Key Responsibilities

Strategic:

- Support in charge of the Internal Controls of the business of the company cutting across various locations.

- Support in Implement DOA and ensure proper segregation of duties.

- Work closely with the business leadership, supply chain and zonal in charge strengthening internal controls in zones, branches and depots.

- Partner with sales & marketing teams on devising schemes that will have maximum effectiveness. Measure, report and recommend changes appropriately.

- Manage customers - credit limits, approvals and credit performance.

- Support in Identifying control gaps and implement / strengthen controls where third party C&F agents support the business operations.

Operational:

Accounting Operations Support

- Ensure all the required inputs for transactions processing are timely sent to Shared Services team

- Ensure timely inputs for monthly financial closing.

- Review of AR, overdue and debtor management

Sales Support :

- Customer credit evaluation, assignment and monitoring in line with business credit policy.

- Monitor customer scorecard, CAR file compliances of existing customers.

- Support in Handling of customer blocking and reactivation, release of blocked orders

- Carry out financial evaluation of dealers/distributors

- Support sales & marketing in formulation of special specific objective oriented schemes

- Support in Scheming process, from filing-validation, approval and settlement

- Arranging time to time price circulars to trade as when required.

- Provide support in MRP calculation.

Continuous Improvement :

- Promptly inform any changes in control and compliance environment impacting accounts, tax or other areas.

- Provide continuous support in identifying improvement areas in the financial and operating control framework and support control and compliance team in applying them in a consistent manner across all zones & regions.

Compliances:

- Ensure adherence to financial procedures and systems.

- Ensure local compliances and flag immediately any tax non-compliances to taxation team.

Audits :

- Handle internal and statutory audit queries during audit process and accounts finalisation.

Taxation

- Ensure compliance and provide assistance to the corporate tax team in maintaining liasioning with local TAX and regulatory bodies.

- Support corporate tax team in annual/ special audits/ assessment by external tax authorities.

Escalation Management

- Interact with customers and support shared services in resolving all local issues whenever same is escalated to them.

- Be a point in contact at the plant for any escalation of vendor payment related issues.

Financial

- Ensure operational efficiency in order to improve performance.

- Provide adequate support to sales & marketing decision making to improve business performance through right pricing, credit / debt management.

People

- Attend trainings on training needs identified or imparted by HR.

- Ensure staffing of vacant positions in team.

- Recognise and reward high performers.

- Share learning's with members of the team for cross functional development.

- Set goals, review team and individual performance and provide feedback on strengths & development areas and drive individual improvement plans.

Profile Requirements

Educational Qualification - CA, Master's Degree in Finance - First division

Experience - Overall 7 - 10 years with around 3 years of experience in handling sales finance, controls function.

The Industry to be hired from - FMCG, Manufacturing, Agri Products, Pharma Sales

Functional Competencies - Financial Accounting and Reporting

- Taxation & Statutory Compliances

- Audit Processes

- Knowledge of ERP - SAP system

Behavioural & Leadership Competencies - Strong System and Process Orientation

- Shows continuous improvement orientation.

- Adopts Customer Centric Approach during decision making

- Possesses Excellent Influencing and Interpersonal Skills

- Displays high Drive for Results

- Displays Sound Business Acumen

Interaction Complexity & Team work

Interaction With Frequency Purpose of Interaction

Internal :

- Agri Business Head, Sales /Marketing Heads, Supply chain Team, Plant Head, Finance & Accounts team, Shared Services Team

As & when required For details related to accounting and internal controls, Marketing Discount Schemes management, Payment / Receivables Escalation Management etc

External :

- Internal / External Auditors, Customers

As & when required For conduct of audit, for payment delays, credit related issues etc.

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