Lead Analyst- FP&A

Eaton Technologies; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Technologies in Pune, India seeks a Lead Analyst - FPA to partner with Corporate Functional leaders on financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and performance analysis. The role centers on actionable insights, governance, and data-driven improvements across global teams.

The position is an Individual Contributor focused on budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and scalable financial models to support strategic decisions and cost optimization.

Qualifications

• Accounting/commerce background required or preferred.
• CA/ICWA/CFA/MBA (Finance) are advantageous.
• Extensive FPA and accounting experience (9–10 years).

Responsibilities

• Lead budgeting, forecasting, month-end close for assigned functions.
• Provide insights on financial performance, cost drivers and risks.
• Deliver variance analysis and drive actions to improve outcomes.
• Develop dashboards and financial models for decision making.
• Automate and standardize processes for efficiency and accuracy.
• Collaborate with global finance teams to achieve shared objectives.

Skills

Analytical skills

MS Excel

BI Tools

Oracle SAP

Communication

Automation

Problem-solving

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

B.Com

CA/ICWA/CFA/MBA (Finance)

Tools

Oracle

SAP

EPBCS

Job description

What you ll do:

• The Lead Analyst - FPA serves as a strategic finance partner supporting Corporate Functional leaders through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and business performance analysis. The role drives actionable insights, supports informed decision-making, promote financial governance, and leads continuous improvement initiatives through automation, standardization, and data-driven solutions. The incumbent is expected to influence stakeholders, challenge the status quo, and collaborate across global teams to deliver business value.
• This position would be an Individual Contributor.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and financial planning processes for assigned functions.
• Partner with business leaders to provide insights on financial performance, cost drivers, risks, and opportunities.
• Deliver meaningful variance analysis and recommend actions to improve financial outcomes.
• Develop and enhance management reporting, dashboards, and financial models to support decision-making.
• Drive process simplification, automation, and standardization to improve efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Support strategic initiatives, business cases, and cost optimization efforts through financial analysis and scenario planning.
• Ensure compliance with financial controls, governance requirements, and reporting standards.
• Collaborate effectively with global finance teams and stakeholders to deliver shared business objectives.

Qualifications:

• Accounting major (B.Com) CA/ICWA/CFA/MBA (Finance), preferably.
• 9-10 years of FPA and accounting experience.

Skills:

• Excellent Analytical skills to interpret financial data, Written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency with MS-Office - particularly Excel, Power Point, Word and other reporting tools
• Working Knowledge of Business Intelligence Tools - ORACLE, SAP, EPBCS, etc..
• Experience with Oracle Financials and SAP preferred
• Adaptable to varying cultures.
• Continuously seeks opportunities to simplify processes, improve efficiency, and leverage automation.
• Demonstrates learning agility and embraces new tools, technologies, and best practices.
• Anticipates future needs and develops scalable solutions.
• Challenges existing processes and drives positive change through data-driven insights.
• Takes ownership of outcomes and proactively addresses business challenges.
• Builds trusted partnerships across functions, regions.
• Collaborates effective, shares knowledge, and contributes to team success.
• Good interpersonal skills - ability to work with all levels of the organization.
• Systematic process orientation, strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to compliance
• Be a self-starter be able to operate without close supervision
• Drive for result, enthusiasm, transparent, Customer focus
• Influencing skills with relationship building with the customers and stakeholders