Finance Associate - Level II

Cummins India; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Cummins Inc. in India (Maharashtra) is seeking a Finance Associate to support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting within a manufacturing environment. You will collaborate with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, and Plant Leadership to drive financial performance and maintain strong internal controls.

The role involves cost control, data integrity, and timely management reporting, with opportunities to contribute to continuous process improvements across the plant finance function.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical mindset for budgeting, forecasting and cost control.
• Ability to interpret financial data and communicate insights to stakeholders.
• Experience with financial reporting processes and internal controls.

Responsibilities

• Prepares basic reporting for management and reviews areas of emphasis.
• Analyzes financial data to support departmental budgets and forecasts.
• Explains expense variances and heightens spending awareness within the organization.
• Loads actual and forecast data into the financial system.
• Supports daily financial processes for requisitions, invoices and supplier payments.
• Participates in special projects as assigned.
• Performs ad hoc reporting requests as needed.

Skills

Action oriented

Communicates effectively

Customer focus

Decision quality

Instills trust

Nimble learning

Values differences

Financial Analysis

Financial Reporting

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Summary

Prepares basic financial analyses and reports for management. Supports the annual budget and forecasting processes. Performs activities under moderate supervision.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepares basic reporting for management, including reviews for areas of emphasis and follow-up.
• Analyzes basic financial data to support departmental budgets and forecasts.
• Explains expense variances and heightens spending awareness within the organization.
• Loads actual and forecast data into the financial system.
• Supports other daily financial processes required for purchase requisitions, invoice reconciliation, supplier payments, requests for checks and questions concerning monthly budget data.
• Participates in special projects as assigned.
• Performs ad hoc reporting requests as needed.

Competencies

• Action oriented - Taking on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm.
• Communicates effectively - Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences.
• Customer focus - Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer‑centric solutions.
• Decision quality - Making good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward.
• Instills trust - Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Nimble learning - Actively learning through experimentation when tackling new problems, using both successes and failures as learning fodder.
• Values differences - Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.
• Financial Analysis - Interprets financial data by analyzing trends, variances, opportunities and risks to provide insight to stakeholders regarding financial impact to drive business improvement; evaluates financial results against targets to communicate conclusions to all stakeholders; ensures integrity of financial data by investigating variances and determining corrective actions to resolve identified issues.
• Financial Reporting - Analyzes financial data by evaluating results and solutions to support business decisions; prepares and presents financial information by summarizing data to communicate results in compliance with regulations and stakeholder expectations; partners with stakeholders to drive financial performance that aligns to organizational goals and strategies.

Education, Licenses, Certifications

High school diploma or certificate of completion of secondary education or equivalent experience to the extent such experience meets applicable regulations.

Experience

Requires some work experience or intermediate level knowledge obtained through education, training or on-the-job experience.

The Finance Associate provides financial and operational support to manufacturing plant operations by ensuring accurate financial reporting, cost control, compliance, budgeting, forecasting, and analysis. The role partners closely with Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, and Plant Leadership to drive financial performance, support decision‑making, and maintain strong internal controls.

Job

Finance

Organization

Cummins Inc.

Role Category

On‑site with Flexibility

Job Type

Office

ReqID

2434951

Relocation Package

No

100% On‑Site

No