Bajaj Finance | Cluster Manager - Management Accounting/Senior Cluster Manager - Management Accounting

Responsibilities

• We are looking for an experienced Anaplan Solution Architect to join our Center of Excellence (COE) at BFL.
• The ideal candidate will have 3–4 years of hands-on experience in Anaplan model building, with a strong background in financial planning, P&L preparation, and executive reporting.
• This role will be instrumental in designing and optimizing Anaplan solutions that support strategic planning, budgeting, and performance management across the organization.
• Lead the design and development of Anaplan models for P&L forecasting, AOP, and management reporting.
• Collaborate with Finance, Strategy, and Business teams to gather requirements and translate them into scalable Anaplan solutions.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and timeliness of data used for reporting to senior leadership.
• Mentor and guide L1/L2 model builders within the COE.
• Work closely with IT and data teams to ensure seamless integration with ERP, CRM, and data warehouses.
• Optimize existing models for performance, usability, and maintainability
• Define and enforce modeling standards, documentation, and governance practices

Requirements

• Certified Anaplan Solution Architect (preferred) & L3.
• Strong understanding of financial planning processes including P&L, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience in designing and managing complex Anaplan models for executive-level reporting.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Familiarity with data integration tools and financial systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Power BI) is a plus.
• Experience working in a COE or cross-functional planning environment.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and deliver under tight timelines.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of NBFC operations.

Bajaj Finance Limited

Bajaj Finance Limited is one of India's largest non-banking financial companies. Incorporated in 1987 as Bajaj Auto Finance Limited and renamed in 2010, it is headquartered in Pune and is a subsidiary of Bajaj Finserv Limited. It is regulated by the Reserve Bank of India as a deposit-taking NBFC in the upper layer of RBI's scale-based framework, and its shares are listed on the NSE and BSE.

Its businesses span consumer lending and payments, SME and commercial lending, rural lending, fixed deposits and digital lending, with home loans offered through its subsidiary Bajaj Housing Finance. Beyond its large sales and service teams, Bajaj Finance hires CA, CMA, CFA and MBA (Finance) profiles into finance and accounts, taxation, treasury, internal audit, credit underwriting, risk and compliance roles.

• Industry: Non-banking financial services (lending, deposits and payments)
• Headquarters: Pune, Maharashtra, India
• In India: Corporate offices in Pune, with branches and lending locations across India