Finance Business Partner Assoc Analyst

Overview

The role will lead planning, performance management, cost governance, and productivity tracking for COSO Plants. The Candidate will partner closely with Plant Leadership and cross\-functional teams to drive forecast accuracy, support financial decision\-making, enable AOP delivery, and ensure financial discipline across capex, operating cost lines, and productivity programs.

Responsibilities

• *Key Responsibilities**

• **Performance Management**

+ Lead weekly and monthly performance reviews for key cost lines including Material Usage Variance (MUV), Variable Manufacturing Overheads (VMOH), and Fixed Manufacturing Overheads (FMOH).

+ Identify and highlight key variances vs. plan, driving timely corrective actions with Plant Leadership.

+ Support delivery of Annual Operating Plan (AOP) Cost to Convert (C2C) targets through insights\-driven analytics, performance rigor, and action tracking.

• **Planning \& Forecasting**

+ Prepare accurate, timely financial forecasts for COSO Plants, clearly articulating risks, opportunities, and sensitivities.

+ Lead AOP development for COSO sites, ensuring cost efficiency and alignment with broader business goals.

• **Productivity \& Projects Governance**

+ Track, report, and support execution of productivity initiatives, ensuring timely submission of trackers and alignment with annual savings commitments.

+ Identify obstacles, facilitate issue resolution, and ensure timely implementation.

• **Capital Investment Management**

+ Partner with plant teams to validate capex proposals—including financials, cost/benefit analysis, IRR modelling, asset classification, budget alignment, and approvals.

+ Drive capex delivery through monthly performance tracking, forecasting, and Investment Order (IO) control.

• **Scrap Governance**

+ Facilitate scrap committee meetings, coordinate scrap quotation sourcing, and support final decision\-making in customer allocation based on revenue optimization.

• **Analytics \& Business Partnering**

+ Provide ad\-hoc analysis, financial modelling, and scenario planning to support operational and strategic decisions.

+ Collaborate closely with production, procurement, engineering, logistics, and other stakeholders to align financial outcomes with operational realities.

• **Digital \& Process Excellence**

+ Lead adoption of digital analytics for plant KPI tracking and promote usage of self\-service BI dashboards and automation solutions.

+ Continuously evaluate cost structures and drive process improvements to enhance operational efficiency and financial performance.

• **Additional Activities**

+ Support State Brand Pack P\&L Cost of Conversion (COC) vs AOP reviews.

+ Drive DMC reconciliation accuracy and governance.

Qualifications

• *Qualifications \& Experience**

• Chartered Accountant (CA) or MBA (Finance) with **minimum 3 years of relevant experience** (Plant Finance experience preferred).
• Strong analytical mindset with demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and drive outcomes.
• Proven experience in financial modelling, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint; experience in digital tools/Data Analytics platforms preferred.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to challenge, collaborate, and lead cross\-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deliver under deadlines, and lead initiatives end\-to\-end.
• Innovative thinker with a strong orientation toward continuous improvement and value creation.