Deputy General Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis - FMCG

Summary Of The Overall Job:

- Senior Manager FP&A Head will play a critical role to steer business to sharp path of growth by providing analytics to drive top line growth, improve margins and improve cash flow.

- The incumbent will also be responsible for accurate & on time Long range plans (LRP) , budgeting & forecasting ( LELatest Estimates - Every Quarter), pricing of new & existing projects/products and review of financial performance & profitability for each market.

- To be responsible for presenting management report on projection & variance in revenue, operating cost and Income.

Key Result Areas:

- Improve and develop Performance review decks, Ensure correct profitability for each market, Develop and implement the review templates for board deck and other monthly reviews,.

- Build insightful analytics via infographic presentations on financial health of the markets and the global corporate.

- Build and support the markets on Long Range Strategy Plan, Annual Budget and Quarterly forecasting.

- Control and report the Variance Analysis Budget v/s Actual and LE v/s actual for all the markets and global Business for the full line P&L and ensuring budget rules are followed as per the SOP.

- Build and implement the finance dashboards and support the cross functional team on ERP implementation and improvements.

- Forward forecasting and Predictive analytics on risk and opportunities.

- Cash forecasting every month for all the entities.

- Support the M&A team for valuation and due diligence.

- Finance Business Partner to India business (Provis and corporate).

- Budget Controller to all the corporate departments.

- Support the cross functional team on benchmarking and cost reduction projects.

Key Functions / Responsibilities:

Review Of Global Business And Variance Analysis:

- To provide monthly / quarterly business scorecards, along with actionable insights through review decks in both local currency and reporting currency.

- To provide P&L with detailed analysis on variance vs plan, LE and previous year by market and key products in both local currency and reporting currency.

- To restructure and upgrade the complete Global MIS, Entity profitability, Skuwise profitability and BU profitability and tally with Financials with Finance controller.

- Establish rolling P&L and cash flow with 95%+ forecast accuracy.

- To review overheads with all HODs on regular basis and comply with the rules of budget.

- To develop important financial and operating metrics required to be tracked to support decision making for the business head/management.

- To identify and proactively manage risk and opportunities across business segments.

- Accurate analysis of gross margin by product and by country/customer.

- To suggest product pricing of the existing products in consultation with Business heads.

- To manage monthly / quarterly / annual business and financial reviews.

- To evaluate CAPEX proposal for new projects for the corporate.

- Adhoc analysis as and when required by the management and the manager.

- LEAD BUDGETING / Latest Estimate (Forecasting) and support STRATEGY PLAN.

- To direct and ensure on time budgeting/Forecasting/LE processes for Revenue, P&L CAPEX and cash flow with cross functional and outside India team members.

- To lead Annual & Latest Estimate for financial and operational planning in collaboration with Business leaders for all markets/business.

- To ensure consolidation of all budgets and presentation of corporate budget to Business finance head , CFO and President and ensure budgeting rules are followed as per SOP.

- To support the cross functional team on LRP and finance team.

Finance Transformation:

- Benchmark key financial measures and identify the glidepath to best in class measures.

- Lead and compile cost saving agenda across organisation and across functions.

- Automate finance function by leveraging technologies, data analytics and dashboards.

- Partner with finance controller to ensure seamless ERP implementation / improvements.

- Drive strategies to optimise cash flow.

- Periodic detailed review of the portfolio to identify pricing, mix and COGS opportunities.

India Finance Business Partner:

- Partner in path to break even.

- Strengthen financial controls related to budgeting, provisions, sales returns, FSO etc.

- Improve closing process in terms of timelines and hygiene.

- Vet and validate the sales incentives and ensure it is followed in the letter and spirit.

- Optimise working capital: receivables, inventory and highlight over dues and risks.

Talent Management:

- Guide and mentor the team.

- Develop and retain top talent.

- Ensure regular feedback and coaching is given on performance and behaviour of the team.

- Ensure adequate on-the-job and other trainings are provided to the team.

- Ensuring bi-annual performance review is carried out on time and constructive feedback is given to every team member.

Competencies:

- Hands on working on Excel and PPT (with infographics).

- Process and system-oriented.

- Very high skill set of MS excel and Poer point Presentation including info graphics.

- Meeting deadlines & time management.

- Domain Knowledge.

- Effective Communication.

- Collaborative Working with India and outside India employees.

- Result Oriented.

- Analytical skills and problem-solving.

- Managing team.

Education And Experience:

- MBA (Finance)/CA/ICWA with 9+ years.

- Experience in Pharma or FMCG is a must.