Lead Analyst- FP&A

Eaton Corporation; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Pune, India seeks a Lead Analyst – FP&A to partner with corporate functional leaders on planning, forecasting, reporting and performance analysis. You will drive insights, challenge the status quo, and support strategic initiatives across global teams.

The role is an individual contributor with responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, month-end close, and management reporting. Strong Excel, BI tools, and knowledge of Oracle/SAP are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's level accounting background with finance qualifications preferred.
• 9-10 years FP&A and accounting experience required.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Analytical skills

Written communication

Oral communication

Education

Accounting major (B.Com) & CA/ICWA/CFA/MBA (Finance)

Tools

MS Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Oracle

SAP

EPBCS

Job description

What you’ll do:

• The Lead Analyst – FP&A 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, promotes 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 FP&A 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 effectively, 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