Cost and Operations Analyst

Cost and Operations Analyst

Job Details

Location: Chennai

Job family: Finance

Sub business area: Finance Business Partners, Operations

Reports to: Finance Manager

Financial responsibility: Revenue scope of approximately €120 million

Notice period: Up to 60 days

Candidate location preference: Currently based in Chennai

Role Overview

BSRI Solutions is recruiting a Cost and Operations Analyst for a manufacturing business. You will work

with plant operations and finance teams to turn production and cost data into clear insights that support

planning, performance improvement, and investment decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare annual budgets and rolling forecasts, including standard costs and production overhead

assumptions.

• Review monthly plant financial and operational results; explain variances, cost drivers and risks, and

recommend actions.

• Maintain performance dashboards, support management reviews and improve reporting processes and

tools.

• Support inventory valuation and cash flow analysis, and manage the financial assessment of capital

projects.

• Quantify the impact of cost improvement initiatives and align cost calculations with finance and

operations teams.

• Partner with production, maintenance, supply chain and finance colleagues while following safety,

quality and internal control requirements.

Qualifications and Skills

• Master’s degree in finance, management control or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Plant controlling or manufacturing finance experience, ideally around three years.
• Proficiency with Excel, SAP, BPC or Analysis for Office, and Power BI; familiarity with AI tools is an

advantage.

• Accuracy, sound analytical judgment and the ability to explain findings clearly to varied stakeholders.
• Ability to manage priorities and deadlines independently; English proficiency is expected, and

additional languages are an advantage.

How to Apply

Interested candidates are invited to apply with an updated CV.