Lead- FP&A

IMI Process Automation; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IMI plc, a global specialist engineering company, invites applications for a Financial Planning and Analysis Lead in its Process Automation segment. The role provides analytical support to the finance function to drive sound financial decisions and business outcomes.

You will analyze performance trends, lead budgeting and forecasting processes, develop financial models, and partner with senior management across functions to enable strategic initiatives and improved profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance.
• 5–8 years of FP&A experience.
• Ability to work under deadlines.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).
• Experience with SQL and ERP systems (SAP/Oracle/MS Dynamics/IFS).
• Excellent communication with internal/external stakeholders.
• Experience with consolidation software.

Responsibilities

• Analyze trends in revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capex.
• Monitor performance indicators and explain variances.
• Generate project budget reports and lead review meetings.
• Oversee budgeting, forecasting, and modeling tools.
• Prepare quarterly and monthly financial reports.
• Develop financial models to support strategic initiatives.
• Provide in-depth analysis to senior management.
• Assist month-end close procedures.
• Prepare presentations to senior management.
• Support senior management and department heads.

Skills

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Leadership

Deadline-driven

Creative thinking

Communication

English fluency

Consolidation processes

SQL experience

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance

Tools

SQL

ERP Systems (SAP/Oracle/MS Dynamics/IFS)

Job description

IMI plc
We are a global specialist engineering company that creates breakthrough solutions. We are curious and like to solve problems, partnering with our customers to solve the demands of today and prepare for the challenges of tomorrow. We embrace innovation and care about outcomes that are good for business, everyday life and making a better world – creating lasting impact for everyone.

We design, build and service highly engineered products in fluid and motion control applications. We focus on five market sectors: Industrial Automation, Process Automation, Climate Control, Life Science and Fluid Control, and Transport.

Valve Automation & Digital

Within IMI’s Process Automation sector, we deliver high-integrity solutions for offshore platforms, refineries and chemical plants, enabling precise and reliable control in the most demanding environments. Our portfolio spans advanced actuation, control and monitoring technologies, supporting safe and efficient operations across critical processes. We continue to drive innovation by bringing new smart monitoring capabilities and data-driven solutions to market, helping customers enhance performance, protect assets from pressure-related risks, and reduce environmental impact. Together, this supports safer, more efficient operations across the energy and chemical industries.

Position Summary

The Financial Planning and Analysis Lead provides analytical support to the company’s finance department in making sound financial decisions.

Responsibilities

• Analyze current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of revenue, cost of sales, expenses, and capital expenditures
• Monitor performance indicators, highlighting trends and analyzing causes of unexpected variance
• Generate project budget reports and lead review meetings
• Oversee and manage the continued development of Budgeting, Financial Forecasting, and Modeling tools.

Ad-Hoc Reporting and Analysis

• Quarterly and Monthly Financial reports
• Implement and work with a Business Intelligence Tool and Dashboard reports
• Improve performance by evaluating processes to drive efficiencies
• Develop financial models and analyses to support strategic initiatives
• Analyze complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes
• Supporting Senior Management Team and Departments heads with in-depth analysis
• Prepare presentations to Senior Management Team
• Assist Finance team with month end close procedures.

Qualifications and Required Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting or Finance
• 5-8 years’ experience in FP&A
• Work effectively under deadlines
• Strong leadership skills required.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint Skills
• Think creatively, highly driven, and self-motivated
• Highest standards of accuracy and precision; highly organized
• Experience working with SQL and ERP Systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, IFS)
• Fluent in speaking and reading English
• Effectively communicate with both internal and external customers
• Experience with consolidation software
• Strong written and verbal communication skills required

IMI is an inclusive employer; diversity is very important to us, and we want to receive applications from people from all backgrounds