Business Finance Controller

Prestwick Aerosystems; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,800,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus India Private Limited is seeking a Chartered Accountant with 10+ years of experience for a senior Business Finance partner role based in Bengaluru. You will interface between finance and business verticals to optimize costs, provide real-time analysis and influence strategic decisions.

Responsibilities include AOP preparation, accurate forecasting, performance reporting, dashboards, MBR packs, cost by nature/destination reporting, governance, and driving cost consciousness across the

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant with 10+ years of experience.
• Experience as business finance partner role is required.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to influence cross-functional teams.
• Strong Excel skills and good business acumen.
• Knowledge of SAP.
• Strong financial modelling and presentation skills.
• Self-starter who can own deliverables with minimal direction.
• Continuous improvement attitude and fast learning ability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Understand the business, cost drivers and related functions to drive efficient growth.
• Deep dive analysis of rate trends for key drivers and lead indicators.
• Data-driven trend analysis for customers/operational metrics to improve P&L.
• Prepare Annual Operating Plan (AOP).
• Forecast accurately with inputs from the business.
• Publish performance reports – Plan vs Actuals and EAC.
• Prepare, manage and publish business dashboards.
• Prepare Monthly Business Review (MBR) packs and lead discussions with leaders.
• Cost by Nature reporting with granularity.
• Ensure cost by Nature & Cost by Destination circularity.
• Drive cost consciousness and competitiveness.
• Ensure invoicing adheres to revenue recognition standards.
• Close month/year processes for cost actualisation.
• Stakeholder management with regional teams.
• Run weekly regional reviews with stakeholders and central finance.
• Create processes for new initiatives and governance.
• Run automation initiatives for process improvements.
• Assist with ad-hoc analysis/business cases.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional influence

Financial modelling

Verbal communication

Education

Chartered Accountant

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description:

Business Finance: -Interface between the finance function and the Business verticals and Cross functional teams to optimize costs of the various functions. Provide real-time analysis and influence strategic decision making based on financial performance and financial planning and analysis.

Job Responsibilities

• Developing deep understanding of the business, Cost drivers and related functions of the organization to drive efficient growth
• Deep dive analysis of rate/rate trends for key drivers and lead/lag indicators
• Doing data driven trend analysis for customers/operational metrics with focus on improving the shape of the P&L while highlighting key insights to leadership.
• Preparation of Annual Operating Plan (AOP)
• Accurate Forecasting per the cycle, gathering relevant inputs from Business
• Performance reporting – Plan vs Actuals and Estimate to Complete (EAC) periodically
• Preparing, managing and publishing business dashboards
• Preparation of comprehensive Monthly Business Reviews (MBR) pack ; lead discussions with Business leaders around key drivers/KPI’s
• Cost by Nature reporting with high level granularity
• Ensure cost by Nature & Cost by Destination circularity
• Drive Competitiveness and Cost consciousness across organization
• Ensure adequate invoicing mechanism in place in adherence to revenue recognition standards and group policy
• Adherence to month close/year end close process for cost actualisation
• Stakeholder Management & working closely with the regional business teams
• Run weekly reviews with for the regions with business stakeholders and Central Finance/Functional finance counter parts
• Creating processes for new initiatives and improving existing ones with focus on governance & cost leakage
• Run automation initiatives for process streamlining & Improvements
• Assist with ad-hoc analysis/Business case creation on various projects as and when required.

Desired Candidate

• Chartered Accountant with 10+ year of exp ;
• Previous experience as business finance partner role is required
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to work with and influence cross functional teams
• Strong Excel Skills and good business acumen
• Knowledge of SAP
• Strong Financial modelling and presentation skills
• Self-starter who can take ownership of deliverables with minimal direction and develop new ways of approaching business problems
• Continuous improvement attitude and fast learning ability
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Company: Airbus India Private Limited

Employment Type: Permanent

Experience Level: Professional | Job Family: Controlling

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