Finance Manager

We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to lead financial planning and analysis, budgeting, reporting, and strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate should have a strong foundation in financial governance, cross-functional collaboration, and business partnering, with prior exposure in multinational FMCG, telecom, or similar sectors.

Educational Qualification:

CA with 2-3 yrs or CAM/MBA with 5 yrs experience

Job Responsibilities

A. Financial Planning, Analysis, and Reporting

• Responsible for Annual budgeting, quarterly forecasting, monthly projections and actuals tracking

• Handling full annual budgeting process for company along with business teams

• Analyzed variances in various components of P&L, working capital and cash generation

• Variance analysis and analytical review and forecasting of Balance Sheet and P&L statement

• Overheads budgeting, Budget v/s Actual Analysis of Overheads

• Driven initiatives to collaborate with different stakeholders on cost analysis & profitability improvement

• Managing monthly MIS reporting and presentation of consolidated financials for full company

• Review and analysis of all revenues & expenses for domestic, international territories & subsidiaries

• Prepare and present monthly MIS reports to management, including analytical reports for decision making

• Managing forecast preparation and presentation, tracking actuals vs forecast and variance analysis

• Worked closely with IR team and MD office to facilitate investor communication

• Installed new MIS tool and automated all reporting, resulting in improved data analysis

• Part of FP&A team for multi-entity joint venture business across Africa

• Monthly reporting of consolidated numbers and country-wise variance analysis

• Managed statutory reporting and compliance for Mauritius SPV entities

• Developed multiple dashboards for business status & trend reporting

• Worked with local teams on preparation of country-level budgets

B. Compliance, Governance, and Subsidiary Management

• Responsible for the preparation of financial statements for 10 subsidiary companies

• Ensured on-time audit completion with zero audit observation for all subsidiaries

• Reporting to stock exchanges as per SEBI guidelines and handling of annual report

• Conducted quarterly governance meetings to highlight finance, legal, tax and control issues

• Supported Annual General Meetings (AGMs) for Hindustan Unilever Limited

• Finance business partnered merger of two subsidiaries and divestment of one

C. Strategic Initiatives, Cross-functional Projects, and Process Improvement

• Worked as Central Finance POC to Global Sales COE – analysis on customer segments & margins

• Leveraged SAP to drive simplification and improve internal controls

• Led cross-pollination project to replicate best practices across countries

• Defined dashboards for senior management to track industry & economic indicators

• Supported portfolio strategy development for the Group

• Conducted fact-based research and data analysis on new business opportunities

• Analyzed macro-economic changes and assessed impact on Group businesses

• Assisted in business unit strategy development with in-depth financial analysis

• Established and streamlined data processes for Group's Greener Initiatives

• Coordinated efficiency and carbon reduction measures across businesses

• Delivered productivity improvement and cost reduction projects via process enhancements

• Identified margin improvement opportunities through production & logistics in new acquisitions

• Handled various ad-hoc projects as required by management

About the Company

Client specializing in industrial wastewater recycling, desalination, and membrane technology systems.