Key Responsibilities
Capital Planning & Forecasting
- Lead the annual Capital Budget, Long Range Plan (LRP), and quarterly forecast processes.
- Partner with site engineering and project teams to develop capital investment plans aligned with business objectives.
- Consolidate global CAPEX forecasts and cash flow projections across manufacturing sites.
- Perform scenario analysis and provide recommendations on project prioritization and Cash Flow requirements.
Capital Reporting & Analytics
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual CAPEX reporting deck for Executive Leadership, CFO reviews.
- Analyze actual spending versus Budget, Forecast, and Prior Year performance.
- Monitor project-level spending, commitments, accruals, and cash flow.
- Develop dashboards and KPI reporting for capital utilization, project progress, ROI, and payback analysis.
- Provide insights into spending trends, variances, risks, and opportunities.
Project Financial Governance
- Ensure compliance with Capital Expenditure Policies, Delegation of Authority (DOA), and approval requirements.
- Review Capital Authorization Requests (CARs), project business cases, and financial justifications.
- Track project approvals, changes, and closeout activities.
- Monitor capitalization readiness and support timely transfer from CWIP to Fixed Assets.
- Coordinate with Accounting teams on capitalization, depreciation, and asset management requirements.
Business Partnership
- Partner with Engineering, Operations, Procurement, and Project Management teams to evaluate investment opportunities.
- Support financial evaluation of manufacturing expansions, equipment purchases, automation projects, and compliance initiatives.
- Provide ROI, NPV, IRR, and Payback analyses for strategic capital investments.
- Identify project risks and recommend corrective actions where necessary.
Process Improvement & Systems
- Drive automation and standardization of capital reporting processes.
- Develop and enhance Power BI dashboards and reporting tools.
- Support ERP integration initiatives (SAP/JDE/Coupa) related to capital management.
Improve reporting accuracy, controls, and efficiency across global operations.
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Skills
- Must have experience of 7- 10 yrs in Capital Reporting / Finance Reporting/ FP&A role in MNC supporting multiple geographical locations.
- Professional qualifications like CA/CFA / ICWAI
- Strong business acumen and understanding of financial metrics.
- Effective communication and presentation skills.
- High adaptability to changing business needs and priorities
- This role requires business the ability to manage data, excellent Excel skills, good analytical skills, clear and decisive communication between Bridgewater, Ireland and India team members.
- Must have ability to work independently, self-initiated multi coordination.
- Must be organized, detail oriented and able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
