Financial Performance and Cost Controlling

Job Location is in Chennai (you can work from home, but you need to based out in Chennai), CA qualification is must.

We are seeking a strategic Chartered Accountant to join our Center of Excellence (CoE) for Procurement Financial Performance and Cost Controlling. In this role, you will serve as a strategic financial partner to global procurement leadership and category managers.

You will leverage your financial acumen to drive cost optimization, perform complex financial analysis (Purchase price variances, benchmarking, price-over-cost, Margin optimisation etc.), ensure robust internal controls and present executive commentary to Management

Key Responsibilities:

Financial Performance & Category Controlling:

Prepare and evaluate monthly category-wise spend and financial performance reports

Perform deep-dive variance commentary identifying key drivers behind spend trends, inflation, and cost movements.

Executive Reporting & Stakeholder Management:

Partner with the Head of Procurement and Head of operational excellence to craft strategic financial presentations and performance updates for the Group Exco.

Ensure high accuracy and strategic clarity in all executive deliverables on time.

Strategic Cost Intelligence & Sourcing Analytics:

Collaborate with Global Category Managers on price benchmarking, Purchase Price Variance (PPV), Price-over-Cost analysis, and Best Cost Country (BCC) sourcing models to unlock margin improvements

Furnish actionable financial intelligence on key suppliers to support high-stakes contract negotiations.

Governance, Policy & Risk Management:

Oversee global procurement policies, ensuring communication, implementation, and compliance across global business units.

Work closely with teams to implement, maintain, and enforce robust financial controls across the entire procurement cycle.

Digital and AI Transformation & Process Analytics:

Partner with the Procurement Digital/Tools team to drive continuous improvement in spend visibility, automated reporting, and platform implementations.

Educational Qualification & Experience:

Education: Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with 5+ years of post-qualification experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Controlling, Management Reporting, Cost Accounting or Spend Analytics

Preferred: Prior exposure to Supply chain, procurement controlling or strategic sourcing

Technical and Behavioral Skills:

Strong, hands-on expertise in MS Excel and PowerPoint. Experience usingGoogle Workspace tools alongside visualization platforms like QlikSense

Strong time-management skills with a proven track record of consistently meeting tight deliverables and project deadlines under pressure

Excellent team player with strong interpersonal skills, capable of working seamlessly across global, cross-functional teams

Positive, solution-oriented attitude paired with a continuous growth mindset and an eagerness to learn and adapt

Why join us:

Executive Exposure: Work directly with senior leaders, presenting strategic insights and financial reports to the Head of Procurement and Head of operational excellence

Strategic Finance Role: Go beyond traditional accounting into high-impact Finance Business Partneringdriving global cost leadership, spend analytics, and strategic decision-making

Global Footprint & Mobility: Gain hands-on exposure working with international teams across multi-geography operations

Digital & Analytics Mastery: Sharpen your capability in modern procurement analytics tools and business intelligence platforms like Qlik Sense