Executive Assistant (Finance) To CMD

CIEL HR; Coimbatore District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

CIEL HR in Coimbatore seeks a senior finance professional with CA/MBA to partner with management on strategic decisions. You will analyse business data, prepare budgets and proposals, and support CAPEX and growth projects with clear financial insights.

You will drive forecasting, build financial models, review cost structures, and coordinate presentations for top management, while ensuring timely reporting and cross-functional collaboration across manufacturing divisions.

Qualifications

• CA with 12–15 years post-qualification experience in manufacturing domain or MBA.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering from reputed IITs/NITs.
• Premier institutes like IIMs, XLRI credentials valued.

Responsibilities

• Assist Management by analysing business data and providing insights for strategic decisions.
• Develop turnaround strategies for Business / Division / Function across segments.
• Prepare presentations, reports, budgets, and documentation for key decision making.
• Conduct budgeting and forecasting analyses, build Financial Modelling aligned with business goals.
• Coordinate with top management for CAPEX approvals and growth projects.
• Provide MIS and management reporting to senior leadership.

Skills

Project management

Budgeting & forecasting

Financial modelling

Data presentation

English fluency

Tamil language proficiency

Education

CA (Chartered Accountant)

MBA

Bachelors in Engineering (IITs/NITs)

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Assist Management by analysing business data and providing insights to Management for strategic decisions.
• Assist business leaders for driving the business goals with insights on key business metrics

Strategic: -

• Analyse key business metrics and drive the business goals in line with the instructions / guidelines of Management
• Develop turnaround strategies for Business / Division / Function across business segments
• Work with external consultants to derive / implement / execute business strategies

Financial : -

• Support Management in preparation of presentations, reports, proposals, budgets, and related activities
• Support Management in preparation of all documentation required for key decision making as required
• To analyse the problems, opportunities and solutions for business budgeting and forecasting
• To analyse and outline the problems to build Financial Modelling in alignment with business goals

Customer Focus & Value Add

• Ensure timely communication of guidelines /instructions from the management
• Review of cost structures, control points and sales targets of all verticals
• Business performance review of parent and group companies
• Document and circulate minutes of meetings
• Preparation of financial statements and reports
• Drive and monitor transformation projects keeping in mind timelines and report to top management
• Analyse business data, provide data insights to management for strategic decisions.
• Facilitate Management approvals for CAPEX and Growth Projects
• Provide real time data for Expansions / New Businesses and come up with alternative suggestions / inputs
• Involve in Project Management, Budgeting & Planning
• Assist Top Management in preparation of presentations in external forums to enhance image of the organization

Innovation & continuous improvement

• To perform benchmarking analysis on business segments and reporting to management
• Co-ordinate and drive performance of Cross Functional Team to ensure achievement of project deliverables

Preferred candidate profile

Ideal Candidate

• CA (Chartered Accountant) with minimum 12 to 15 years post-qualification experience in manufacturing domain or MBA

from Premier institutes like tier 1 IIMs, XLRI. A bachelors degree in Engineering from reputed IITs/NITs

• Should have worked in EA (finance) or EA advisory role at AGM/DGM level assisting the CMD/MD.
• Should have ample experience in manufacturing/engineering domain
• Should have worked in manufacturing/engineering domain organizations having multiple verticals/business
• Should have experience in organizations of more than 3000 Cr
• Should have proven element of stability and long years of service in reputed organizations.
• Should have experience in preparation of presentations, proposals, budgets, reports.
• Should have experience in business budgeting and forecasting
• Should have experience in project management, planning and budgeting.
• Should have excellent communication and presentation skills
• Should have experience in performing benchmarking analysis of business segments and management reporting
• Should have good experience in providing top management MIS
• Should have fluent communication in English. Proficiency in Tamil/ or any of the south Indian languages mandatory.
• Should be willing to work out of Coimbatore location.