Pernod Ricard India - Manager - Finance - Closing & Reporting Lead

Manager Finance (Closing & Reporting Lead)

Job Summary:

- Responsible for delivering meaningful & actionable business insights to business finance through internal MIS, Reporting & Dashboard.

- Ensuring accurate & timely periodic closing activities, data collection & analysis.

- Cater to adhoc and periodic information requests raised by business finance, CoE and other cross functional teams.

Key Responsibilities:

- Maintain finance MIS system: Maintain financial management information systems, including databases, software applications, and reporting tools.

- Ensure the systems are efficient, reliable, and accurate.

- Data collection & analysis: Analyze financial transactions and organize it to deliver meaningful insights from data.

- Create periodic management reports units/regions performance and initiatives to provide insights for strategic decision making.

- Period Closure Activities: Perform period close activities covering review of financial transactions, hygiene checks, provisioning and recording of accruals, inventory adjustments, reconciliations etc as per compliances to applicable financial reporting framework.

- Financial Reporting: Prepare financial reports, statements, and presentations for internal stakeholders.

- Support business finance, CoE teams and cross functional teams in concluding audits successfully with reports as required from time to time.

- Stakeholder management: Collaborate with CoE teams, cross-functional teams, including business finance, sales, operations, supply chain and IT, to gather financial data, align reporting requirements, and ensure data consistency.

- Team Management: Lead a team of financial analysts and reporting professionals.

- Provide guidance, mentorship, and support to enhance their skills, productivity, and career development.

- Monitoring of the defined SLAs and ensuring their compliances.

Qualification:

- CA/MBA with 4-6 years post qualification work experience in Alcobev/manufacturing/FMCG or similar industries.

- Strong knowledge of financial transactions, reporting including Ind AS and IFRS, financial systems, data analysis tools, and reporting software.

- Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and generate meaningful insights.

- Project management and problem-solving skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.

- Hands-on approach, proactive attitude, and ability to work successfully in a fast-paced team environment with the ability to drive change organizationally through new processes and innovation.

- Leadership abilities with a track record of managing teams effectively.

Functional Skills:

(Both essential & desirable):

- Expert knowledge of MS office, management reporting systems & tools.

- Excellent analytical skills.

- Good business acumen.

Behavioural Skills:

(Both essential & desirable):

- Displays high drive for results.

- Detail oriented and eager to learn.

- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and analytical and customer-focused.

- Ability to multi-task, work independently, and prioritize deliverables to meet tight deadlines.