IT Finance Planning Analyst

IT Finance Planning Analyst

 

About Flora Food Group

We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.  

Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.  

 

About the position  

Location: Bengaluru, India

Hybrid 

You’ll be supporting our Global Financial Planning and Analysis team including local markets with our planning system BPC, driving the creation of the Planning roadmap with full IT accountability of our BPC solution.

You’ll be the IT Finance Planning Analyst, seeing the big picture and localising it to the market at hand.  Have an understanding of standard planning processes and have the ability to understand, document and drive local requirements working closely with our third-party development/change team to develop and deploy solutions in a timely and cost efficient way.  Using your Planning System Experience and Business Analyst skills to document and represent your stakeholders in the delivery of a change/new business requirement. 

 

So, what does it take to be successful in this role? 

To excel as an IT Finance Planning Analyst at Flora Food Group, here’s what you’ll need:

Ownership and Business Process Expertise

• Act as the primary system owner, supporting the global FP&A team, stakeholders, and users for business process changes and planning needs. A background in SAP BPC Embedded or similar systems, as well as an accounting qualification, is advantageous.

Analytical Skills and Technical Knowledge

• Utilize standard business analyst methodology to drive change, combined with a deep understanding of planning processes (e.g., volumes, COGS). Experience with report and form development (BW Query & AfO), ABAP, and Fox Formulas is valuable.

Stakeholder Engagement and Communication

• Engage senior business and IT stakeholders confidently, translating their queries into system processes while supporting projects and change requests alongside third-party vendors. Strong communication and stakeholder management skills are essential.

Proven Planning Application Experience

• With at least 7 years in Planning applications, and 3+ years in system admin and senior stakeholder engagement, you’ll lead IT capabilities that align with key business processes, ensuring support and operations excellence across regional or global teams.

Flora Food Group offers a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment where you’ll have the freedom to innovate and drive your own career impact.

 

What’s next 

If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now! The deadline to apply is the 10 November. The first interview will take place on the 11 or 12 November, the 2nd Interview will be on the 13 or 14 November and the final interview will be 3 days after. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.  

Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.  

No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Experience Level

Entry Level