Senior Financial Analyst
Job Summary
The Senior Financial Analyst will lead forecasting cycles and act as a strategic partner to operations to drive productivity. This role requires maintaining financial integrity through audits, month-end closings, and balance sheet reconciliations. Additionally, the incumbent will focus on process automation and digital innovation within the finance function.
Responsibilities
- Manage forecasting cycles
- Partner with operations for cost-productivity
- Ensure inventory and audit integrity
- Perform month-end closing and reconciliations
- Drive financial process automation
Required Skills
- 3-5 years manufacturing finance experience
- Background in MNC culture
- FP&A and managerial accounting
- ERP systems proficiency
- Analytical and critical thinking
Job Details
Responsibilities:
- Budgeting & Forecasting: Orchestrates the monthly, quarterly, and annual forecasting cycles to ensure accurate financial roadmaps.
- Business Partnership: Acts as a strategic partner to the operations team, proactively identifying and validating cost-productivity improvements.
- Asset & Compliance Stewardship: Manages inventory integrity through cycle counts and physical audits, while ensuring strict adherence to corporate accounting standards.
- Financial Control: Performs month-end closing, weekly cost tracking, and critical balance sheet reconciliations to maintain total data transparency.
- Digital Innovation: Champions a critical thinking mindset to simplify tasks and drive process automation across the finance function.
Requirements:
- Experienced Manufacturing Professional: Candidates must possess 3–5 years of relevant finance experience, with a mandatory background in manufacturing environments and familiarity with MNC cultures.
- Technical Financial Experience: Experience in FP&A, costing, plant variance, and/or managerial accounting is essential.
- ERP & Systems Proficiency: Proficiency in ERP is highly valued, combined with the analytical skills to provide proactive recommendations based on detailed data.