Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

About the job:

Position : Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Responsibilities :

- Manage all financial aspects of the company - Budgets, Monthly Reporting, Controls and policies.

- Review the plans vs actuals on a regular basis; in depth analysis of variance and communicating the

same proactively creating right visibility and enabling planning of actionable

- ROI mapping and developing a mechanism to understand the cash inflow and outflow will be a

crucial delivery in this role.

- Monitor and report performances versus plan to ensure corporate income targets are achieved.

- Implement monthly quality metrics reporting for all operational areas that help to ensure all key

performance standards are identified and achieved.

- Developed/Implement operational policies and procedures.

- Day-to-day interactions with stakeholders from Sales/ Marketing, Supply Chain/ Procurement

functions which become both a customer and supplier for the person responsible for the role

Analytical skill: Analyses current and past trends in key performance indicators including all areas of

revenue, cost of sales, expenses and capital expenditures.

- Analyses complex financial information and reports to provide accurate and timely financial recommendations to management for decision making purposes.

- Forecasting P&L basis inputs from multiple teams and actual changes in market dynamics or cost

scenario

- Complete understanding of analysis tool Implement and work with a Business Intelligence Tool and

Dashboard reports.

- Handling management accounting and advance analytics of each line items of P/L with cuts for

category, formats, brands

- Value Plus initiative - Distribution,Product Mix,Margin Analysis & other initiative my senior management.

Internal Control :

- Ensuring the requisite SOP's of the above specified overall roles & responsibilities are created & updated to ensure operational efficiency & effectiveness

- Rolling forecasting and guidance to business on delivery vs plans

- Systems and Processes Help to identify, institute and maintain processes that would ensure the integrity and timeliness of financial and management accounting and reporting to ensure compliance with accounting standards.

Qualification/ Experience/ Skills/ Desirables:

- CA / ICWA/ MBA Finance with 4-6 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis

- In-depth knowledge of regular accounting/ banking/ gst/ compliance/ audit etc.

- Strong coordination and negotiation skills with banking institutions and other financial stakeholders.

- Advanced knowledge of MS Excel for financial analysis and reporting.

- Exceptional problem-solving abilities and a strategic mindset.

- Proficiency in financial software and enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems.

- Excellent communication skills and the ability to present financial information to non-financial stakeholders.

- Demonstrated leadership and team management capabilities