UPL - Analyst - MIS/Budgeting & Costing

Analyst MIS, Budgeting & Costing

Education:

CMA / ICWA (preferred), CA, MBA (Finance)

Experience:

CMA + 7 to 10 years or a CA with 3-4 years' experience, with ownership of budgeting, costing, MIS, variance analysis, and business partnering responsibilities. This aligns well with manufacturing and plant finance environments.

Role Purpose:

Support business performance through robust MIS, budgeting, forecasting, costing, variance analysis, and decision-support analytics. The role will partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Commercial, and Finance teams to drive financial discipline and cost optimization.

Key Responsibilities:

MIS & Management Reporting:

- Prepare monthly MIS, performance dashboards, and management reports.

- Analyze actual performance against Budget, Forecast, and Previous Year.

- Develop insights on cost drivers, profitability, and operational performance.

- Ensure timely and accurate submission of reports to management.

Budgeting & Forecasting:

- Coordinate annual budgeting and periodic forecasting exercises.

- Consolidate inputs from business and functional teams.

- Monitor budget utilization and highlight deviations.

- Support long-range planning and financial projections.

Costing & Cost Control:

- Maintain product costing and cost sheet accuracy.

- Conduct standard cost and variance analysis (RM, conversion, utilities, overheads, yield, etc.).

- Monitor manufacturing cost trends and identify optimization opportunities.

- Support cost audits and compliance requirements.

Business Performance Analysis:

- Analyze profitability, margins, working capital, and productivity metrics.

- Perform scenario and sensitivity analysis for strategic decision-making.

- Support management with actionable recommendations for improving business performance.

Stakeholder Management:

- Partner with plant finance, operations, procurement, supply chain, and commercial teams.

- Drive data integrity and financial discipline across functions.

- Support leadership with presentations and business reviews.

Technical Skills:

- Advanced Excel (Pivot Tables, Power Query, XLOOKUP, Macros preferred).

- SAP/ERP systems.

- SAP CO Module is a must.

- Power BI / Tableau.

- Strong financial modelling and analytical skills.