Titan Company
Titan Company | Manager- Financial Planning & Analysis
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Job Highlights
Responsibilities
- The role will enable effective decision-making for the Jewellery (International Business Division) through insightful financial analysis, disciplined inventory and margin management, and strong performance governance.
- The selected candidate will be expected to independently drive key FP&A initiatives, proactively identify risks and opportunities, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver measurable business impact.
- Own the month-end reporting cycle, including preparation of MIS, variance analysis, and management commentary.
- Conduct comprehensive balance sheet reviews to assess financial accuracy, identify risks, and ensure adherence to accounting and control requirements.
- Drive continuous improvements in reporting processes, automation, and governance to enhance efficiency and quality of financial information.
- Monitor and analyze overhead expenses against approved budgets, identifying key variances and business drivers.
- Review and validate Terms of Trade payout calculations, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and adherence to approved commercial agreements.
- Manage and control Retail, Digital, and Marketing expenditure through effective governance of the Internal Order (IO) and Purchase Order (PO) processes within SAP/Oracle.
- Partner with Regional, Factory, and Corporate stakeholders to understand cost movements and identify productivity and cost-saving opportunities.
- Lead inventory performance reviews across stores and the supply chain, with a focus on inventory turns, ageing and adherence to approved inventory levels.
- Identify inventory imbalances and improvement opportunities, partnering with Merchandising, ISCM and regional teams to drive timely corrective action.
- Lead gross contribution and COGS analytics, including item-level insights, forecasting and monthly performance reviews.
- Identify key drivers of margin performance and partner with relevant teams to address risks and unlock improvement opportunities.
- Improve the quality and granularity of profitability reporting to enable sharper business decisions.
- Drive store and regional profitability reviews, with a clear focus on return on investment and cost efficiency.
- Provide financial evaluation of significant operating and capital expenditure proposals.
- Partner with regional and commercial teams to identify concern stores, agree improvement actions and monitor progress.
- Lead cross-functional performance discussions and ensure clear ownership and follow-through on agreed actions.
- Working knowledge of Oracle, SAP and Tableau would be an advantage.
Requirements
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and financial analytics.
- Expertise in financial modelling, profitability analysis, ROI/ROCE evaluation, and business case assessment.
- Strong analytical ability, commercial acumen and a sound understanding of financial performance drivers.
- Ability to translate complex analysis into clear insights and practical recommendations.
- Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to lead cross-functional discussions.
- Advanced proficiency in Excel, SQL and financial modelling.
- A high degree of initiative and ownership, with the ability to operate effectively with limited supervision.
- Relevant experience in jewellery or a product-led consumer business, with a strong understanding of inventory, margin and working-capital drivers, will be preferred.
About the company
Titan Company Limited
Titan began in 1984 as Titan Watches Limited, a joint venture between the Tata Group and the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO), with Xerxes Desai as its founding managing director. Its watch factory was built at Hosur in Tamil Nadu, and J. R. D. Tata dedicated the complex in March 1988. The company was later renamed Titan Industries and, in 2013, Titan Company Limited. Besides watches under brands such as Titan, Fastrack, Sonata and Xylys, it sells jewellery through Tanishq, Mia, Zoya and CaratLane, prescription eyewear through Titan EyePlus, Skinn fragrances and Taneira women's ethnicwear. Titan is listed on the National Stock Exchange (TITAN) and BSE (500114); its registered office is in Hosur and its corporate office in Electronic City, Bengaluru. Its wholly owned subsidiary Titan Engineering & Automation Limited (TEAL), formerly Titan's precision engineering division, makes precision components and sub-assemblies for aerospace and defence customers at Hosur and builds automated assembly and testing lines for other manufacturers.
Its finance openings are in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Hosur and Chennai, and cover financial planning and analysis, indirect taxation, internal audit, mergers and acquisitions, regional commercial finance for the jewellery division and fixed asset accounting, while TEAL hires for accounting and costing roles in Hosur and Chennai. Most roles ask for a qualified Chartered Accountant, the costing role for a Cost Accountant (ICWA), and experience asked for ranges from two to ten years.
