Manager - Finance Business Partner

Overview

This role requires leading the financial planning, performance monitoring, cost control, and productivity assessment for COSO manufacturing plants. The individual will collaborate closely with plant management and cross-functional teams to enhance forecast reliability, guide financial decisions, support Annual Operating Plan (AOP) achievement, and uphold financial discipline in capital expenditures, operating costs, and productivity projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Steer weekly and monthly reviews of key cost areas such as Material Usage Variance, Variable and Fixed Manufacturing Overheads, identifying deviations from plans and driving corrective actions with plant leadership.
• Support Annual Operating Plan cost targets through detailed analytics, rigorous performance management, and follow-up on corrective measures.
• Develop precise and timely financial forecasts for COSO plants highlighting risks, opportunities, and sensitivities.
• Lead annual operating plan creation ensuring cost efficiency and alignment with organizational objectives across COSO sites.
• Monitor and assist with productivity initiatives, ensuring tracker submissions are timely and savings targets are met while resolving implementation challenges.
• Collaborate with plant teams to vet capital expenditure proposals, including financial evaluation, cost-benefit analysis, investment return modeling, asset classification, and budget adherence.
• Drive capital expenditure execution via monthly tracking, forecasting, and investment order management.
• Manage scrap governance by organizing committee meetings, coordinating quotation sourcing, and supporting revenue-optimized customer scrap allocation decisions.
• Provide ad-hoc financial analysis, modeling, and scenario planning to facilitate operational and strategic decision-making.
• Work closely with production, procurement, engineering, and logistics teams to align financial results with operational activities.
• Promote digital analytics adoption for plant KPIs, encourage use of self-service business intelligence dashboards, and support automation initiatives.
• Continuously assess cost structures and introduce process improvements to increase operational efficiency and financial outcomes.
• Support reviews of State Brand Pack P&L cost of conversion against AOP and manage DMC reconciliation accuracy and governance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA in Finance with at least 3 years of pertinent experience, preferably in plant finance.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to influence stakeholders and deliver results.
• Experience in financial modeling, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Advanced skills in MS Excel and PowerPoint; familiarity with digital tools and data analytics platforms is a plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, able to collaborate, challenge, and lead cross-functional teams.
• Proven capability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, and lead projects from start to finish.
• Innovative thinker focused on continuous improvement and driving value creation.