Opening's For FPNA - SME & TL (Immediate joiners only)

Job Title: FP&A Subject Matter Expert (SME) & (TL )

IMMEDIATE JOINER'S ONLY (0-15 DAYS )
Job Location: Chennai CKC

Good communication is must
Experience: 5 to 8 Years
Function: Finance FP&A / MIS
Employment Type: Individual Contributor (IC)
Shift Timing: UK Shift
Work Mode: 5 Days Work From Office
Transport: Cognizant cab facility – Pickup and Drop

Open Positions: 2

Job Summary:

We are looking for an experienced FP&A Subject Matter Expert to support financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, MIS reporting and financial performance analysis for manufacturing operations. The ideal candidate should have strong analytical skills, financial reporting expertise and a good understanding of manufacturing costs and margins.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare annual budgets, periodic forecasts and rolling forecasts.
• Prepare monthly MIS reports and financial dashboards.
• Perform Actual vs Budget vs Forecast variance analysis and provide root-cause insights.
• Analyze revenue, costs, SG&A, contribution margins and variable margins.
• Review manufacturing costs, including raw materials, labor, inventory, freight and factory overheads.
• Monitor headcount, employee costs and departmental expenses.
• Analyze P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements.
• Coordinate with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, HR and Finance teams.
• Validate financial data, perform reconciliations and maintain supporting schedules.
• Identify trends, anomalies and opportunities for cost optimization.
• Support reporting standardization and process automation.

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong understanding of MIS and FP&A reporting.
• Budgeting and forecasting.
• Actual vs Budget vs Forecast variance analysis.
• Contribution margin and variable margin analysis.
• Understanding of financial statements – P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.

Good to Have:

• SAP exposure, especially GL, cost centers, reports and costing runs.
• Power BI and MIS dashboards.
• Manufacturing industry experience.
• IFRS knowledge is desirable but not mandatory.

Job Title: FP&A Team Lead / Senior FP&A Analyst – Manufacturing Finance

Experience: 7–10 Years

Job Summary:

We are seeking an experienced FP&A professional to own end-to-end financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, management reporting and financial analysis for manufacturing operations. This is an individual contributor role requiring strong IFRS knowledge, financial modeling expertise and the ability to partner with senior stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead annual budgeting, periodic forecasting, rolling forecasts and latest-estimate submissions.
• Develop and review financial models covering revenue, volume, pricing, raw materials, production costs, SG&A and overheads.
• Own monthly MIS reporting and Actual vs Budget vs Forecast variance analysis.
• Provide root-cause analysis, financial commentary and corrective-action recommendations.
• Analyze contribution margin, variable margin, product profitability and customer profitability.
• Review manufacturing costs, inventory, material usage, labor, freight and overhead absorption.
• Lead SG&A reviews, headcount planning and workforce-cost analysis.
• Partner with Operations, Commercial, Supply Chain, Procurement, HR and Finance teams.
• Support scenario analysis, business cases, capital-investment evaluations and cost-optimization initiatives.
• Ensure data accuracy, reconciliations, reporting controls and audit readiness.
• Drive process improvement, reporting standardization and automation.

Mandatory Skills:

• Strong experience in MIS and FP&A reporting.
• Budgeting, forecasting and rolling forecasts.
• Actual vs Budget vs Forecast variance analysis.
• Contribution margin and variable margin analysis.
• Strong understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statements.
• Mandatory working knowledge of IFRS standards.
• Knowledge of IFRS 10, IFRS 15, IFRS 16, IAS 2, IAS 21 and IAS 36.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder-management skills.

Good to Have:

• SAP exposure – GL, cost centers, reporting and costing runs.
• Power BI and MIS dashboards.
• Hyperion, Anaplan or other financial planning tools.
• Manufacturing industry experience.

Regards,

Sangeetha R