Description:

JOB SUMMARY:

- Lead financial planning, performance management, and decision support across the endto-end supply chain (sourcemakemovedeliver).

- Drive analytical insights, robust reporting, and review governance to optimize Cost to Serve.

- Act as a strategic business partner to the Supply Chain Operations Team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1) Financial Planning & Performance Management.

- Own COGS planning, standard cost updates, and variance analysis for Distribution costs.

- Build and run rolling forecasts for supply chain costs.

- Translate volume/mix, inflation, FX, and productivity programs into financial outcomes.

- Drive zero-based costing and continuous cost improvement programs with functional owners.

- Robust performance tracking.

- Set up Governance for timely review with all stakeholders.

- Driving timely and accurate submission of plan and actuals in Polaris.

- Ensure reconciliation and explanation of variances between management and statutory reporting.

2) Analytics & Insights.

- Analysis of overruns in distribution cost by cost head.

- Deep dive into Warehouse & Logistics cost through effective collaboration with Supply Chain Operations team and Finance COE.

- Analyze detention & breakage costs.

- SOB analysis on freight cost vs.

budget and analyzing impact including reason for variance and corresponding action plan.

- Collaborating with regional teams to drive analytics on region related supply chain cost.

3) Business Partnering.

- Leading analytics & Insights on business proposal pertaining to warehouse & logistics.

- Ensuring compliance with regards to approvals, agreements on all warehouse & logistics expenses.

- Timely review of open PO, advances etc.

in balance sheet and driving closure of same.

- Leading one off audits or ad hoc business proposals and reviews.

- Collaborating closely with supply chain leadership team in driving cost optimization and process improvement.

INTERACTIONS:

INTERNALLY (mention role):

- Supply Chain Operations Team, IT and Other verticals of finance.

EXTERNALLY (mention role):

- HQ FP&A & Supply Chain Team, Statutory Auditors, Internal Auditors.

PROFILE DETAILS:

QUALIFICATION:

- A Chartered Accountant with strong communication & presentation skills having 2-4 years of experience preferably with FMCG/Pharma.

FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES:

Essential/Must-have:

- Expert level understanding of Indian accounting standards (Ind As) and tax rules.

- Handled reporting & analysis, financial accounting & consolidation.

- Business acumen & partnering.

- Understanding of Processes & Information Systems.

- Risk management & Internal control.

- Making effective (T A I) presentations ( Ttime bound , A-accuracy and Iimpactful).

- Good command on MS-Office (Excel, Word and PPT) functions.

- Handling team of professionals.

Desirable/Good to have:

- Prior Experience in Alcobev Industry/GST knowledge.

LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES:

Essential/Must-have:

- Collaboration, Bold & Agile, Drive results, Strong Analytical Skills.

Desirable/Good to have:

- Value Differences, Demonstrate Self-awareness, Knowledge of Power BI or such other tools.