Business Finance - Assistant Manager

Neara; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Digantara in Bengaluru (On-Site) invites applications for a Business Finance - Assistant Manager to lead FP&A activities, drive P&L management, and support budgeting, forecasting, and cost control. You will partner with manufacturing, operations, and commercial teams to analyze cost drivers, run product and plant costing, and develop financial models for new initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have CA or MBA in Finance with 3–5 years in manufacturing finance, strong costing knowledge, and

Qualifications

• CA / MBA (Finance) or equivalent professional qualification.
• 3–5 years of experience in Business Finance, Plant Finance, Cost Accounting, or FP&A within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of product costing, plant costing, budgeting, pricing, P&L analysis, and manufacturing finance.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and plant teams to provide financial insights that support operational and commercial decision-making.
• Support the management of Business P&L by tracking key performance drivers, analyzing variances, and highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and monthly financial reviews while monitoring budget adherence.
• Monitor manufacturing, operational, and overhead costs, and support cost optimisation initiatives.
• Perform product and plant costing, including standard costing, cost roll-ups, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
• Support product pricing by analysing cost structures, margins, and profitability.
• Review customer and revenue agreements to assess financial impact, profitability, and commercial viability.
• Analyse production efficiencies, material consumption, and cost variances, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Prepare financial reports, dashboards, and business performance analyses for management review.
• Develop financial models and business cases to support new products, investments, and business initiatives.
• Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, and Commercial teams to improve profitability and working capital.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and governance requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by enhancing financial reporting, costing, and planning processes.

Skills

P&L analysis

Budgeting

Forecasting

Costing

Profitability analysis

Product costing

Plant costing

Pricing support

Variance analysis

Financial reporting

Education

CA

MBA (Finance)

Job description

Business Finance - Assistant Manager

Job type: Full Time · Department: Finance · Work type: On-Site

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Digantara is a leading Space Surveillance and Intelligence company focused on ensuring orbital safety and sustainability. With expertise in space‑based detection, tracking, identification, and monitoring, Digantara provides comprehensive domain awareness across all regimes, enabling end-users to gain actionable intelligence on a single platform. At the core of its infrastructure lies a sophisticated integration of hardware and software capabilities aligned with the key principles of situational awareness: perception (data collection), comprehension (data processing), and prediction (analytics). This holistic approach empowers Digantara to monitor all Resident Space Objects (RSOs) in orbit, fostering comprehensive domain awareness.

Why Us?

• Be part of a collaborative and innovative environment where your ideas and skills make a real difference to the entire space realm.
• Push the boundaries with hands‑on experience, greater responsibilities, and rapid career advancement.
• Competitive incentives, galvanising workspace, blazing team—pretty much everything you have heard about a startup.

Ideal Candidate

• Strong experience in Business Finance, Plant Finance, Cost Accounting, or FP&A within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands‑on experience in P&L analysis, budgeting, forecasting, costing, and profitability analysis.
• Ability to analyze cost drivers, identify improvement opportunities, and provide business insights.
• Experience in product costing, plant costing, pricing support, and variance analysis.
• Strong collaboration skills with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Commercial teams.
• Ability to prepare financial reports, dashboards, and support data‑driven decision‑making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and plant teams to provide financial insights that support operational and commercial decision‑making.
• Support the management of Business P&L by tracking key performance drivers, analyzing variances, and highlighting risks and opportunities.
• Assist in the preparation of annual budgets, forecasts, and monthly financial reviews while monitoring budget adherence.
• Monitor manufacturing, operational, and overhead costs, and support cost optimisation initiatives.
• Perform product and plant costing, including standard costing, cost roll‑ups, variance analysis, and inventory valuation.
• Support product pricing by analysing cost structures, margins, and profitability.
• Review customer and revenue agreements to assess financial impact, profitability, and commercial viability.
• Analyse production efficiencies, material consumption, and cost variances, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Prepare financial reports, dashboards, and business performance analyses for management review.
• Develop financial models and business cases to support new products, investments, and business initiatives.
• Collaborate with Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Procurement, Sales, and Commercial teams to improve profitability and working capital.
• Ensure compliance with financial policies, internal controls, and governance requirements.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives by enhancing financial reporting, costing, and planning processes.

Qualifications

• CA / MBA (Finance) or equivalent professional qualification.
• 3–5 years of experience in Business Finance, Plant Finance, Cost Accounting, or FP&A within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of product costing, plant costing, budgeting, pricing, P&L analysis, and manufacturing finance.

Preferred Qualities

• Strong analytical and problem‑solving mindset.
• Good commercial acumen with an understanding of business drivers.
• Proactive approach with ownership of deliverables.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced environment and drive continuous improvements.

Job Location

Hebbal, Bengaluru