Accounting & Commercial Finance:

- Manage accounting of direct imports and domestic purchases.

- Ensure accurate accounting of freight, transportation, clearing, handling, and other landed costs.

- Account for promotional schemes, trade discounts, rebates, and marketing support programs.

- Manage accounting for inventory shortages, damages, stock losses, and customs duty transactions.

MIS, Reporting & Margin Analysis:

- Prepare and analyze category-wise and brand-wise gross margin reports.

- Compute and validate Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) on a monthly basis.

- Evaluate effectiveness of self-funded discount campaigns and promotional programs.

- Conduct variance analysis against AOP, Budget, Forecast, and Previous Year performance.

- Perform Forex Gain/Loss analysis covering: Sales, Cost of Goods Sold, Gross Margin impact.

- Generate actionable insights to improve profitability and business performance.

Inventory Management & Control:

- Ensure inventory valuation under Weighted Average Cost methodology.

- Monitor category-level inventory performance against AOP targets and inventory days.

- Evaluate and report slow-moving and non-moving inventory as per approved SOP.

- Ensure accurate monthly valuation of Goods in Transit (GIT), Damaged Inventory, Warehouse Inventory, and Shop Floor Inventory.

Working Capital & Fund Management:

- Maintain weekly and monthly payment trackers across multiple currencies.

- Prepare customer collection plans and cash flow projections.

- Monitor trade payables, receivables, and working capital metrics.

- Coordinate with Treasury teams for funding requirements and liquidity management.

Accounts Payable & Receivable Management:

- Ensure timely recording of vendor invoices in ERP.

- Coordinate with warehouse and procurement teams for timely GRN processing.

- Ensure vendor payments are executed as per agreed Terms of Trade (TOT).

- Monitor vendor ageing and identify provisioning or write-back requirements as per policy.

- Maintain strong vendor relationships and payment credibility.

- Raise and monitor vendor claims, debit notes, rebate claims, promotional recoveries, BA salary recoveries, and other commercial claims.

- Ensure timely collections and settlement of vendor receivables.

- Prepare weekly debtor ageing reports and track overdue balances.

- Recommend provisions and write-offs in line with company policy and accounting standards.

- Coordinate with business stakeholders to resolve outstanding claims.

Taxation, Compliance & Audit:

- Ensure timely closure of Bills of Entry (BOE) with AD Banks and RBI.

- Manage FEMA compliance requirements related to imports and foreign remittances.

- Ensure timely payment and reconciliation of customs duties.

- Support Internal Audit, Statutory Audit, IFC Audit, Tax Audit, and Regulatory Reviews.

- Coordinate annual Foreign Liabilities and Assets (FLA) reporting with statutory and legal teams for RBI submission.

Business Finance Partnering:

- Evaluate commercial viability of new vendor onboarding proposals.

- Analyze pricing changes, product listings, promotional schemes, and their impact on sales and margins.

- Support category managers and commercial teams through financial insights and profitability analysis.

- Review High Sea Sale agreements and ensure compliance with commercial and regulatory requirements.

- Provide decision-support analysis for strategic business initiatives.

- Drive process improvements and automation in commercial finance operations.