Senior Manager, Finance - AMIEO

Job description

EXPECTED END RESULTS MAJOR ACTIVITIES

• Lead and coordinate the annual budget/forecast planning process Develop and manage the annual budgeting and forecast calendar and governance process. Coordinate functional submissions with Functional controllers and ensure timely delivery. Consolidate regional budgets and forecast in accordance with Global and Regional guidelines. Challenge, review, and validate assumptions to ensure robust planning outcomes.
• Deliver accurate and timely management reporting Prepare monthly management reports highlighting financial performance, KPIs, risks, and opportunities. Analyse variances against Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year results. Ensure accurate and timely submission of regional reporting packages. Develop dashboards and performance scorecards for management review.
• Provide actionable financial performance insights Prepare and communicate actual profit reporting to AMIEO regional management, including clear explanations of variances versus budget, forecast and previous year. Monitor key performance indicators, identify trends versus budget and forecast, and analyse the root causes of material variances. Develop and maintain dashboards that provide regional management with clear visibility of financial performance and key business drivers.
• Support executive decision-making through clear financial analysis Prepare executive presentations for regional leadership. Deliver financial insights and key messages to support management actions. Provide ad hoc reporting and analytical support to address emerging business questions and management requests.
• Strengthen financial governance, standardisation, and process efficiency Ensure compliance with corporate reporting guidelines and financial planning standards. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reporting efficiency and data quality. Support automation and standardization of FP&A processes across the region.
• Build effective stakeholder alignment across regional and global finance teams Act as the key interface between Functional controllers, Regional Finance Management, and NML Headquarters. Facilitate alignment on financial assumptions, reporting requirements, and business priorities. Coordinate stakeholder inputs and follow up on open items to ensure high-quality reporting is delivered within strict deadlines.
• Own Product profitability overview and Tagetik reporting module Prepare and maintain a regular overview of Product profitability, analysing performance by model/vehicle line against budget, forecast, and prior year. Identify and communicate key drivers of product-level profitability variances to regional management.

Act as the functional owner of the Tagetik reporting module, ensuring data integrity, timely maintenance, and alignment with reporting requirements. Coordinate with IT/systems teams on Tagetik enhancements, user access, and issue resolution. Train and support functional controllers on the use of the Tagetik reporting module. Chennai India