Analyst / Senior Analyst - Controlling

Job Description We are seeking a highly analytical and detail-oriented FP&A professional to support financial planning, margin analysis, category performance evaluation, and revenue forecasting across our wholesale/ retail portfolio. The ideal candidate will partner closely with Category, Merchandising, Supply Chain, and Business Finance teams to drive data‑backed decision-making, optimize profitability, and enhance business performance. Job Responsibilities:  Prepare the monthly, quarterly, and annual budgeting and forecasting processes for sales,  margins, category performance, and operating expenses.  Develop revenue and margin forecasting models using historical trends, pricing strategies,  market dynamics, and promotional plans.  Provide variance analysis and insights against budget, forecast, and prior period  performance.  Analyze daily/weekly/monthly business performance including sales, GMV, ASP, sell-through,  conversion rates, and customer behavior trends.  Track revenue drivers across channels—online, offline, marketplace, all multichannel sales— highlighting risks and opportunities.  Support pricing, discounting, and promotional effectiveness studies to improve top-line and  margin outcomes.  Conduct category-level profitability analysis including gross margin, net margin, contribution  margin, and SKU-level economics.  Partner with Category & Merchandising teams to evaluate assortment mix, price positioning,  markdown strategy, and product lifecycle profitability  Produce margin bridge analysis (price, mix, cost, discounting, shrinkage, etc.) to identify  improvement levers.  Prepare weekly/monthly business review decks with key metrics, KPIs, and performance  commentary.  Build and maintain dashboards (Excel/BI tools) for real-time monitoring of sales, margins,  and category health.  Ensure data accuracy, integrity, and timely delivery of reports to stakeholders.  Business Partnering  Collaborate cross-functionally with Buying, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Operations, and  Marketing teams to support commercial decision-making.  Present financial insights to leadership, highlighting actionable recommendations and  performance drivers.  Process Improvement & Automation  Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, reduce manual work, and enhance  reporting accuracy.  Drive automation using Excel macros, Power BI, or other tools to streamline financial  workflows.  Qualifications • Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Commerce, Economics, or related  fields. Qualified CMA/CCA, CA Inter or similar  • 2–7 years of relevant FP&A / Business Finance experience in retail, FMCG, e- commerce, or consumer-focused industries.  • Strong understanding of retail business drivers—pricing, margins, category  dynamics, inventory management, and promotions.  • Advanced Excel skills; working knowledge of Power BI/Tableau preferred.  • Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and translate  insights into actions.  • Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management capabilities.  • Ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environments with tight deadlines.  • Strong problem-solving skills, attention to details and ability to work independently  Additional Information Preferred Skills  • Experience in budgeting and forecasting tools (SAP 1BW/FI/C, Tagetik, Microstrategy  Datawarehouse, Bigquery).  • Experience working with large datasets and SQL plus.  • Strong financial modeling expertise.  Company Description Metro Global Solution Center (MGSC) is internal solution partner for METRO, a €31.6 Billion international wholesaler with operations in more than 30 countries. The store network comprises a total of 623 stores in 21 countries, of which 522 offer out-of-store delivery (OOS), and 94 dedicated depots. In 12 countries, METRO runs only the delivery business by its delivery companies (Food Service Distribution, FSD).  HoReCa and Traders are core customer groups of METRO. The HoReCa section includes hotels, restaurants, catering companies as well as bars, cafés and canteen operators. The Traders section includes small grocery stores and kiosks. The majority of all customer groups are small and medium-sized enterprises as well as sole traders. METRO helps them manage their business challenges more effectively.  MGSC, location wise is present in Pune (India), Düsseldorf (Germany) and Szczecin (Poland). We provide HR, Finance, IT, Strategy, Branding & Business operations support to 31 countries, speak 24+ languages and process over 18,000 transactions a day. We are setting tomorrow’s standards for customer focus, digital solutions, and sustainable business models. For over 10 years, we have been providing services and solutions from our two locations in Pune and Szczecin. This has allowed us to gain extensive experience in how we can best serve our internal customers with high quality and passion. We believe that we can add value, drive efficiency, and satisfy our customers.