Financial Operations Expert

Job Title: Financial Operations Expert

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to join our team as a Financial Operations Expert. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in finance, with expertise in financial analysis, budgeting, and operations management.

About the Role:

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and results-driven individual to take on a key role in driving business performance and growth. As a Financial Operations Expert, you will be responsible for providing strategic support to senior leaders, analyzing financial data, and identifying areas for improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Analyze financial data to identify trends, opportunities, and challenges.
• Develop and implement process improvements to increase efficiency and productivity.
• Provide financial modeling and forecasting to inform business decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive business performance and growth.

Requirements:

• CA Inter/Qualified ICWA with 5-8 years of post-qualification experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.

Benefits:

The successful candidate will receive a competitive salary and benefits package, including opportunities for career growth and development.

Areas of Responsibility:Performance Delivery:

1. Support AOP delivery on Volume, NSV, OP Cash, and Pricing.
2. Strengthen the Finance O&R process and build a Pre and Post M&E mindset for Trade Spend investments.

Productivity:

1. Collect past c-forms, ensure process improvement, and reduce recording timelines.
2. Participate in unlocking savings and ensuring hygiene by dialing up Distributor ROI.
3. Reduce W/Capital/Provisions unlock (lower overall norms than last 3 years average aged inventory).

Net Revenue Management:

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

Business Partnering:

1. Develop financial analysis to drive business insights.
2. Concisely communicate these insights to key stakeholders to influence decision-making.
3. Partner with CH/SH to drive business performance.
4. Bring strong commercial insight and judgment to decision making.
5. Investment optimization, including A&P measurement and evaluation.
6. Support Cluster/Region BPMs with market financials and decision-making.
7. Participate in pricing discussion and provide quality inputs.

BAU Operations:

1. Credit Management - timely MIS circulation, credit block release, improve credit block review system, best utilization of resources, credit limit review.
2. Collection Management - driving collection and reducing overdues by partnering with sales team, improve AR ageing quality & achieve DSO Target through continuous monitoring.
3. Debtor Estimates/forecast review basis actual Debtor reports to ensure no Risk in AR. Timely customer reconciliation and balance confirmations.
4. 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.
5. Timely month-end closing and sharing required MIS, monthly Overhead tracking.

Compliance and Governance:

1. Ensure compliance to Credit Policy, BTL Policy, TTL Policy, SOA, and all commercial CARM controls.
2. Risks identified through TB review are tracked and ensured review with RCFH.
3. Any AML or legacy issues highlighted with the legal consul and ensured resolve.

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