VMC FP&A Executive

AkzoNobel; Mhalunge; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

AkzoNobel in India seeks an FP&A Executive to analyze Variable Manufacturing Costs (VMC) and partner with FP&A, R2R, Costing, IBP and Commercial teams. The role supports budgeting, forecasting, reconciliations and management reporting across BU, region, country, legal entity and site.

The ideal candidate has 5–10 years in Financial Analysis/FP&A in a manufacturing setting, with strong SAP, HFM, Power BI and advanced Excel skills. Familiarity with IFRS is a plus.

Qualifications

• 5 - 10 years of relevant experience in Financial Analysis / FP&A / Cost Accounting / Manufacturing Finance.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is important.
• GBS/GCC/Shared Services/COE experience is preferred.
• MNC experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support budgeting and forecasting activities and maintain financial data.
• Prepare cost, trend and variance reports against Budget, Forecast and Previous Year.
• Analyze manufacturing cost variances and identify key drivers/root causes.
• Support Price-Volume-Mix (PVM) analysis and VMC reporting.
• Prepare and consolidate financial data for management reporting.
• Perform reconciliations and data-quality checks across SAP, HFM, CFIN and other finance systems.
• Work on product costing, material ledger and process-order settlement.
• Coordinate with FP&A, R2R, Costing, IBP, ISC and Commercial teams to resolve data/issues and drive actions.
• Maintain dashboards/reports and support Power BI / Excel-based analysis.
• Identify process gaps and support automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure reporting is accurate, timely and aligned with finance controls and accounting guidelines.

Skills

Financial analysis

FP&A

Variance analysis

Budgeting & forecasting

Management reporting

P&L analysis

Product costing

Education

CA Chartered Accountant

CMA / Cost Accountant

Equivalent finance qualification

Tools

SAP / SAP CO

HFM

CFIN

Power BI

SAP BI

Advanced Excel

Power Pivot

Macros

Job description

Role Summary

The VMC FP&A Executive will support the BU FP&A VMC Team Lead in analyzing and reporting Variable Manufacturing Cost (VMC) across different dimensions such as BU, region, country, legal entity, site, customer and material.

The role involves FP&A, manufacturing cost analysis, variance analysis, reporting, budgeting/forecasting, reconciliations and business partnering. The candidate will work closely with FP&A, R2R, Costing, IBP, ISC and Commercial teams

Experience

• 5 - 10 years of relevant experience in Financial Analysis / FP&A / Cost Accounting / Manufacturing Finance.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment is important.
• GBS/GCC/Shared Services/COE experience is preferred.
• MNC experience is preferred.

Canditate should have exposure to:

• FP&A
• Manufacturing Finance
• Cost Accounting
• Product Costing
• Standard Costing
• Variance Analysis
• Price / Volume / Mix analysis
• P&L analysis
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Management Reporting
• Financial Statements
• Transfer Pricing
• IFRS

Systems / Tools

Strong exposure to one or more:

• SAP / SAP FICO / SAP CO
• HFM
• CFIN
• Power BI
• SAP BI
• Advanced Excel
• Power Pivot
• Macros
• Data consolidation / analysis tools

Qualification

Preferred/required professional background:

• CA Chartered Accountant
• CMA / Cost Accountant
• Equivalent finance/accounting qualification

The person will support the FP&A team in tracking and analyzing

Variable Manufacturing Costs (VMC) and provide financial insights to the business.

Key Responsibilities

• Support budgeting and forecasting activities and maintain financial data.
• Prepare cost, trend and variance reports against Budget, Forecast and Previous Year.
• Analyze manufacturing cost variances and identify key drivers/root causes.
• Support Price-Volume-Mix (PVM) analysis and VMC reporting.
• Prepare and consolidate financial data for management reporting.
• Perform reconciliations and data-quality checks across SAP, HFM, CFIN and other finance systems.
• Work on product costing, material ledger and process-order settlement activities.
• Coordinate with FP&A, R2R, Costing, IBP, ISC and Commercial teams to resolve data/issues and drive actions.
• Maintain dashboards/reports and support Power BI / Excel-based analysis.
• Identify process gaps and support automation and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure reporting is accurate, timely and aligned with finance controls and accounting guidelines.