- The position will be responsible for delivering FPA reporting for RR BU for EMEA region. This includes monthly business performance, budgeting, forecasting (Quarterly, Annually, 5 years plan). The role will involve interaction with Rubber Reinforcement (RR) Director Finance (EMEA), RR (BU) VP Finance and all the regional finance business partners to drive financial performance and efficiency .
- The experienced candidate must be a team player and self-starter. The Candidate should also be able to handle the Projects its management independently, while maintaining Confidentiality of the Project wherever required
II. ROLE DESCRIPTION
1.Financial Planning Analysis:
- Work on requirements design and roll out of standardized reports that can be used by BU/Corporate - covering areas of BS/ PL/COGS/SGA etc.
- Interface with key stakeholders at regional and BU level to understand needs and drive further development of reports analysis and insights.
- Provide analysis and insights, quantifying drivers, identifying trends and ensuring consistency between explanations and financial results.
- Driving key planning cycles (5 years plan, Annuially, Quarterly) for the EMEA region as per BU reporting timelines, and outlining the key management themes, drivers, risk and opportunities.
- Drive monthly activities and assist in filling of various FPA templates with proposed first level of commentary.
- Ensure the timely execution of reports with data integrity in collaboration with RR finance leadership team and understand the build-up of the figures and be ready to concisely reply on questions; drive corrective actions when needed.
- Support team in transforming reporting requirements on new reporting platform and further train wherever possible.
- Ad hoc financial analysis
2. Process Optimization:
- Drive on-going Corporate Initiatives. Identifying scope and deployment of Global Standards to drive productivity and efficiency.
- Responsible for driving transition management from manual reporting to standardization, automation and establishing comprehensible processes improvements across sites.
- Documenting the current way of working in a systematic approach for succession planning.
3. Compliance Risk Management :
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations and internal policies.
ESSENTIAL SKILLS COMPETENCIES
Qualifications Experience:
- Bachelor s degree or above in finance or accounting.
- MBA or professional qualification (e.g., CMA or CA) preferred.
- Experience in financial planning and analysis roles, preferably in a global organization.
- Manufacturing industrial experience preferred.
Technical Skills :
- Knowledge and understanding of operations of accounting financial function is essential.
- Knowledge of SAP, Power BI and other reporting tools.
- Exposure to SAC (SAP Analytical Cloud), CFIN (Central Finance) is preferred.
- Excellent MS Office Excel, PowerPoint, MS Office for Analysis skills.
Soft Skills
- Business understanding.
- Problem-solving analytical way of thinking ( ability to analyze complex information, draw logical conclusions about business implications and identify actions. ).
- Ability to prioritize organize workload.
- Good (written verbal) communication skills.
- Stakeholder Management.
- Self-starter Team player.
- Skills to handle highly Confidential information / projects.
