Head - Business Finance - Retail

Job Description For The Position Of Business Finance Head :

Job Title : Head - Business Finance

The Role :

- The role will offer challenge and diversity and provide an opportunity to make a difference and involved in strategic planning and direction of multiple businesses.

- The management would rely on the incumbent's analytical assessment of business performance and forecasting accuracy to identify key success areas.

- This role would seek for a proactive and innovative business finance lead to contribute towards the goals of the organization.

Expected Qualification : Chartered Accountant, MBA (T1 preferable)

Year of experience :

- 10-12 years of post-qualification experience including 2-3 years of supervisory responsibility.

- M&A exposure would be an added advantage.

Job Description :

- Timely and accurate reporting of Monthly MIS at BU and at consolidated organization level

- Analyse business performance for changes vs. annual operating plan and provide insights and flag off risks and opportunities

- Identify opportunities to synergize and reduce cost/capital

- Work with Business Unit CEO/Finance lead on periodic business for continuous performance improvement on revenue and costs

- Drive and lead timely review of business results and co-ordinate on agreed actions implementation

- Periodic forecasting of financials for outer quarters and year

- Lead and drive annual budgeting process for the all the BUs

- Develop Long Range planning for the business on a 3-5 years horizon

- Monitor strategic investments made by the organization for timely action to be taken for investing/harvesting opportunities

- Work on project plans for new initiatives including assessment for project IRR, payback etc.,

- Support on M&A initiatives of the organization

- Ad-hoc business analytics requirements and industry bench-marking

Other skills :

- Strong organizational and management skills

- Ability to see the bigger picture while focussing on the process and procedures

- Ability to meet and establish dead lines

- Good expertise in SAP, MS office and other consolidation software

- Flexibility and ability to thrive in fast paced environment

- Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy in work

- Good interpersonal skills and a team player

- Good written and oral communication skills

- Ability to manage cross functional business finance and business leadership teams