General Finance Specialist

Job Description

Brief Job Description:

1 . Project Commercials & Margin Tracking

• Track and analyze project margins end-to-end — from order booking through execution and project closure.
• Monitor Costs Incurred vs. Cost to Come at a project level; proactively flag deviations, overruns, and margin risks.
• Prepare and maintain project-level P&L statements with focus on Gross Contribution (GC%), Net Manufacturing Cost (NMC), and overall project profitability.
• Conduct periodic margin reviews (SO-level / L2-level) and highlight anomalies, margin erosion trends, or unfavorable cost variances.
• Support project teams with commercial insights to drive better decision-making on pricing, cost control, and resource allocation.
• Liaise with project managers and operations to validate cost assumptions, forecast completion costs, and maintain up-to-date project financial models.
  
  

■ 2. Business Intelligence & Dashboard Development

• Design, develop, and maintain BI dashboards (Power BI, AWS QuickSight, or equivalent) providing real-time visibility into project financials, cost performance, and margin trends.
• Create interactive margin waterfall charts, cost variance dashboards, and project health scorecards for leadership reviews.
• Develop MBR / QBR financial decks with clear visualizations of project performance, profitability, and cost exposure.
• Ensure data accuracy, consistency, and timely refresh of all dashboard reports across finance and operations.
• Collaborate with IT / data teams for data pipeline reliability and model governance.
  
  

■ 3. Automation & Process Improvement

• Identify and automate repetitive financial reporting, data consolidation, and reconciliation tasks to reduce manual effort.
• Build automated workflows for margin tracking, cost roll-ups, provision monitoring, and variance analysis using tools such as Excel VBA, Power Automate, or Python.
• Drive continuous improvement in reporting turnaround time, data quality, and analytical accuracy.
• Standardize and document finance processes, templates, and reporting frameworks to ensure scalability.
• Evaluate and implement RPA or low-code tools to further streamline Finance operations workflows.
  
  

■ 4. Communication & Stakeholder Management

• Present financial insights, project health updates, and margin commentary clearly to cross-functional teams and senior management.
• Translate complex financial data into simple, compelling narratives for non-finance stakeholders.
• Collaborate with Project Managers, Procurement, and Operations to align on commercial terms, cost assumptions, and project forecasts.
• Prepare concise and actionable financial summaries for monthly and quarterly business reviews.
• Act as the Finance business partner for operational project teams, providing proactive financial guidance.
  
  

■ 5. Service Operations — Margins & Profitability Analysis

• Perform Entry vs. Exit margin analysis to assess margin leakage, identify root causes (scope changes, cost overruns, pricing gaps), and report trends to the Management.
• Conduct zone-wise and LOB-wise profitability analysis to identify high-performing and underperforming regions; present comparative P&L summaries to the Management.
• Track labor efficiency metrics — technician utilization, billable vs. non-billable hours, cost per service call, and manpower deployment patterns.
• Prepare and maintain project-level P&L statements with focus on GC%, NMC, VCM, and overall profitability.
  
  

Required Qualifications & Skills

Education

• Inter CA (ICAI) or Inter CMA (ICMAI) — Mandatory qualification
• Graduation in Commerce / Finance — B.Com / BBA or equivalent
  
  

Experience

• 3 – 6 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing industry environment
• Hands-on experience in project costing, margin analysis, and commercial finance
• Prior exposure to tracking project-level costs against estimates/budgets — incurred vs. cost to come analysis
• Experience supporting monthly/quarterly business review cycles in a manufacturing or industrial setting
  
  

Technical Skills

Domain

Skills & Tools

BI & Analytics

Power BI / AWS QuickSight / Tableau — dashboard creation & data modelling

MS Excel

Advanced — Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP, Power Query, VBA Macros, Dynamic Arrays

Automation

Power Automate, Excel VBA, Python scripting, RPA platforms

ERP Systems

SAP / Oracle (preferred) — data extraction and cost reporting

Financial Modelling

Project P&L, margin waterfall, variance analysis, 4+8 / 8+4 forecasting

Data Handling

ETL concepts, SQL basics, data validation and transformation

About Us

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principals & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPALS: Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Diversity & Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• High-Performance Culture
• Innovation
• Financial Strength
  
  

OUR BEHAVIORS

• Own It
• Act With Urgency
• Foster a Customer-First Mindset
• Think Big and Execute
• Lead by Example
• Drive Continuous Improvement
• Learn and Seek Out Development
  
  

At Vertiv, we offer the stability of a global leader in a growing industry and the opportunity of a startup. We design, manufacture and service the mission-critical infrastructure technologies for vital applications in data centers, communication networks and commercial and industrial environments. With $5 billion in sales, a strong customer base and global reach in nearly 70 countries, our move to establish a standalone business enables us to deliver greater value to our customers and create new opportunities for our people.

Vertiv is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability. If you have a disability and are having difficulty accessing or using this website to apply for a position, you can request help by sending an email to [email protected] . If you are interested in applying or learning more about this role, please visit the company’s career page located on Vertiv.com/Careers

About The Team

Equal Opportunity Employer

We promote equal opportunities for all with respect to hiring, terms of employment, mobility, training, compensation, and occupational health, without discrimination as to age, race, color, religion, creed, sex, pregnancy status (including childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression (including transgender status or sexual stereotypes), genetic information, citizenship status, national origin, protected veteran status, political affiliation, or disability.