Job Title: Lead Expert, GES R2D FPA

Location: Hyderabad, India

The Lead Expert GES R2D FPA is a strategic finance role responsible for driving financial planning, forecasting, and performance management across the Record to Decide value chain. The role partners closely with business and finance leaders to deliver insightful analysis, support decision making, and ensure financial governance, accuracy, and continuous improvement across global operations.

Your key responsibilities

- Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis activities across the R2D/FPA function.
- Deliver timely and accurate financial insights, dashboards, and management reports to support strategic and operational decisionmaking.
- Partner with business stakeholders to analyze financial performance, cost drivers, and productivity metrics.
- Drive governance, controls, and compliance for FPA processes, ensuring adherence to accounting and corporate standards.
- Identify opportunities for process optimization, standardization, and automation within FPA activities.
- Provide guidance, mentoring, and review oversight for analysts, ensuring quality deliverables and SLA adherence.

We Bring

- A purpose-led, performance-driven work environment.
- Opportunities to lead complex workplace operations and projects.




- A collaborative culture that values innovation and operational excellence.
- Career growth across functions, sites, and global teams.
- Continuous learning and development through structured programs.
- An inclusive, supportive workplace that encourages new ideas.

You bring

- Strong experience in FPA / R2D finance operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
- Solid understanding of financial statements, variance analysis, and business performance drivers.
- Handson experience with SAP and financial reporting tools (e.g., BW, BPC, Power BI, or similar).
- Proven stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence senior finance and business leaders.
- Strong analytical, problemsolving, and communication skills with attention to detail.
- Educational qualification in Finance / Accounting (CA, CMA, MBA Finance, or equivalent preferred).

Inclusion, belonging and equal prospect statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work and thats exactly the kind of culture were building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

📌 Lead Expert GESD FP&A (Telangana)
🏢 DSM Firmenich
📍 Telangana