Assistant Manager

Role Purpose : Drive financial planning, performance analytics, and decision support for business and operations. Own budgeting and forecasting, strengthen cost governance, optimize inventory and enable data-driven decision-making across functions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead annual budgeting, rolling forecasts, and long-range planning (LRP) • Own weekly/monthly MIS, dashboards, variance analysis, and early warning indicators • Support Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) covering volume, pricing, margins, and inventory • Drive cost analytics, productivity initiatives, and budget adherence across functions • Conduct profitability analysis (product/plant/Domain) and identify margin improvement levers • Partner with procurement on purchase finance, spend variance, supplier benchmarking, and savings validation • Track cost reduction and cost avoidance initiatives and realization • Own inventory and working capital analytics • Act as Finance Business Partner to operations, commercial, supply chain, and cross-functional teams • Support business cases, pricing decisions, capex/opex proposals, and ad-hoc analysis • Ensure data integrity, documentation, and compliance with internal controls.

What We’re Looking For: • Strong ownership mindset and execution focus • High analytical capability with attention to detail • Strong stakeholder management and business partnering skills • Comfortable working in a fast-paced, lean environment and multi-tasking • Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills; SAP knowledge preferred

Experience: 2–8 years Qualification: Qualified Chartered Accountant