Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - Manufacturing

Role Overview:

To drive the organization's financial health by leading the budgeting process, providing deep-dive analysis of business performance, and supporting the leadership team with data-driven insights for strategic decision-making.

Key Responsibilities:

A. Budgeting and Planning (The Annual Operating Plan):

• Lead the design and execution of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP) across all functions (Sales, Production, HR, Capex).
• Consolidate departmental budgets into a master corporate budget.
• Develop financial models to stress-test various business scenarios (e.g., impact of raw material price hikes or volume shifts).

B. Forecasting and Trend Analysis:

• Maintain a Rolling 12-Month Forecast, updating it monthly based on actual performance and market shifts.
• Analyze historical trends to predict future revenue and cost impacts.
• Manage rolling Cash Flow Forecast to ensure liquidity management.

C. Management Reporting & MIS:

• Prepare the monthly Management Business Review (MBR) deck for the Board and CFO.
• Perform deep-dive Variance Analysis (Actual vs. Budget vs. Forecast) and provide commentary on the drivers (Volume, Price, Mix, or Cost).
• Develop and monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as EBITDA margins, Working Capital cycles, and ROCE.
• Monthly financial statement preparation with schedules.
• Calculation of Cut over as per IFRS / IND AS.
• Group reporting preparation Monthly and Quarterly.
• Month-end activities: overhead calculation, WIP calculation, variance analysis, settlement of orders, cost runs, and impact analysis of price changes.

D. Business Partnering & Decision Support:

• Partner with the Sales Team to perform Customer/Product Profitability analysis (identifying loss-making SKUs).
• Work with the Plant Controller to analyze manufacturing overheads and labor productivity.
• Conduct "Make vs. Buy" analysis and evaluate the financial feasibility of new product launches.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education: Chartered Accountant (CA), MBA Finance, or CMA.
• Experience: 8-10 years of experience in a manufacturing-heavy finance role, with at least 5 years specifically in FP&A.
• Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of Manufacturing P&L, Cost of Goods Sold (COGS), and Gross Margin drivers.