Assistant General Manager/Deputy General Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - Manufacturing/FMCG

Lead FPNA (AGM/DGM) for two Agro chemical entities

Roles and Responsibilities

1. Financial Planning and Budgeting:

• Prepare annual budgets and financial plans.
• Work with departments to estimate revenue, expenses and resource requirements.
• Allocate budgets according to business priorities.

2. Forecasting and Financial Modelling:

• Forecast future revenue, costs, profitability and cash flow.
• Build financial models to evaluate different business scenarios.
• Update forecasts when market conditions or business priorities change.

3. Performance Analysis and Reporting:

• Compare actual financial results against budgets and forecasts.
• Identify variances and investigate why they occurred.
• Prepare management reports, dashboards and performance presentations.

4. Cost and Profitability Management:

• Identify opportunities to reduce costs and improve margins.
• Evaluate departmental spending and operational efficiency.
• Analyse profitability by product, business unit, customer or geography.

5. Business Partnering and Strategic Decision-Making:

• Partner with business leaders, HR, sales and operations.
• Evaluate hiring plans, expansion proposals and investments.
• Provide financial insights to support management decisions.

Key Skills:

• Financial skills: Budgeting, forecasting, P&L analysis, cash-flow analysis and financial modelling.
• Technical skills: Advanced Excel, Power BI, financial planning software and ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle.
• Analytical skills: Variance analysis, scenario planning, trend analysis and profitability assessment.
• Business skills: Understanding revenue models, operating costs and commercial performance.
• Communication skills: Explaining financial results and recommendations to non-finance stakeholders.

Must-have:

• Candidate is expected to work on automation tool, should have exp in implementation of financial automation tools.

Exp:

• 6 - 12 Years of exp.

Location:

• Chennai - Guindy (Head Office).

Reporting to:

• CFO.

Good match of profile:

• FPNA, IC or team management + Corporate office role (not cost accountant) + Good in automation + good to have (investor relations exp in M&A, Board meetings presentation prep).

Team Management:

• This is a team mgmt role (to start with 1 and grow the team to next level).

Qualification:

• MBA Fin or CA Qualified.

Preferred industry:

• Manufacturing / FMCG / FMCG.