Finance Business Partner

Role: FP&A, Uniform Solutions

The role will be the finance business partner to the Uniform Division Head and will own budgeting, costing, pricing, and profitability.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Financial Planning & Budgeting

- Lead Annual Operating Plan (AOP), quarterly forecasting, and long-range planning for the Uniform Division.

- Prepare division-wise P&L, working capital, and cash flow forecasts.

2. Costing & Pricing (Core for Uniforms)

- Own product costing - Fabric, trim, CMT, embroidery, logistics, and overhead absorption.

- Build pricing models for B2B Tenders, Corporate bulk orders, and Schools / Institutional business.

- Track style / SKU level profitability and recommend price revisions.

- Monitor fabric yield, cut-to-pack loss, and alteration/rejection costs.

3. Business Finance & Analysis

- Order vs. Budget vs. Actual analysis for large uniform contracts.

- Customer profitability analysis (L1/L2 tenders, credit period, service cost).

- Inventory analysis - Fabric, WIP, FG, deadstock and provision for slow-moving sizes.

- MIS reporting - Weekly sales, margin, OTIF, and collection dashboard for management.

4. Operations Control

- Partner with Merchandising, Production & Procurement for BOM validation and vendor cost benchmarking.

- Monitor factory capacity utilization and cost per minute / per piece.

- Control and audit job-worker / stitching unit billing.

5. Systems & Process

- Strengthen SOPs for costing, tender pricing approval, and inventory provisioning.

- Work on ERP (SAP / WFX / Tally) for accurate division-level reporting.

Desired Candidate Profile:

- Qualification: CA / MBA Finance / CMA

- Experience: 3-4 years in FP&A, with at least 2-3 years in Garment / Apparel / Uniform Manufacturing

- Must Have Skills:

- Strong in Apparel Costing, BOM & Tender-based Pricing

- Advanced Excel, Financial Modeling

- Experience in B2B / Institutional order business

- ERP: SAP or similar

- Understanding of fabric inventory, size-set planning, and seasonality in uniforms

KPIs for this Role:

Gross Margin %, Pricing Accuracy, Forecast Accuracy, Inventory Days, Deadstock %.

If interested, please send cv to [email removed]