Associate Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Kemin; Chennai District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Kemin in Chennai seeks an experienced FP&A professional to lead financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and management reporting. You will partner with leadership to provide actionable insights, improve profitability and support strategic decision-making.

The role requires 5+ years in FP&A with CA/CMA/MBA (Finance) and a strong ability to automate processes and generate executive-ready presentations. This is a full-time on-site position in Chennai.

Qualifications

• CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) with 5+ years of FP&A experience.
• Experience in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting and management reporting.
• Strong analytical skills with ability to automate and drive insights.

Responsibilities

• Prepare monthly forecasts for management financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly management reports, KPI dashboards and executive presentations.
• Monitor KPIs and recommend actions to achieve financial targets.
• Automate and streamline reporting processes for efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to develop budgets for revenue, margin and operating expenses.
• Conduct variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year results.
• Provide actionable recommendations to senior leadership based on deep-dive analyses.

Skills

FP&A

Forecasting

Budgeting

Management reporting

Analytics

Automation

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

CA

CMA

MBA (Finance)

Job description

Overview

Location: Chennai

Position Overview

• This role is responsible for preparation of financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, management reporting and business performance analysis. The role partners closely with all relevant stakeholders and leadership teams to provide actionable financial insights, improve profitability, support strategic decision-making and drive continuous improvement through automation and analytics. This position plays a active role in enhancing business performance and financial visibility across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for preparation and submission of monthly forecasts for management financial reporting.
• Prepare monthly management reports, KPI dashboards and executive presentations.
• Monitor key business KPIs and recommend corrective actions to achieve financial targets.
• Analyze market trends and business drivers impacting financial performance.
• Automate and streamline reporting processes to improve efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to develop revenue, margin, operating expenses for budgeting process.
• Perform detailed monthly variance analysis against budget, forecast and prior year results.
• Identify key drivers impacting revenue, gross margin, operating expenses, and profitability.
• Conduct financial deep-dive analyses and provide actionable recommendations to management.
• Prepare management reports and performance dashboards highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Present financial insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Support internal and external audit processes.
• Collaborate with Accounting teams to ensure alignment between actual results and management reporting.
• Accurate calculation of variable compensation incentives as per the approved plan.

Qualifications

• CA / CMA / MBA (Finance) with minimum of 5+ years of work experience in FP&A role.

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