Manager, Finance - AMIEO

Nissan Motor Iberica SA; Chennai District; Sur place; INR 1 200 000 - 2 400 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Nissan Motor Iberica SA in Chennai, India is seeking a finance professional to own the financial control of the Cost of Sales portfolio, including outbound logistics and cross-entity cost items. You will lead budgeting and forecasting, perform monthly closings with variances, and deliver cost insights to drive decisions.

The role emphasizes data quality, automation, and collaboration with regional teams to ensure accurate reporting and alignment on strategic costs.

Responsabilités

• Own the financial control of the Cost of Sales portfolio and maintain a complete view of outbound logistics, End-of-Life battery, connectivity services, intercompany pricing for imported vehicles and other cross-entity cost of sales items.
• Coordinate budget, outlook and forecast submissions across contributing entities and functions, develop forecast models using drivers including volumes, rates, contractual assumptions and FX impacts, and challenge key assumptions.
• Review actual results, accruals, provisions and reclassifications, reconcile data to financial systems and prepare monthly reporting with variance analysis.
• Analyse cost evolution to identify drivers behind variances, develop cost-per-unit and performance views, and support scenario analysis and business cases.
• Drive data quality and automation by standardising templates and reporting methodologies, using Excel, Power BI, Tagetik and other finance tools.
• Act as the key finance interface across regional functions and entities, facilitating alignment on responsibilities and follow-up actions with stakeholders.

Description du poste

1. 1. Own the financial control of the Cost of Sales portfolio Maintain a complete view of outbound logistics, End-of-Life battery, connectivity services, intercompany pricing for imported vehicles and other cross-entity cost of sales items. Coordinate financial inputs across entities and functions to provide an integrated view of the Cost of Sales portfolio. Ensure costs are classified, consolidated and reported consistently across the region.
2. 2. Lead the budgeting and forecasting process Coordinate budget, outlook and forecast submissions across contributing entities and functions. Develop forecast models using relevant operational and financial drivers, including volumes, rates, contractual assumptions and foreign exchange impacts where applicable. Review and constructively challenge key assumptions, ensuring alignment with regional and global planning guidance. Identify, quantify and communicate risks, opportunities and forecast sensitivities.
3. 3. Deliver accurate monthly closing and management reporting Review actual results, accruals, provisions and reclassifications with accounting and functional teams. Reconcile source data to financial systems and work with contributors to resolve material differences and data gaps. Prepare monthly reporting with clear variance analysis versus Budget, Forecast and Prior Year. Deliver accurate and timely reporting packages in line with regional closing deadlines.
4. 4. Provide actionable cost performance insights Analyse cost evolution and identify the operational, volume, rate, mix, foreign exchange and timing drivers behind material variances. Develop cost-per-unit, trend and performance views appropriate to each cost stream. Translate complex cross-entity movements into concise management messages and recommended actions. Support scenario analysis, business cases and ad hoc management requests.
5. 5. Improve data quality, reporting processes and automation Establish robust review controls and audit trails for data received from multiple entities and systems. Work with contributors to improve the quality, completeness and timeliness of financial inputs and resolve identified issues. Standardise templates, definitions and reporting methodologies across the portfolio. Drive simplification and automation using Excel, Power BI, Tagetik and other available finance tools.
6. 6. Build effective cross-functional stakeholder alignment Act as the key finance interface for the assigned cost streams across regional functions, entities and headquarters. Facilitate alignment on responsibilities, assumptions and follow-up actions across contributing teams. Facilitate performance reviews, communicate financial insights and coordinate agreed actions with relevant stakeholders.

Chennai India Nissan is more than a car company. We are an innovation company. We take the most innovative thinking in the industry and combine it with performance, value, efficiency, safety and style. The result: Cars that thrill you every time you get behind the wheel. With over 150 million vehicles produced globally, Nissan continues with the goal to enrich the lives of our employees and customers alike.