Manager - Planning & Budgeting

This position will be a part of the Financial Planning and Analysis team. Key responsibilities include Long Range Strategic Planning, Budgeting, MIS and financial reporting, revenue and expense forecasting, Operational & Financial metrics analysis and reporting.

- Preparing internal reports for leadership team and supporting their decision making.

- Creating, updating, and maintaining financial models and detailed forecasts of the company's future operations

- Working with individual departments to prepare budgets and consolidate them into one overall corporate budget

- Comparing historical results against budgets and forecasts, and performing variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward

- Mapping out growth plans, including capital expenditures and investments. Generating 3 to 5 financial forecasts.

- Develop appropriate internal controls and accounting procedures in line with industry good practices; monitor adherence to agreed procedures and seek continuous improvement to enhance operations.

- Liaise with external auditors and third party advisors and support the year-end financial audit.

Company Budgeting/AOP - Corporate Planning & Budgeting:

- Gather, assemble, format data and prepare preliminary analysis for budget preparation; assist in preparation and presentation of preliminary and final budget documents; prepare budget presentation materials and maintain data and systems for budget tracking and reporting

- Review and consult with respective department staff on final budget preparation and presentations. Inform Head of Departments of due dates for the submission of budget

- Prepare narrative, graphical and statistical reports with alternative solutions for resolving issues; uses computer software to develop and maintain databases and spreadsheets

Company Management Information System (MIS) - Monthly and Quarterly

- Preparing Monthly Operations Report including Company P&L, Store Wise/Channel Wise/Category Wise Performance

- Analyzing monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure control

- Developing expenditures and revenue forecasts

- Highlight key point on performance vs budget, Consult with managers to ensure that budget adjustments are made in accordance with planning activities

- Cost Analysis & CODB Analysis - Fixed Cost (Rent, Employment Cost, etc), Variable Cost (R&M, Electricity, etc)

Others: 

- Business Modeling of Franchisee and Site Evaluation for new stores

- Co-ordination within Finance and cross department for various activities, including reporting

- Developing deep understanding of the entire business function of the organization to drive efficiency and process improvement.

- Handle large volume of data for analytics and reporting.

- Responsible for timely and accurate development of monthly forecast and MIS to Senior Management.

- Understand and co-ordinate the Annual Operating Plan for the organization. Working with cross functional teams to understand their processes and metrics and contribute to efficiency improvement.

- Own and drive key business projects, with cross functional teams.

- Assist with various analysis on different projects for Senior Management.

- Assist in development of Business Plans and Decks (W/Q/A) to be used by Senior Management.

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