost for those who need this clarity)

80% of SaaS founders get LTV/CAC wrong.

Your investors already know it.

I analyzed 50+ SaaS finance packs.
The same 3 mistakes kept showing up.

The Top Mistakes:

Mistake 1: Overestimating LTV
↳ Using revenue instead of margin
↳ Ignoring churn in forecasts
↳ Inflated growth assumptions

Mistake 2: Underestimating CAC
↳ Only counting ad spend
↳ Ignoring onboarding & commissions
↳ Under-reporting true acquisition cost

Mistake 3: Ignoring Payback Period
↳ Only showing LTV:CAC ratio
↳ Not modeling time to recover CAC
↳ Investors left in the dark

Investors prioritize metrics with:

→ Gross margin adjustments
→ Churn sensitivity
→ CAC payback < 18 months
→ Benchmarks they can compare to

Your strategy for 2026:

1. Audit current LTV/CAC inputs
2. Stress-test churn & payback scenarios
3. Compare to SaaS benchmarks (LTV:CAC > 3, payback < 18m)
4. Build investor-ready dashboards

Most SaaS founders think they’re growing.

Meanwhile, their metrics are screaming:
→ Short runway
→ Broken unit economics
→ Missed funding opportunities

Week 1: Rebuild your LTV calculation
Week 2: Adjust CAC fully-loaded
Week 3: Benchmark to investor standards
Week 4: Optimize retention & margin

The SaaS companies that raise faster aren’t the ones with the best decks.

They’re the ones with trustworthy numbers.

PS. Have you audited your LTV/CAC recently? 👇

If your team isn’t mapping the full financial landscape… you’re falling behind.

This framework will keep you ahead of the pack:

It still surprises me that some companies operate without understanding how capital, strategy, accounting, and analysis actually connect.

Either that or they think they understand it...but badly.

Much of that comes down to confusion.
On what each function does and how they feed each other.

Finance isn’t just about “reporting faster.”
It’s about running a connected financial engine at a higher level.

That’s why I created this map...
So you can structure your entire financial ecosystem in 2026 👇

(It's what we’ve used inside dozens of finance transformations!)

1️⃣ Capital Sources

💰 Identify your incoming capital streams.
📊 Understand risk levels across assets.
💡 Position capital at the right entry point.

2️⃣ Financial Pipeline

☑️ Asset selection with clear criteria.
☑️ Disposal decisions tied to strategy.
☑️ Regulatory compliance built in.
☑️ Optimization before redeployment.

3️⃣ Financial Analysis

☑️ Extract the right data.
☑️ Apply investment criteria.
☑️ Build insight → not noise.

4️⃣ Financial Development

→ Formulate strategy.
→ Monitor trends.
→ Evaluate risk + performance.
→ Review investment efficiency.

5️⃣ Financial Strategy Deployment

Step 1: Implement decisions.
Step 2: Structure portfolios.
Step 3: Consolidate into bundles.

6️⃣ Accounting Integration

💼 Feed all activity into accounting.
📜 Maintain accurate records.
🔍 Ensure governance + audit capability.

Ignoring the full financial ecosystem at this stage
would be like trying to fly a plane with one instrument.

Get the full dashboard.

It’s your biggest competitive edge as a finance leader.

Not knowing it will be your biggest blindspot.

If you’re feeling overwhelmed… good news:

This graphic is your starting point.

Are you using a system like this today?
Let’s discuss in the comments. ⬇️

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📌 If you want a high-res version of the map:

1. Connect with me
2. Like the post
3. Repost
4. Comment “MAP”

Your company is quietly losing 4-6% on every international payment.

Most CFOs don't even realize it's happening.

I just analyzed a $8B fintech that eliminates this entirely…and they're processing $235 billion annually. (Full breakdown in comments)

Here's what blew my mind:

Airwallex just raised $330 million at an $8 billion valuation (30% jump in 6 months) led by Addition and with participation from T. Rowe Price, Activant Capital, Lingotto, Robinhood Ventures and TIAA Ventures.

The backstory is insane:

In 2018, Stripe offered them $1.2 billion. The company was making just $2 million in revenue.

The founders voted via WhatsApp.

They said no.

Today, Airwallex just announced they're opening a second HQ in San Francisco…to compete directly with Stripe.

The numbers:

→ $1B ARR (90% YoY growth)
→ 200,000+ customers globally
→ $1B US expansion investment
→ $235B annualized transaction volume
→ 80 licenses and permits
→ 12 new markets launched in 2025 alone

Companies like McLaren Racing, Arsenal FC, Qantas, Brex, and Deel already switched.

Here's what they're actually solving:

Your company receives EUR → Bank converts to USD (2-3% fee)
You pay EUR supplier → Bank converts back (2-3% fee)
Total hidden cost: 4-6% on forced round-trips.

Opening a bank account in a new country traditionally takes weeks/months, requires local presence, and tons of paperwork. 

Airwallex: 60 seconds. From your laptop.

Need to make international payments? 
SWIFT = slow, expensive, unpredictable fees. 

With Airwallex, 95% of their payments go through local rails. They essentially built a private global payment network that routes around the traditional banking system. 

But here's the really interesting part:

They just announced they're building AI agents to execute real financial workflows, laying the foundation for a fully autonomous finance department.

Not chatbots. Not "AI insights."

Actual agents that process invoices, match receipts, handle approvals, and manage treasury operations…

While most companies manually reconcile expenses, these AI agents do it in real-time.

Why this matters for finance operators:

If you're a CFO or finance operator still using legacy banking for international operations:

✗ Waiting days for settlements
✗ Paying 4-6% in unnecessary fees
✗ Missing the shift to autonomous finance
✗ Managing fragmented systems manually

200,000+ businesses already made the switch.

What's your take…are we actually ready for AI agents running finance departments?

P.S. Repost this to help your network save millions in hidden fees ♻️

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