Senior Finance Professional

About the Role:

As a senior professional in our finance department, you will play a vital role in driving business growth and delivering results. You will be part of a large-scale organization with a strong focus on performance and creating opportunities for future success.

We utilize digital capabilities and analytics to inform our business strategy, creating a dynamic work environment where no two days are the same. We offer opportunities for learning and development, supporting your growth in an inclusive culture.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Have a flair for numbers and think big-picture
2. Communicate financial concepts effectively to non-finance stakeholders
3. Be proactive, self-driven, and adaptable in a dynamic work environment
4. Work collaboratively as a team player, troubleshooter, and consensus-builder
5. Gain exposure to complex business environments
6. Demonstrate good analytical, written, and verbal communication skills
7. Proficient knowledge of MS Office and SAP
8. Hold Inter CA/Qualified ICWA with 2+ years of post-qualification experience

Built for Success:

• Show high professionalism, integrity, and commitment
• Influence key stakeholders effectively
• Manage time and prioritize tasks efficiently
• Analyse complex data, draw connections, and advocate a coherent strategy for improvement

Responsibilities:A. Performance Delivery:

• Support and enable delivery of strategic objectives on Volume, NSV, OP Cash, and Pricing
• Strengthen the finance process, building and driving pre and post-measurement mindset for investments

B. Productivity:

• Collect past records, improve processes, and reduce recording timelines
• Participate actively to unlock savings and ensure hygiene by dialing up Distributor ROI
• Reduce Working 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 & adopt new BTL Process, involving NRM planning
• Develop pre and post-measurement culture on BTL and TTL Spends
• Engage with commercial team and understand various 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 and communicate them concisely to key stakeholders
• Partner with leadership to drive business performance by providing financial/commercial expertise and insights while owning the delivery of financial targets and 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 discussions 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 ensured review with RCFH
• Any AML or legacy issues highlight with the legal consul and ensure get resolve

We believe flexibility is key to success. Our people work flexibly in ways to suit them, from part-time and compressed hours to different locations. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported from day one.

We celebrate life, every day, everywhere. Creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and belongs, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense, welcoming and celebrating people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

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