Senior Finance Analyst - GCC FP&A; APAC

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India (Hybrid)

Industry: Personal Care Product Manufacturing

Work Setting: Hybrid

Are you passionate about driving financial planning, forecasting, and business insights that enable strategic growth and operational excellence Join a cooperative finance team where you'll play a key role in budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis, and business partnering across regional markets. In this role, you'll leverage data, financial modeling, and analytical expertise to deliver actionable insights, improve decision-making, and support business performance in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead monthly forecasting, quarterly business planning, and annual budgeting processes for assigned business areas.
- Analyze financial performance and provide detailed variance analysis against budgets, forecasts, and strategic plans.
- Deliver clear and actionable financial insights to support business decision-making and performance management.
- Partner closely with finance teams and cross-functional stakeholders to understand business drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Support financial planning activities by developing accurate forecasts, scenario analyses, and business recommendations.
- Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and integrity across financial systems, reports, and planning tools.
- Develop and maintain financial models to support planning, forecasting, and strategic initiatives.
- Identify opportunities to improve processes, simplify reporting, and enhance operational efficiency through automation.
- Contribute innovative solutions to streamline financial workflows, reporting, and analytics capabilities.
- Prepare and present financial updates, performance reports,



and business reviews to key stakeholders.
- Support special projects, ad-hoc analysis, and strategic business initiatives as required.
- Collaborate with planning, commercial, operations, and finance partners to align business objectives with financial plans.

What We're Looking For

- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
- Professional accounting qualification, MBA, or equivalent advanced finance education preferred.
- Strong experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A;), budgeting, forecasting, and management reporting.
- Proven ability to analyze complex financial data and translate findings into meaningful business insights.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, financial modeling, and PowerPoint presentations.
- Experience working with enterprise financial planning and reporting systems.
- Solid analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across multiple functions and regions.
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience in consumer products, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, FMCG, or similarly fast-paced industries.
- Expertise in financial forecasting, annual operating plans, and strategic business planning.
- Experience with financial systems, business intelligence tools, and performance reporting platforms.
- Knowledge of automation technologies and process improvement methodologies within finance functions.
- Strong understanding of financial controls, reporting standards, and business performance management.
- Experience supporting regional or global business operations in a matrixed environment.

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