Senior Manager - Business Finance/Financial Planning & Analysis - FMCG - CA

Opening - Senior Manager -Business Finance/Commercial Finance - FMCG

- Advise in developing strategic business priorities/ goals including function-wise business plans in alignment with business plans for the organization as a whole

- Actively lead discussion and create building blocks for overall P&L basis analysis of category performance and cost assumptions.

- Create the presentations and working documents for discussions at multiple levels including members of Executive Committee.

- Constantly scan the environment and incorporate best practices, lateral thinking in creation of building blocks of performance

- Anchor the holistic quarterly -performance review of business along with respective business manager.

- Provide sound financial analysis (including ad-hoc analytics) on performance of the various teams and propose action plans and alternatives (if required) to improve continuously

- Keep abreast with the leading practices on financial processes and drive implementation of efficient and consistent systems

- Lead projects within the supporting functions, especially projects related to streamlining and/or improving processes and systems.

- Responsible for leading budget planning of respective business partnered functions

- Responsible for supporting the function heads on key decisions and matters impacting the financial performance of the function

- Act as a trusted business advisor providing data-driven insights and challenge decision making from a finance perspective

- Ensure enhanced financial performance vs. forecasts and better financial-commercial decision making

- Responsible for designing cost controls, institutionalizing greater discretion and improving return on investments

- Engage with senior leadership for operating budgets and plans

Role Essence : Exp - 5-7 years

- CA

- Experience in FP&A/Business Finance

- Strong Analytical Skill

- Stakeholder Management

- Good communication skills: Verbal, Written and Presentation

- Financial acumen