Operations Controlling Analyst

Festo India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Festo India in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Operations Controlling Analyst to provide standardized global controlling analysis across multiple production sites. You will ensure cost transparency, KPI management and accurate reporting by integrating data from plants and collaborating with local controllers.

The role requires 7–10 years in finance/controlling, CMA qualification, strong Excel skills and experience with BI tools such as Power BI or SAP BW.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience in finance or controlling.
• Degree in finance, controlling, business administration; CMA Inter / CMA certified.
• Experience in operations controlling and manufacturing processes.
• Strong Excel skills and knowledge of BI tools (Power BI, SAP BW) preferred.
• Ability to connect financial data with operational drivers and communicate clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide standardized global operations controlling analysis and reports for multiple production sites.
• Ensure data quality, consistent definitions, and consolidate data from plants.
• Analyze costs, productivity, variances, and highlight trends with plants.
• Standardize reporting structures and KPIs; translate central requirements into practical solutions.
• Act as central reporting interface between global governance and local teams.
• Support ad-hoc analyses and management requests.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in Finance/Controlling

CMA Inter / CMA Qualified

Tools

SAP CO/FI/MM/PP/BW

Excel

Power BI

SAP BW

Job description

In this role, you will be responsible for providing standardized operations controlling and financial performance analysis across multiple global manufacturing sites, ensuring accurate reporting, cost transparency, and KPI management

• Provide standardized global operations controlling analysis and reports for multiple production sites worldwide, with a particular focus on manufacturing order performance, product cost transparency and variance reporting
• Ensure consistent definitions, methodologies, and high data quality across all reports. Collect, validate, and consolidate data from different plants in close collaboration with local controllers while taking site-specific requirements and challenges into account
• Analyze operational and financial performance such as costs, productivity, and variances, highlight key trends and deviations and discuss the results with the individual plants
• Support the further standardization and harmonization of reporting structures, KPIs, templates, by working closely with the plants and helping translate central requirements into practical solutions
• Act as a central reporting and consulting interface between global governance and local operations controlling teams
• Support ad-hoc analyses and management requests related to global operations controlling
• 7 -10 Years experience with bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, Controlling, Business Administration, CMA Inter / Qualified CMA
• Professional experience in an operations controlling position with a good understanding of operations controlling and manufacturing-related processes (e.g. cost structures, variances, productivity KPIs) and the ability to connect financial data with operational drivers.
• Strong analytical and conceptual skills with a structured, detail-oriented and solution-driven working style.
• Very good knowledge of Excel; experience with BI tools (e.g. Power BI, SAP BW, or similar) and a strong interest in automation, digitalization, and AI-supported analytics are an advantage
• Practical experience with SAP systems (e.g. SAP CO, FI, MM, PP, BW), including data extraction and report preparation
• Ability to work effectively with global stakeholders across different cultures and functions with a consulting mindset and with the ability to build trust, understand plant-specific requirements, and balance central standards with practical local needs
• Strong communication skills in English with the ability to explain figures and analyses in a clear and concise way

Advantage of your position: Close proximity to the local Operations Controlling team, providing the opportunity to gain a deep understanding of processes, challenge existing structures, and continuously improve reporting quality and relevance.