Job Description

EXPECTED END RESULTS

MAJOR ACTIVITIES

1.Lead and coordinate the annual budget/forecast planning process

• Develop and manage the annual budgeting and forecast calendar and governance process.
• Coordinate functional submissions with Functional controllers and ensure timely delivery.
• Consolidate regional budgets and forecast in accordance with Global and Regional guidelines.
• Challenge, review, and validate assumptions to ensure robust planning outcomes.

2.Deliver accurate and timely management reporting

• Prepare monthly management reports highlighting financial performance, KPIs, risks, and opportunities.
• Analyse variances against Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year results.
• Ensure accurate and timely submission of regional reporting packages.
• Develop dashboards and performance scorecards for management review.

1. Provide actionable financial performance insights

• Prepare and communicate actual profit reporting to AMIEO regional management, including clear explanations of variances versus budget, forecast and previous year.
• Monitor key performance indicators, identify trends versus budget and forecast, and analyse the root causes of material variances.
• Develop and maintain dashboards that provide regional management with clear visibility of financial performance and key business drivers.

1. Support executive decision-making through clear financial analysis

• Prepare executive presentations for regional leadership.
• Deliver financial insights and key messages to support management actions.
• Provide ad hoc reporting and analytical support to address emerging business questions and management requests.

1. Strengthen financial governance, standardisation, and process efficiency

• Ensure compliance with corporate reporting guidelines and financial planning standards.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency and data quality.
• Support automation and standardization of FP&A processes across the region.

1. Build effective stakeholder alignment across regional and global finance teams

• Act as the key interface between Functional controllers, Regional Finance Management, and NML Headquarters.
• Facilitate alignment on financial assumptions, reporting requirements, and business priorities.
• Coordinate stakeholder inputs and follow up on open items to ensure high-quality reporting is delivered within strict deadlines.

1. Own Product profitability overview and Tagetik reporting module

• Prepare and maintain a regular overview of Product profitability, analysing performance by model/vehicle line against budget, forecast, and prior year.
• Identify and communicate key drivers of product-level profitability variances to regional management.
• Act as the functional owner of the Tagetik reporting module, ensuring data integrity, timely maintenance, and alignment with reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with IT/systems teams on Tagetik enhancements, user access, and issue resolution.
• Train and support functional controllers on the use of the Tagetik reporting module.

Chennai India