Bira 91 - Senior Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - CA/IIM/ISB/MDI/FMS

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION:

Act as a primary FP&A contact responsible for managing internal stakeholder and leadership reporting and BAU reporting and analysis. Follow business Code of Conduct and always acting with integrity and due diligence by ensuring transparent communication.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Partner closely with controlling team and other functional stakeholders to understand closing month actuals, ensure latest actuals are basis forecasting/planning assumptions.

- Analyse financial data, including income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and other financial reports to identify trends, variances, and potential opportunities or issues.

- Assist in the preparation of the sales and operating plans, weekly and monthly reporting.

- Generate and distribute financial reports to relevant stakeholders, summarizing financial performance and key metrics.

- Track non-financial metrics like market share, distribution, and other sales KPIs for reporting.

- Perform monthly price/mix variance, identify financial risks and develop strategies to mitigate them.

- Coordination with internal stakeholders (Sales, Marketing, legal, HR, leadership team) for responses

- Assisting in cash flow and working capital analysis

- Ability to communicate analysis in a clear, succinct and persuasive manner

- Strong technical skills/agility with a variety of systems

- Demonstrated strong financial, operational and business acumen; strong achievement and results orientation

QUALIFICATION AND SKILL SET:

- Qualified Chartered Accountant (first attempt)/MBA from Tier 1 business school

- Minimum 5 years of financial planning & analysis experience with industry background

- Strong proficiency in financial modelling and analysis

- Strong team player who manages collaboratively with all stakeholders

- Strong influencing and communication skills

- Ability to manage tight deadlines

- Attention to detail and high level of accuracy