Commercial Finance Manager

Aptiv; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Higher Education opportunities

Life and accident insurance

Creche facility

Job summary

Aptiv is seeking an experienced Commercial Finance professional in Bengaluru to own cost accounting, profitability analysis, and pricing strategy for automotive projects. You will collaborate with sales, procurement, production, and R&D to ensure accurate quotations and financially sound bidding decisions.

You will track cost performance across development and mass production, update cost databases, and provide analytics-driven insights to optimize margins while complying with corporate policies

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Commercial Finance with strong expertise in cost accounting and profitability analysis in manufacturing, electronics, or automotive sectors.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; professional certifications (CA, CMA, CIMA, MBA Finance) preferred.
• Proven experience in pricing strategy, margin evaluation, and financial risk assessment in customer bidding and commercial negotiations.
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex financial data and translate it into actionable insights.

Responsibilities

• Quotation & Cost Calculation: Conduct full-set cost accounting for automotive parts and vehicle projects, including material cost, labor cost, overhead, logistics, and SG&A.
• Profitability Analysis & Pricing Review: Analyze project margins, evaluate risks, provide pricing suggestions based on cost structure and market conditions.
• Project Financial Tracking: Monitor cost fluctuations, update cost databases, analyze budget vs actual variance, submit reports.
• Commercial & Project Support: Support sales with bidding, specs confirmation, and financial risk review of pricing terms.
• Data & Document Management: Maintain pricing templates, cost databases, and financial files with traceability.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Coordinate with procurement, production, and R&D to improve pricing accuracy.

Skills

Cost accounting

Profitability analysis

Pricing strategy

Financial risk assessment

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance or Accounting

CA CMA CIMA MBA Finance (certifications)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Your Role

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Quotation & Cost Calculation: Conduct full-set cost accounting for automotive parts and vehicle projects, including material cost, labor cost, manufacturing overhead, logistics cost, and SG&A allocation. Complete accurate and timely financial quotation documents for domestic and overseas customer inquiries.
• Profitability Analysis & Pricing Review: Analyze project gross margin and net profit margin, evaluate quotation profitability risks, provide professional pricing suggestions based on cost structure and market conditions, and ensure pricing complies with company profit policies and financial regulations.
• Project Financial Tracking: Follow up the cost fluctuation of ongoing development and mass-production automotive projects, update cost database regularly, analyze variance between budgeted cost and actual cost, and submit periodic pricing and cost analysis reports.
• Commercial & Project Support: Cooperate with the sales team on customer bidding, technical specification confirmation, and commercial negotiation financial support. Review pricing terms, payment terms, and cost-related clauses in sales contracts to control commercial financial risks.
• Data & Document Management: Maintain standardized pricing templates, cost databases, and specification report financial files. Sort out quotation records and project financial archives to ensure data consistency, traceability and completeness.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Communicate with procurement on raw material price changes, coordinate with the production department on manufacturing cost optimization, and align with the R&D team on new product structure and process cost recognition to continuously improve pricing accuracy.

Your Background

• 8+ years of experience in Commercial Finance with strong expertise in cost accounting and profitability analysis in manufacturing, electronics, or automotive sectors
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, or Business; professional certifications (CA, CMA, CIMA, MBA Finance) preferred
• Proven experience in pricing strategy, margin evaluation, and financial risk assessment in customer bidding and commercial negotiations
• Strong analytical mindset with the ability to interpret complex financial data and translate it into actionable insights

Why Join Aptiv

You grow at Aptiv. Aptiv's winning culture is global by design. We bring together diverse perspectives, cultures, and business contexts to solve our customers' toughest challenges. In this environment, every individual can grow, lead, and make an impact, regardless of background, because inclusion fuels how we innovate and win. You make an impact at Aptiv. One of the strengths of humanity is our drive to progress, to improve, to achieve more tomorrow than we did yesterday. People need solutions they can trust when it matters most. At Aptiv, you are building those solutions every day. You have support at Aptiv. We ensure you have the resources and support you need to take care of your family, your physical health, and your mental health with a competitive benefits package.

Your Benefits

• Higher Education Opportunities (UDACITY, UDEMY, COURSERA are available for your continuous growth and development)
• Life and accident insurance
• Sodexo cards for food and beverages
• Well Being Program that includes regular workshops and networking events
• EAP Employee Assistance
• Access to fitness clubs (T&C apply)
• Creche facility for working parents

Meet the Next-Generation Aptiv

At Aptiv, we deliver innovative solutions that people trust when it matters most. Progress is never static. It is about reaching further, exploring new possibilities, and enabling mobility. Aptiv empowers customers to create solutions people rely on—advancing safety and autonomy in Automotive and Commercial Vehicles, enabling mission-critical performance in Aerospace & Defense, and powering intelligent systems across Energy, Enterprise, and Telecommunications. We also drive precision and efficiency in Industrials & Robotics and support life-critical innovation in Medical technologies. Guided by our winning culture and values to Think & Act Like Owners, as One Team, and Play to Win, we turn commitment into results and achieve more together.

Join Us to Deliver Innovative Solutions That People Trust!

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