Senior Financial Professional

About the Role:

As a senior financial professional, you will be responsible for supporting our team and contributing to sustainable business growth. Our company is part of a large organization that drives exceptional performance and fosters opportunities for future development.

No two days are the same in our Finance team, where you'll have opportunities to learn, develop, and thrive in an inclusive culture.

Key Responsibilities:

• We're looking for someone with a flair for numbers and a big-picture approach
• You should be able to communicate financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders effectively
• Be proactive, self-driven, and able to work in a dynamic environment
• Collaborate as a team player, troubleshooter, and consensus-builder
• Showcase expertise in complex business environments
• Possess good analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
• Proficient knowledge of MS Office and SAP

The ideal candidate demonstrates high professionalism, integrity, and commitment. They can influence key stakeholders, manage their time, and prioritize effectively. Strong analysis and problem-solving skills are also essential.

Areas of Responsibility:A. Performance Delivery

• Support delivery on Volume, NSV, OP Cash, and Pricing
• Strengthen the Finance O&R process, build, and drive Pre and Post M&E mindset for Trade Spend investments (BTL and TTL)

B. Productivity

• Collect past c-forms, ensure process improvement, and reduce timelines for recording
• Participate to unlock savings and ensure hygiene by dialing up Distributor ROI
• Reduce W/Capital / Provisions unlock (Overall Norms to be lower in value than last 3 years average aged inventory)

C. Net Revenue Management

• Trade Spend Management
• Drive BTL claim process for the cluster & adopting new BTL Process, involving NRM planning
• Develop Pre and Post M&E Culture on BTL and TTL Spends
• Engage with HO commercial team / cross-function team and understand various RTM/learning formats for personal development & growth
• Pricing optimization - Volume/Value/Margin Market Share pool/Benchmarking our Pricing with Industry players basis information available in public domain

D. Business Partnering

• Develop financial analysis to drive business insights
• Concisely communicate these insights to key stakeholders to influence decision-making in a complex and delicate business environment
• Partner with CH/SH to drive business performance by providing financial/commercial expertise and insights while owning the delivery of the financial targets and an effective control environment
• Bring strong commercial insight and judgment to decision-making
• Investment optimization, including A&P measurement and evaluation
• Support Cluster/region BPMs with market financials and decision-making
• Participate in pricing discussion and provide quality inputs

E. BAU Operations

• Credit Management – Timely MIS Circulation for expected blocks, credit Block Release, Improve credit block review system, and best utilization of resources, Credit Limit review
• Collection Management - Driving Collection and reducing overdues by partnering with sales team, Improve AR ageing quality & achieve DSO Target through continuous monitoring
• Debtor Estimates / forecast review basis actual Debtor reports to ensure no Risk in AR. Timely customer reconciliation and balance confirmations
• Support RTM Changes / Annual policy changes and ensure no sales loss due to system, support in Representation to State Govt, Excise Policy year Change Invoice checking and verification to ensure billing with approved/accurate rates
• Timely month-end closing and sharing required MIS, monthly Overhead tracking

F. Compliance and Governance

• Ensure compliance to Credit Policy, BTL Policy, TTL Policy, SOA, and all commercial CARM controls
• Risks identified through TB review are tracked and ensure review with RCFH
• Any AML or legacy issues highlight with the legal consul and ensure get resolve

We offer flexible working arrangements to suit your needs, so you can thrive from day one. Our diverse and inclusive culture celebrates individuality and supports growth and development for all.

We aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and can belong, regardless of their background, identity, or experiences.

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