Job Description

Mission

Act as a trusted financial advisor to the business by delivering forward-looking insights, rigorous financial analysis, and proactive performance management. This new role enables strategic planning, resource optimization, and informed decision-making through accurate forecasting, disciplined budgeting, and robust financial modeling. By enhancing financial processes, strengthening data governance, and fostering collaboration across global and cross-functional teams, the mission is to drive profitable growth, operational excellence, and long-term value creation.

Responsibilities

• Business Analytics
  • Put Analytics to work for Business and strive to drive Business through quality Data Analytics.
  • Gain extremely good and detailed understanding of Business through various analytics to drive all the major decisions via data.
  • Collaborate with Global teams across Europe and APAC to make sure India performance is explained using various data models.
  • Be a critical part of all investment decisions and greenfield/brownfield projects being envisaged.
  • Work as a financial pillar for the organizations Financial Performance measurement, Decision Making, Driving Business Performance, Critical thinking, Problem Solving.
• Financial Reporting and Analysis

• Prepare and analyze financial reports including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and working capital summaries.
• Perform monthly closing procedures ensuring accurate and reliable financial data.
• Analyze financial statements for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with internal policies.
• Conduct variance analysis and reconciliation of key accounts, including sales and cost data by country and business segment.
• Provide inventory analytics and reporting to support business insights.

• Budgeting, Forecasting and Cost Tracking

• Support the development of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts, aligning cost trends with business needs.
• Standard Costing knowledge in SAP
• Variance Analysis and explanation of P&L variances with Budget/Forecast and Previous Years
• Knowledge of FCCS and PBCS
• Detailed knowledge of monthly closing, Reco of standard costing
• Track actual expenses against budgets, analyse cost variances, and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor and report on key financial metrics including costs, sales, and cash flow to drive performance improvements.

• Financial Process Optimization

• Identify and implement initiatives to optimize financial processes and reporting accuracy.
• Ensure consistency and quality of data across systems and reports.
• Develop and maintain automated reporting tools and dashboards to enhance productivity and visibility.
• Leverage expertise in FP&A modeling, reporting, and databases to improve efficiency and support decision-making.
• Support financial systems (e.g., Oracle Cloud) and participate in enhancement initiatives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts including process optimization aligned with company standards.

• Cross-functional Business Support

• Promote financial understanding and provide insights to non-finance stakeholders (Sales, Operations, HR, etc.) to support business decisions.
• Collaborate with operational teams to align financial planning with organizational goals.

Requirements

• CA/CWA/MBA
• 10-15years of experience.
• Strong understanding of Business Processes.
• Strong knowledge of financial processes, accounting, and controlling standards
• Excellent analytical skills and attention to detail, with a passion for data accuracy
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Self-driven, curious and solution-oriented
• Fluency in English (written and verbal)
• Proficiency in SAP, Oracle, Power BI, Cosmos, and advanced Excel/Microsoft tools
• Experience in project business controlling is a plus
• Strong organizational and time-management skills