Assistant Manager - Finance - FMCG

Leading MNC is hiring for an AM-Finance. CA/ICWA/MBA Finance having 3-7 yrs relevant experience in below mentioned role.

The key role of this position is to monitor, analyse, report and provide insights on Sales, A&P and Sales force domains.

Sales Analysis

- Preparation and first level review of Detailed Sales Dashboard- Brand wise, Category wise, Price volume split

- Controlling Marketing Spends [Budget and ROI]

Controlling marketing spends by

(a) managing budgets

(b) analysing effectiveness of Various Media Mix and its impact on cost.

- Lead forecasting process of marketing spends and its allocation by brand

- Provide insights to finance leadership to drive conversations with Marketing teams

Sales force Spends :

- Managing the overall spends within the budget and monthly forecasting of the same.

Trade Spends :

- Approving actual spends based on budgets; GL Scrutiny and Provisions status reporting.

Channel and Brand P&L:

- Preparation and sharing insights

Pricing :

- Accurate computation of pricing for various channels / customers and updating in SAP

- Sales and Trade Spends

- Prepare a monthly detailed sales dashboard- at brand, category level. Price Volume analysis for sales variance

- Monitoring of actuals v/s approved budgets for Trade Spends

- Reporting of figures in BPC and to internal stakeholders within the specified due dates

Marketing

- Preparation of monthly accruals and actuals review to support monthly closing/reporting

- Preparation of Monthly actuals vs Budget Dashboard at activity / brand level

- Prepare first level Budgets during the planning cycles as per the required planning cycle calendar

- Review and approve advertising purchase contracts, including media contract

- Calling out for over/under spends in Marketing and forecasting the spends in line with the Topline trend

- Ensure compliance of accounting and internal control rules

Sales Force Costs

- Preparation of Monthly actuals vs Budget Dashboard at various cost buckets

- Prepare first level Budgets during the planning cycles as per the required planning cycle calendar

- Detailed analysis of costs to generate the insights and report to all stakeholders on a timely basis

- Preparation of monthly accruals and actuals review

Channel and Brand P&L - Preparation and analysis and provide preliminary insights

Pricing - Assist Pricing computation during Price revisions and updating prices in SAP