V-Mart Retail - Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis

Manager - Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

- Defining business planning templates and forecasting, business planning, and review process.

- Prepare and present consolidated budget (annual/monthly/seasonal) and key financial and business related analysis to management for approval

- Communicate, train and assist HODs in use of templates, understand process etc. to prepare their business budgets

- In consultation with HODs define Key Performance Indicators to measure operational performance

- Provide data and analysis on past performance to support the planning process and to guide target setting

- Disseminate approved plans to HODs, and prepare monthly operational and financial analysis / reports

- Interact with senior management to understand variances and future impact

- Monitor performance indicators, analyze trends / variances, identify issues and opportunities

- Prepare consolidated forecasts for review and decision by management - business plans, budget vs. actual and followed action plan for the same.

- Analyze and suggest areas for cost control and reduction

- Prepare financial and operational reports / presentations for management / board of directors

- Market benchmarking, and share company's financial and operating results against industry performance

- Consolidate and analyze purchase and sales data, competitor pricing data and other internal benchmarks to develop a robust pricing model

- Advice on pricing of all items/SKU's to ensure that margins are as per objectives while ensuring maximum sales at the price point as well

- Contribute/advice on discounts to be offered after analyzing various factors like inventory age, profit after discount etc.

- Ensure that pricing and billing at stores are as per the organizational policies and guidelines defined by the pricing model

- Ensure and monitor implementation of internal control systems and templates for data capture

- Contribute to the continuous improvement of financial, control systems, financial information systems and processes to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the financial function

- Ensure that all expenses and revenue generation for each department is captured in the system and is as per the defined business plan, and facilitate and provide support for audits

- Maintain effective relationship with managers and officers within the function ensure teamwork with related functions

- Ensure that staff are developed, trained, motivated, evaluated for job performance and compensated fairly