Position: Finance Analyst

Experience:0-3 Years

Academic Requirement: Chartered Accountant

Compensation: As per market standards

Hiring Manager: Harshvardhan Gupta

Location: Pune

Probation: 6 Months

Skills: Finance, Accounting, Audit, FP&A; (budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis), Advanced Excel / ERP

Job Overview:

Finance Analyst manages inventory at a global level and supports the financial planning and analysis cycle for the business. The role covers analyzing inventory data and ensuring inventory is presented accurately, alongside budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis and management reporting. It works closely with supply chain, production, commercial and plant finance teams, and reports to the Hiring Manager named above.

Inventory and stock management:

- Monitor inventory levels and analyse inventory turnover rates to optimize stock management.
- Ensure accuracy between physical inventory and system recorded inventory.
- Analyse sales and inventory data to forecast inventory levels and identify trends.
- Prepare reports on stock performance, identifying slow-moving or obsolete items.
- Monitor inventory provisions and update provisions as and when required.
- Identify opportunities for improving inventory management processes and quality control measures.
- Recommend changes to enhance efficiency and reduce waste.
- Ensure accurate reporting to lenders with regard to inventory levels on a timely basis.
- Investigate and resolve issues related to stock discrepancies, quality defects or supplier performance, and implement corrective and preventive actions.

Financial planning and analysis

Budgeting

- Support preparation of the annual operating budget,



including sales, material cost, manufacturing overheads, manpower and capex, in coordination with department heads.
- Build and maintain budget templates and support cost assumptions (volumes, rates, exchange rates, inflation).
- Track spend against approved budgets and flag over-runs to the budget owner before commitment.

Forecasting

- Prepare the monthly and quarterly rolling forecast for revenue, margin, operating cost and cash.
- Translate the sales and production plan into financial projections, and rework the forecast when volumes, pricing or input costs move.
- Prepare cash flow and working capital forecasts, with inventory, receivables and payables movements built in.
- Run scenario and sensitivity analysis on volume, price and raw material assumptions to support management decisions.

Variance analysis

- Carry out monthly actual-versus-budget and actual-versus-forecast variance analysis for revenue, gross margin, overheads and headcount, with written commentary on the drivers.
- Analyze manufacturing variances including material usage, purchase price, labor and overhead absorption, and track them to the responsible function.
- Prepare bridge analysis explaining the movement from budget to actual and from prior period to current period.




- Follow up with cost center owners on corrective actions for adverse variances and track closure.

Management reporting and business partnering

- Prepare the monthly MIS pack and management dashboards within the agreed reporting calendar.
- Maintain and report the key financial and operational KPIs, including margin, cost per unit, inventory days and working capital.
- Support product and customer profitability analysis, standard costing and cost estimates for recent business and RFQs.
- Prepare financial evaluation for capex proposals and cost-saving projects, and track the benefits realized.
- Act as finance partner to supply chain, production and commercial teams, providing analysis for operational and pricing decisions.
- Support the group reporting, statutory audit and internal audit processes with schedules and explanations as required.

Compliance, systems and cross-functional working

- Ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations regarding inventory management and quality assurance.
- Maintain accurate documentation for audits and quality checks.
- Work closely with cross-functional teams, including procurement, production and sales, to align inventory and financial plans with business goals.
- Provide training and support to staff on stock management, quality control and budget-tracking procedures.
- Utilize ERP, inventory management software and data analytics tools to enhance tracking, planning and reporting capabilities.
- Stay updated on technological advancements in inventory, quality and financial planning systems.

02-11-2026

CT Automotive India

📌 Finance Analyst (Pune)
🏢 CT Automotive
📍 Pune