UPL - Analyst - MIS/Budgeting & Costing

Analyst MIS, Budgeting & Costing

Education:

CMA / ICWA (preferred), CA, MBA (Finance)

Experience:

CMA + 7 to 10 years or a CA with 3-4 years' experience, with ownership of budgeting, costing, MIS, variance analysis, and business partnering responsibilities. This aligns well with manufacturing and plant finance environments.

Role Purpose:

Support business performance through robust MIS, budgeting, forecasting, costing, variance analysis, and decision-support analytics. The role will partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Finance teams to drive financial discipline and cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

MIS & Management Reporting:

• Prepare monthly MIS, performance dashboards, and management reports.
• Analyze actual performance against Budget, Forecast, and Previous Year.
• Develop insights on cost drivers, profitability, and operational performance.
• Ensure timely and accurate submission of reports to management.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

• Coordinate annual budgeting and periodic forecasting exercises.
• Consolidate inputs from business and functional teams.
• Monitor budget utilization and highlight deviations.
• Support long-range planning and financial projections.

Costing & Cost Control:

• Maintain product costing and cost sheet accuracy.
• Conduct standard cost and variance analysis (RM, conversion, utilities, overheads, yield, etc.).
• Monitor manufacturing cost trends and identify optimization opportunities.
• Support cost audits and compliance requirements.

Business Performance Analysis:

• Analyze profitability, margins, working capital, and productivity metrics.
• Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis for strategic decision-making.
• Support management with actionable recommendations for improving business performance.

Stakeholder Management:

• Partner with plant finance, operations, procurement, supply chain, and commercial teams.
• Drive data integrity and financial discipline across functions.
• Support leadership with presentations and business reviews.

Technical Skills:

• Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP, Macros preferred).
• SAP/ERP systems.
• SAP CO Module is a must.
• Power BI / Tableau.
• Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.