Analyst / Senior Analyst - Controlling

METRO/MAKRO; Belagavi District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) seeks a highly analytical FP&A professional to support financial planning, margin analysis, category performance evaluation, and revenue forecasting across its wholesale and retail portfolio.

The ideal candidate partners with Category, Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Business Finance to drive data-driven decisions, optimise profitability, and enhance business performance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce or related fields.
• Qualified CMA/CCA, CA Inter or similar.
• 2–7 years of FP&A / Business Finance experience in retail, FMCG, e-commerce, or consumer-focused industries.
• Strong understanding of retail business drivers—pricing, margins, category dynamics, inventory management, and promotions.
• Advanced Excel skills; working knowledge of Power BI/Tableau preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual budgeting and forecasting processes for sales, margins, category performance, and operating expenses.
• Develop revenue and margin forecasting models using historical trends, pricing strategies, market dynamics, and promotions.
• Provide variance analysis and insights against budget, forecast, and prior period performance.
• Analyze daily/weekly/monthly business performance including sales, GMV, ASP, sell-through, conversion rates.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modelling

Excel

Power BI

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Finance/Accounting/Commerce

CMA/CA Inter or similar

Tools

SAP BW/FI/CO

Tagetik

MicroStrategy

SQL

Job description

Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC)is internal solution partner for METRO, a €31.6 Billion international wholesaler with operations in more than 30 countries. The store network comprises a total of 623 stores in 21 countries, of which 522 offer out-of-store delivery (OOS), and 94 dedicated depots. In 12 countries, METRO runs only the delivery business by its delivery companies (Food Service Distribution, FSD).

HoReCa and Traders are core customer groups of METRO. The HoReCa section includes hotels, restaurants, catering companies as well as bars, cafés and canteen operators. The Traders section includes small grocery stores and kiosks. The majority of all customer groups are small and medium-sized enterprises as well as sole traders. METRO helps them manage their business challenges more effectively.
MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide HR, Finance, IT, Strategy, Branding & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented FP&A professional to support financial planning, margin analysis, category performance evaluation, and revenue forecasting across our wholesale/ retail portfolio. The ideal candidate will partner closely with Category, Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Business Finance teams to drive data‑backed decision-making, optimize profitability, and enhance business performance.

Job Responsibilities

Prepare the monthly, quarterly, and annual budgeting and forecasting processes for sales,
margins, category performance, and operating expenses.

Develop revenue and margin forecasting models using historical trends, pricing strategies,
market dynamics, and promotional plans.

Provide variance analysis and insights against budget, forecast, and prior period
performance.

Analyze daily/weekly/monthly business performance including sales, GMV, ASP, sell-through,
conversion rates, and customer behavior trends.

Track revenue drivers across channels—online, offline, marketplace, all multichannel sales—
highlighting risks and opportunities.

Support pricing, discounting, and promotional effectiveness studies to improve top-line and
margin outcomes.

Conduct category-level profitability analysis including gross margin, net margin, contribution
margin, and SKU-level economics.

Partner with Category & Merchandising teams to evaluate assortment mix, price positioning,
markdown strategy, and product lifecycle profitability

Produce margin bridge analysis (price, mix, cost, discounting, shrinkage, etc.) to identify
improvement levers.

Prepare weekly/monthly business review decks with key metrics, KPIs, and performance
commentary.

Build and maintain dashboards (Excel/BI tools) for real-time monitoring of sales, margins,
and category health.

Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and timely delivery of reports to stakeholders.

Business Partnering

Collaborate cross-functionally with Buying, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Operations, and
Marketing teams to support commercial decision-making.

Present financial insights to leadership, highlighting actionable recommendations and
performance drivers.

Process Improvement & Automation

Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reduce manual work, and enhance
reporting accuracy.

Drive automation using Excel macros, Power BI, or other tools to streamline financial
workflows.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics, or related
  fields. Qualified CMA/CCA, CA Inter or similar
• 2–7 years of relevant FP&A / Business Finance experience in retail, FMCG, e-
  commerce, or consumer-focused industries.
• Strong understanding of retail business drivers—pricing, margins, category
  dynamics, inventory management, and promotions.
• Advanced Excel skills; working knowledge of Power BI/Tableau preferred.
• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate
  insights into actions.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environments with tight deadlines.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to details and ability to work independently

Additional Information

• Experience in budgeting and forecasting tools (SAP 1BW/FI/C, Tagetik, Microstrategy
  Datawarehouse, Bigquery).
• Experience working with large datasets and SQL plus.
• Strong financial modeling expertise.