Senior Specialist FPNA

Huhtamaki; Thane; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Huhtamaki India Limited is seeking a skilled FP&A professional to monitor financial planning and analysis, performance management and business insights for its flexible packaging business. The role collaborates with commercial, operations and finance teams and senior leaders to provide insights, identify opportunities and risks, and support decision making.

The incumbent will prepare monthly, quarterly and annual reports and dashboards for leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly and quarterly actual performance reporting and financial projections for the packaging business.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis against Budget, Latest Estimate and Previous Year.
• Identify key drivers, risks, opportunities and performance gaps with actionable recommendations.
• Prepare high-quality management presentations and strategic review materials for the finance team and senior stakeholders.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency and timely delivery of financial reports and management information.
• Provide meaningful financial insights to support business and strategic decisions.
• Monitor and analyse key operational and financial metrics (AP/AR, debtors management).
• SKU-wise gross contribution and profitability analysis; inventory and finished goods analysis.
• Track capital and operating expenditure and overall sales profitability.
• Compare performance against budget and prior periods; flag risks and opportunities.
• Collaborate with sales, commercial excellence and leadership to drive corrective actions.

Job description

About Huhtamaki India Limited: Huhtamaki India Ltd. is a leading provider of primary consumer packaging & decorative labelling solutions in India, and part of Huhtamaki Oyj, a Finnish-based global food packaging major. Packing memorable experiences together with our customers and partners since 1935, today we are a total solutions company with a Pan-India presence, backed by 10 manufacturing sites and 5 customer support centres with employee strength of more than 2800.

Catering to both, domestic as well as global demand, our tube laminates are designed for segments such as food, oral care, skin care, pharma and other non-food items. As specialists of flexible packaging, our purpose is to help great products reach more people, more easily. Huhtamaki is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants for employment will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.

Huhtamaki Global - https://www.huhtamaki.com/ Huhtamaki India - https://www.huhtamaki.com/en-in/flexible-packaging/

Role Summary:

The FPNA team member will be responsible for monitoring key financial planning and analysis, financial performance management and business insights for the flexible packaging business of Huhtamaki India Limited. The role will work closely with the commercial, operations, finance teams and senior leaders to provide insights, identify areas of opportunities and risks and support decision making to support the business. The role-holder will be required to prepare various monthly, quarterly, annual reports and dashboards for the leadership teams.

Roles and Responsibility:

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Lead monthly and quarterly actual performance reporting and financial projections for the packaging business including all verticals covering Sales, P&L and Cash Flow.
• Conduct detailed variance analysis against Budget, Latest Estimate and Previous Year.
• Identify key business drivers, risks, opportunities and performance gaps, and provide actionable recommendations.
• Prepare high-quality management presentations and strategic review materials for the finance team, and other senior stakeholders.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency and timely delivery of financial reports and management information.
• Provide meaningful financial insights to support business and strategic decisions.

Business Performance & Monitoring

• Monitor and analyse key operational and financial metrics, including Account Payables / Receivables / Debtors Management etc.
• SKU wise / Product wise gross contribution
• SKU wise / product wise profitability
• Capital and Operational Expenditure
• Inventory and Finished Goods Analysis
• Overall sales and profitability
• Analyse performance against budget, latest estimate and previous quarter / year
• Identify performance wise risks, opportunities and performance
• Facilitate mentoring, coaching, and leadership development initiatives.
• Partner with the sales, commercial excellence, finance and leadership team to take corrective action
• Work closely with Internal finance & sales teams on accuracy, improving