Senior Manager - Plant Finance

Join our dynamic finance team as a Finance Business Partner and be the strategic advisor who transforms financial insights into impactful business decisions! We're looking for a talented professional who can bridge the gap between finance and operations while driving value creation across our organization.

Role Purpose
The manager/senior manager supports for Finance Business Partner in providing high quality financial insights, analysis, and decision support to business leaders. This role ensures strong financial understanding, accurate reporting, and effective performance management across the supported functions/business units.
This role acts as a bridge between finance and operations, enabling better decision making through data-driven insights while building financial discipline and collaboration within the business.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Analysis & Reporting

Support preparation of monthly management reports, dashboards, and variance analysis.
Provide insight into revenue, margins, cost drivers, and performance trends.
Assist in preparation of monthly business reviews and leadership presentations.
Ensure accurate and timely consolidation of data

Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting
Contribute to annual budget cycles, rolling forecasts, and long‑range planning.
Partner with operational teams to collect inputs, validate assumptions, and support forecast accuracy.
Build and maintain financial models to support scenario analysis.

Business Partnering Support
Work closely with FBP to respond to business queries, ad‑hoc analysis, and strategic initiatives.
Participate in regular meetings with operational, commercial, or supply chain teams.
Support price/margin analysis, product costing, investment proposals, and cost‑benefit assessments.

Cost Control & Productivity
Track and report functional cost performance vs. budget/target.
Benchmarking with other plant and Core reference wise cost development for improvement.
Participate with project team to validate reported savings calculations.
Support identification of cost-saving opportunities and efficiency projects.
Monitor KPIs and analytics for productivity metrics, highlighting areas for improvement.

Governance, Compliance & Controls
Ensure compliance with internal controls, accounting standards, and finance policies.
Support audit requirements with reconciliations, documentation, and data insights.
Maintain strong data accuracy, financial integrity, and process discipline.

Systems, Tools & Data Management
Maintain and update financial dashboards and data in planning tools.
Improve data quality, process automation, and reporting standardization.
Work with finance shared services/COEs where applicable to streamline processes.

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics, or related field.
  • Professional certifications (or pursuing): CA / CMA / ACCA / CPA / MBA Finance (preferred, not mandatory).
  • 5 years of experience in FP&A, finance analysis, management reporting, or similar roles.
  • Experience in a multinational, manufacturing, technology, or services environment is beneficial.
  
  Success Indicators (What Good Looks Like)
  • Produces high-quality, accurate reports with meaningful insights.
  • Supports FBP with strong analytical backing and reliable data.
  • Builds strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders.
  • Demonstrates improvement in forecast accuracy and cost control.
  • Shows initiative, ownership, and continuous improvement mindset.

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€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

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