Position Description:

Job Title/ External Title: Senior Specialist FPNA

Function: Finance and Controlling

Reporting to: FPNA Manager

Business Vertical: Finance

Role / Grade: Individual Contributor

Education Qualification: Chartered Accountant

Location: Corporate Head Office - Thane

Experience: 3 - 6 years in FP&A/Business Finance

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 quality and reliability of forecasting.

- Challenge the status quo and assumptions with actual data points and commercial insights to improve business performance.

Budgeting and Annual Operating Plan:

- Support the annual operating plan and budget setting exercise for the sales team.

- Co - ordinate with the internal finance teams, business leaders and cross functional teams to consolidate and finalize the AOP and budgets for the upcoming financial timelines.

- Review and challenge the assumptions related to revenue, margins, costs, working capital, Capex and Cash flow.

- Provide detailed analysis, commentary and insights on Budget/AOP assumptions, business trends and financial outlook.

- Ensure timely completion of Budget and AOP cycles in line with corporate timelines.

Projects & Business Initiatives:

- Drive strategic initiatives and key finance projects sponsored by the CFO and the Finance Teams.

- Work closely with Finance teams to ensure effective implementation and tracking of strategic initiatives.

- Support senior leadership and sales teams with:

1. Ad - hoc financial analysis

2. Business cases

3. Scenario modelling

4. Management presentations

5. Strategic reviews

6. Management submissions

- Evaluate financial and commercial implications of key business decisions and initiatives.

Process Improvement & Automation:

- Identify opportunities to improve and automate FP&A and management reporting processes.

- Develop efficient reporting mechanisms, dashboards and analytical tools to reduce manual effort and improve turnaround time.

- Drive standardisation of reporting and planning processes across SBUs.

- Improve data quality, reporting accuracy and process efficiency.

- Promote best practices and knowledge sharing across the corporate and plant finance teams.

- Leverage ERP, costing and reporting tools to strengthen financial analysis and decision support.

Experience Required:

- Strong expertise in FP&A, Management Reporting, Budgeting, Forecasting and Variance Analysis.

- Strong understanding of P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow.

- Excellent financial modelling and analytical skills.

- Strong commercial and business acumen.

- Ability to translate complex financial data into clear business insights and actionable recommendations.

- Strong stakeholder management and business partnering capabilities.

- Excellent presentation and communication skills.

- Ability to effectively interact with CXO - level stakeholders and senior business leadership.

- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint.

- Exposure to ERP, BI, dashboards and financial reporting tools will be an advantage.

- Strong project management, problem - solving and process improvement orientation.

- Ability to work effectively across multiple SBUs and geographically diverse teams.

- Strong attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines.

Ideal Candidate Profile:

- Chartered Accountant (CA) with 3 - 6 years of relevant post - qualification experience in manufacturing/FMCG.

- Experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Business Finance or Management Reporting.

- Experience in a large organisation, multinational organisation or complex business environment preferred.

- Proven experience in managing financial planning and performance reporting across multiple business units / SBUs / SKUs.

- Experience working with senior finance and business leadership.

- Strong understanding of business drivers, profitability and financial performance.

- Demonstrated ability to challenge assumptions and influence business decisions through data - driven insights.

- Self - driven, proactive and results oriented.

- Strong analytical, interpersonal and communication skills.

- Comfortable working in a dynamic, deadline - driven and globally diverse environment.

Stakeholder Management:

Internal:

- Leadership Team India

- Finance Teams India & Global

- Sales and Commercial Excellence Teams

- Corporate and Operations Teams

External:

- Vendors

- Auditors

Core Values for the Role (Huhtamaki Values):

- CARE

- DARE

- DELIVER