Manager- Financial Planning & Analysis

Titan Company; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Titan Company seeks a senior FP&A professional to lead month-end financial reporting, balance sheet governance, and profitability analysis across stores and the supply chain.

You will drive variance analysis, forecasting, and inventory turns, partnering with Merchandising, ISCM and regional teams to ensure accuracy, efficiency and actionable insights. Advanced Excel, SQL and financial modelling are required, with exposure to Oracle/SAP/Tableau preferred.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical ability with commercial acumen and ownership.
• Experience translating complex analysis into actionable recommendations.
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL and financial modelling.

Responsibilities

• Own the month-end reporting cycle with MIS, variance analysis and management commentary.
• Lead balance sheet reviews to ensure accuracy and control compliance.
• Enhance FP&A reports and dashboards for clarity and actionability.
• Drive process improvements, automation, and governance of financial information.
• Lead inventory reviews across stores and supply chain, driving corrective actions.

Skills

Analytical ability

Commercial acumen

Initiative & ownership

Clear insights & recommendations

Excel

SQL

Financial modelling

Stakeholder management

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Tableau

Job description

Job Requirements

Month-end Financial Reporting & Balance Sheet Governance

• Own the month-end reporting cycle, including preparation of MIS, variance analysis, and management commentary.
• Conduct comprehensive balance sheet reviews to assess financial accuracy, identify risks, and ensure adherence to accounting and control requirements.
• Enhance recurring FP&A reports and dashboards to improve the clarity, timeliness and actionability of management information.
• Drive continuous improvements in reporting processes, automation, and governance to enhance efficiency and quality of financial information.

Inventory and Working Capital

• Lead inventory performance reviews across stores and the supply chain, with a focus on inventory turns, ageing and adherence to approved inventory levels.
• Identify inventory imbalances and improvement opportunities, partnering with Merchandising, ISCM and regional teams to drive timely corrective action.
• Strengthen inventory forecasting and management reporting to support effective deployment and working-capital decisions.

Gross Contribution and COGS Analytics

• Lead gross contribution and COGS analytics, including item-level insights, forecasting and monthly performance reviews.
• Identify key drivers of margin performance and partner with relevant teams to address risks and unlock improvement opportunities.
• Improve the quality and granularity of profitability reporting to enable sharper business decisions.

Store Profitability and Capital Efficiency

• Drive store and regional profitability reviews, with a clear focus on return on investment and cost efficiency.
• Provide financial evaluation of significant operating and capital expenditure proposals.
• Partner with regional and commercial teams to identify concern stores, agree improvement actions and monitor progress.

Stakeholder Leadership

• Lead cross-functional performance discussions and ensure clear ownership and follow-through on agreed actions.
• Bring structure to ambiguous issues and escalat material matters with considered recommendations.

Work Experience

• Strong analytical ability, commercial acumen and a sound understanding of financial performance drivers.
• A high degree of initiative and ownership, with the ability to operate effectively with limited supervision.
• Ability to translate complex analysis into clear insights and practical recommendations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to lead cross-functional discussions.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, SQL and financial modelling.

Desirable Attributes

• Relevant experience in jewellery or a product-led consumer business, with a strong understanding of inventory, margin and working-capital drivers, will be preferred.
• Working knowledge of Oracle, SAP and Tableau would be an advantage.