The Innovation Finance Analyst partners with cross-functional teams to evaluate and support innovation projects throughout the stage-gate process. The role is responsible for developing business cases, assessing project profitability, providing financial insights to support key decisions, and ensuring robust financial governance across the innovation portfolio.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain financial business cases for innovation projects
- Evaluate project profitability, investment requirements, and financial viability
- Build financial models incorporating volume, pricing, cost, and investment assumptions
- Partner with Commercial, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, R&D;, and FP&A; teams to validate assumptions and challenge inputs
- Provide financial support for stage-gate reviews and governance discussions
- Identify key financial risks, opportunities, and sensitivities within innovation projects
- Prepare and present financial insights for leadership and decision-making forums
- Ensure accuracy and consistency of financial information across project submissions and governance processes
- Manage multiple innovation projects while delivering high-quality analysis within agreed timelines
- Contribute to continuous improvement of innovation finance tools, templates, and processes
Qualifications
- Experience managing a P&L;
- 7-9 years of experience in finance and planning
- CA/CMA/MBA finance preferred
- FMCG/Manufacturing industry experience
- Experience in financial analysis, data integrity maintenance and systems such as SAP, TM1/Mosaic, HFM
- Tableau knowledge
- Solid excel skills
- Able to work independently and takes initiative
- Capable of managing multiple time sensitive priorities simultaneously
- Detail-oriented; organized in approach and in document maintenance
- Ability to function well in a team environment
- Consistently shows urgency, courtesy and patience
- Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in English language