Senior Manager - Finance

. Channel partnering includes insightful commentary on variances and business performance with What - if and scenario analysis

. Financial Modelling, Channel/Brand Net Revenue Analysis

. Find insights and trends to support decision making by commercial finance

. Leading and owning the month end JVs

. Other adhoc data and report requests

. Participate in Weekly connects with Commercial team and Finance team, KAMs, DPs to review KPIs and performance, process accuracy

. Creating management decks along with commentaries for volume, price, mix & net revenue

. Full ownership and presentation of Month-end decks to leadership group.

. Region, Channel & brand performance and variance analysis vs Plan, Forecast & Last Year

. Customer performance and variance analysis review

. Identifying Risks & Opportunities and reporting to the leadership & FP&A Teams.

. Finalization of forecast including High and Medium R&Os, top/down adjustments, validating Innovation numbers etc.

. Variance analysis and commentaries at different matrix and timeframe including preparation of detailed waterfall charts.

. Creation of periodic forecast, actualization and forecast deck preparation with commentaries of drivers of change

. Business partnering with KAMs and acting as Finance Business Partner to analyse share, analyse promos and share performance review

. Leading transformation projects

. AOP - model building and consolidation, deck preparation

. Creating & maintaining excel models for reporting & analysis

. Calculating weekly/ monthly landing estimate of new revenue and share variance analysis

. Closely working with Finance Leaders, Sales Team to identify variances and opportunities for improving the revenue through effective price management, optimum trade spends recommendations.

. Doing post event analysis at Brand, Product and SKU level.

. Tracking and analysis of promotional frequency/activities and their financial impact.

. FIFO and In-year write back validation and tracking

. Responsibility of reconciliation of the actuals and forecast numbers in different systems (TPM/COPA/TM1/Mosaic)

. Coordination/Discussion with Demand planner and Key account managers and ensuring proper updation of latest TC, volume and D&A in the systems.

. Ensuring proper calculation and flow of all type of D&A in the system (Base agreement, Case deal, O&A, Fixed spend etc).

. Validating accrual accuracy and posting of JVs accordingly.

. Preparation of Volume flash and commentary.

. Closely coordination with KAMs and Claim processing team for validation of regular claim settlement and ensuring proper accounting their after.

. Adoption of Cockpit 2.0 and advocate the usage of the tool to the stakeholders.

. Adhoc analysis

• 7 to 11 years of experience in finance and planning
• Bachelor's/Master's Degree in commerce/business administration / economic with high level of Finance & Accounting Experience. CA/ICWAI/MBA/CPA Finance is preferred
• Sound knowledge of Financial systems (SAP, MS Office and Other financial reporting systems)
• Strong understanding of business processes related to Supply Chain
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Strong technical knowledge and experience of both Management reporting and planning processes
• Experience with working with FMCG sector
• Experience in leading process excellence and performance improvement
• Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in English language