Consultant Finance Operations

Please note:
This is not a Remote role and will require the individual to be based in Gurugram, India and follow a hybrid work schedule. This is an Individual Contributor role.

A successful Finance operations consultant processes claims from franchise bottlers and company-owned bottlers, drives the month closing process for accruals and cut-off procedures, and troubleshoots budget owners in the transaction process to offer a smooth transaction experience for budget owners. Prepare and analyze reports on cooler spends, discount spends, and marketing spends using data from multiple sources like SAP, vendor tracking. Influencing the key stakeholders, through sustained and effective engagement, drives compliance with the process in ongoing Operations. Work with the FBO Lead, and it is an individual contributor role.

Key Responsibilities/ Duties
Clain Processing:
Work with the operations team and bottling team to manage all activities related to claims. This role will impact the system, spending USD 40 Million.

• This role will own the end-to-end claim cycle of the bottlers and deliver the following:

• Ensure compliance with the standard process for bottlers' claims by nature of spending, along with mandatory documentation by type of claims.

• Review and make necessary changes to the standard process as necessary to ensure standardization across without compromising control requirements
• Drive discipline across the system for the timely submission of claims
• Ensure compliance with the global SPP in accounting for spending and payments
• Provide insights from claim processing to drive the efficiency of spending.
• Ensure documents are preserved for easy retrieval in future years

MIS Reporting
Supports the franchise finance in preparing the following reports:

• Generate MIS for cooler commitments, spends by bottler and budget source-wise.
• Generate MIS on discount and marketing spends by bottler and the type of investment
• Provide historical data for tax assessments and queries from the department, CAD and other audits
• Provide in generating other MIS on a need basis

Closing Process And Hygiene

• Drive monthly closing process discipline across the franchise team to ensure timely purchase orders are created in the system.
• Collaborate with the platform services team and Genpact to drive account payable process hygiene and controls.
• Offer a subject matter expert role and provide support to the franchise team in troubleshooting transactional issues for budget owners.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline is required.
• A postgraduate qualification in Finance or Accounting, or CA Inter, is an advantage but not essential.
• A minimum of 4 to 5 years' experience in finance, particularly in Accounts Payable, Accounting, Customer Claims, Claims Processing, Claim Management or related roles.
• Experience in the FMCG sector is preferred; however, candidates from other industries with transferable skills and strong finance expertise are encouraged to apply.

Functional Skills & Expertise

• Ability to influence and build strong relationships across networks and cross-functional teams.
• Practical, hands-on experience using SAP and other finance tools.
• Working knowledge of TDS and other tax compliance requirements.
• Experience ensuring SOX compliance and driving adherence to internal controls.

What can help you to be successful in the role?
Growth Behavior

• Growth Mindset: Demonstrates Curiosity. Welcomes failure as a learning opportunity.
• Smart Risk: Makes bold decisions/recommendations.
• Externally Focused: Understands the upstream and downstream implications of his/her work.
• Performance Driven & Accountable: Has high performance standards. Outperforms her/his peers.
• Fast/Agile: Removes barriers to move faster. Experiments and adapts. Thrives under pressure and fast pace.
• Empowered: Brings solutions instead of problems. Challenges the status quo. Has the courage to take an unpopular stance.

Leadership Behavior

• Act Like an Owner: Deliver results, creating value for our brands, our System, our customers and key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the System, Customers and Key Stakeholders
• Develops Self and Others: Develop self and support others' development to achieve their full potential.
• Drive Innovation: Generate new or unique solutions and embrace new ideas that help sustain our business.

What We Can Do For You

• Career growth and development: Leveraging our boundaryless network, we provide access to educational platforms and provide coaching, mentoring and feedback, as a part of our Leadership & Development process.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You'll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs. We want to make our culture inevitable.
• International Experience: Become part of international projects and work along multicultural teams, through our global network.