Main purpose
This role would be primarily involved in the following activities:
Ensure timely and accurate month close review with Commercial head
Ensure timely and accurate preparation and submission of AOP & monthly Forecast through closely working with Unit & GBS team
Support Category Finance on driving culture of monthly Unit P&L reviews and guide Unit teams on building understanding of the entire Unit P&L
Support Unit teams in driving Cost to Serve initiatives by sharing monthly MIS with analytics
Ensure controls compliance by performing Pricing reviews on a monthly basis
Drive simplification and automation of routing tasks by working closely with GBS team
Support Business Team with analytics for decision making
Key Accountability
Lead Foods Commercial AOP roll up and ensure accurate and timely submission to FP&A
Work closely with Unit teams on building Unit AOPs and prepare insightful CoC’s for all the Sell cost lines
Ensure alignment with FP&A Manager on rolled up nos. and highlight to Commercial Finance Senior Manager on any gaps for closure
Support Comm Finance Sr. Manager on building AOP Presentations
Support Category Finance Sr. Manager on building Unit P&L AOP and rolling out the AOP P&L to the Units
Collaborate with Commercial Controls team on ensuring accurate month closing and preparing month close review templates
On month close reviews, collaborate with RM team and Unit teams in preparing CoCs Vs Plan and Forecast
Ensure timely circulation of Unit Cost to Serve MIS to Units
Prepare monthly forecast along with detailed CoCs on Pricing, Mix, cost lines and NRR and review with Commercial Finance Sr. Manager
Ensure commercial Key control compliance
Ensure timely preparation and circulation of Unit P&L with the support from Category Finance Sr. Manager
Ensure monthly IO reviews to track actual spends Vs budget
Support controls team on accurate year end closing
Support Business teams from time to time with Analytics for driving decision making
“#Locations: Gurgaon, India”
Qualifications/Requirements
KEY SKILLS & experience REQUIRED
Experience and Qualification
CA with 4-5 years of prior experience in FMCG sector
Experience in Planning & Forecasting
Skills and Behavioural Attributes
Financial Planning & Forecasting – The role should be capable of developing the annual operating plan and operating forecast; provide business analysis to management.
Financial Reporting – The role should have the ability to generate insightful and significant business analyses and provide timely and accurate information for management reporting.
Accounting & Tax- The role should display solid understanding of technical accounting and basic tax rules to accurately measure and report performance of the business
Relocation Eligible: Eligible for Standard Relocation Job Type: Regular