Job Title: Director -Finance and Operations

Reporting To: Country Manager, dotted line International Controller and Global Supply Chain Manager

The Company

SodaStream manufactures beverage carbonation systems which enable consumers to easily transform ordinary tap water instantly into carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water. We offer a highly differentiated and innovative solution to consumers of bottled and canned carbonated soft drinks and sparkling water. Our products are environmentally friendly, cost effective, promote health and wellness, and are customizable and fun to use. In addition, our products offer convenience by eliminating the need to carry bottles home from the supermarket, to store bottles at home or to regularly dispose of empty bottles. Our products are available at more than 60,000 retail stores in 45 countries around the world

We have been voted amongst the world’s top 50 most innovative companies this year and the most innovative food company -http://www.fastcompany.com/section/most-innovative-companies-2013

We are listed on the NASDAQ (http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/soda) and have been amongst the most consistent performers. For more information on SodaStream, please visit the Company's website: www.sodastream.com.

SodaStream has a dream – to free the world of bottles and cans. We are doing this successfully across the world – a small beginning but 6 million people around the world are already adding lesser bottles/cans to the environment. Our second mission is make carbonated drinks healthy for consumption – 1/3rd the calories, healthier ingredients, natural flavors and so on.

Job Summary:

Job Purpose: To lead the company's financial accounting and reporting activities and to ensure they are carried out efficiently, effectively and in line with best practices. In addition this candidate will need to establish, maintain and continuously improve logistics processes across India to ensure that all customers receive the right product at the right time at minimum cost to the company.

Working hands on and closely with the rest of the management team and Group resources, you'll head up the day to day financial and operational activities including; financial and management reporting, performance monitoring, systems and process development, financial strategy, create policies and procedures for logistics activities, and ensure adherence to policies and dealing with regulatory/compliance issues. You will also need to manage direct inbound and outbound logistics operations, such as importation, transportation or warehouse activities, safety performance, or logistics quality management

Primary Duties:

- Oversee finance and operations and build the necessary functions according to business need

- Business partner to Country Manager

- Weekly, monthly, quarterly and ad hoc management reporting ensuring all deadlines are met.

- Fiscal reporting and compliance including statutory accounts and tax.

- Working capital management.

- Monitoring the quality, quantity, cost and efficiency of the movement and storage of goods;

- Coordinating and controlling the order cycle and associated information systems;

- Analyzing data to monitor performance and plan improvements and demand;

- Financial planning and analysis and management of the budgeting & forecasting process in accordance with group timetables.

- Monitoring performance closely against targets and taking appropriate action where necessary

- Developing systems and procedures to ensure efficient and effective management of the business including the implementation of SOX

- Providing the business with complete, concise and accurate information to facilitate an effective decision process.

- Ensuring accounting and logistics policies and procedures comply with all the relevant statutory and group requirements.

- Act as main point of contact for external auditors, financial institutions and advisors.

Technical Skills

- Strong systems knowledge, preferably Oracle

- Sound working knowledge of IFRS reporting standards an advantage

- Experience in SOX implementation an advantage

- Understands international supply and chain flows

- Reliability in data management

- Fluent in English

Personal Skills:

- Full of energy, Quick to learn, dynamic

- Ability to multitask and to work to tight deadlines

- Hands on

- Good attention to detail, creative and optimistic

- Thrive under pressure

- Effective communication and transparency

- Excellent time management skills

- Strong people management and effective motivator

- Highly motivated and committed

- Good understanding of the business as well as financial issues

Team player, strong initiative and follow through, highly focused and keen to add value

Please contact poojag@sodastream.com

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