Financial Planning and Analysis Senior Manager

About the Company: AISATS, a leading gateway services provider in India, is a 50-50 joint venture between Air India Limited (a part of the TATA Group) and SATS Ltd., one of the world’s largest providers of air cargo handling services and Asia’s leading airline caterer. ‘AISATS’ is defined by its people – they are our greatest strength. Their commitment to seamless delivery and customer delight is what enables us to fulfil our brand promise of service excellence. This has been the hallmark of our business for more than a decade. With deep domain knowledge of the aviation ecosystem, we offer end-to-end ground handling services such as passenger and baggage handling, ramp handling, aircraft interior cleaning, load control and flight operations, and cargo handling services for general, perishable, transshipment, express courier and special cargo.

JOB PURPOSE

We are looking for a dynamic Senior Manager to join our Finance team and to support the Financial Planning and Analysis function by assisting in budgeting, forecasting, financial analysis, and reporting. The role contributes to data-driven decision-making and helps maintain financial discipline across the organization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Budgeting & Forecasting

• Assist in preparation of annual budgets and rolling forecasts.
• Consolidate inputs from various departments and validate assumptions.
• Maintain budget templates and support variance analysis.

Financial Analysis

• Analyze financial performance against budgets and forecasts.
• Create action plans to bridge the gap between actuals vs budgeted.
• Prepare monthly reports highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Support cost analysis and profitability studies.
• Creating and analyzing unit level economics.

Reporting

• Generate and maintain dashboards and MIS reports.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting to internal stakeholders.
• Support preparation of presentations for leadership reviews.

Business Support

• Collaborate with business units to gather financial data and understand drivers.
• Assist in evaluating new business cases and investment proposals through financial modelling.

Process Improvement

• Support automation and streamlining of reporting and planning processes.
• Help maintain financial models and tools.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Charted Accountant/ MBA (Finance)
• 6-10 years of experience in analysis, planning, reporting and process optimization.
• Should be well versed with Microsoft tools, ERP tools and Reporting tools.

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS & BEHAVIOUR

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Clear and effective communicator
• Manages time and priorities efficiently
• Collaborative and team-oriented
• Adaptable to change and open to learning
• Takes ownership and delivers independently
• Preferably from Aviation, FMCG, Retail and Beverage Industry