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.

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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

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Assistant Manager Finance

AL Khayarin Group of Companies 

•	Project-wise Revenue and Cost Analysis
•	Preparation of quarterly management accounts for management information and review.
•	Liaison with Internal & External Auditors and furnishing necessary documents and reports as per their requirements. Meeting with the Audit team to review, explain and resolve audit observations and queries.
•	Variance Analysis of Actual vs Budgeted Cost of projects; highlighting major areas of concern, investigating reasons for variation; suggesting corrective measures and remedial action.
•	Analysis and interpretation of Financial Statements using Financial Ratios
•	Assist the management in formulating policies and procedures and consistent implementation thereof to attain organizational goals.
•	Implementation of stringent internal controls to ensure the accuracy and transparency of financial data.  
•	Recommendations and suggestions to the management for minimization of cost and maximization of profits through optimal utilization of resources.
•	Liaison with the Banks and provide all the requisite information and documents related to project financing, Renewal of financing facilities, Project progress reports, Management Accounts and Audited Financial Statements.
•	Preparing cash flows and finalizing payment plan in consultation with Director 
•	Review and verification of Staff & Labor Payroll
•	Reconciliation with the Clients, Suppliers & Sub-Contractors
•	Supervising the team of Accounts & Finance Department
•	Training & Development of staff
•	Visiting the project site and meeting with the department heads to seek first-hand knowledge about the project progress, bottlenecks, procedural delays, optimization of Manpower & Equipment deployment; action plan for rationalization of project cost in line with the project budget.

Deputy Manager Accounts

TAG Engineering & Construction Pvt Ltd

Company Financial Controller

Barma Auto Spare Parts

Manager Accounts

Descon Integrated Projects Limited (DIPL)

Financial Controller - Wind Energy Projects

Descon Engineering Limited

•	Project Analytical Study
•	Preparation of  Budgets and Forecasts
•	Latest Forecasts of Projects
•	Project wise profitability Analysis
•	Financial Management
•	Suggest measures to improve Project Margins/Profitability to the Project Management team.
•	Receivables Management and suggest measures to reduce accrued debtors by analyzing the IPCs.
•	Preparing Cost Analysis Reports
•	Cost Control and monitoring function
•	Ratios Analysis
•	Variance Analysis

Financial Controller

Alfarid Engineering Works

Assistant Manager Accounts

A Chartered Management Accountant with hands on experience. Effective communicator, possessing leadership and team mentoring skills with a knack in insightful analysis of financial matters. Seeking a career assignment in Accounts / Finance, Costing & Budgeting and internal audit.

Professional Competencies: Enriched exposure in Construction Industry, Financial Management, Budgets & Analysis, Final Accounts, Internal Audit, excellent presentation and communication skills, Advanced Excel, Staff training, Internal & External Liaison, General Business Management.

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