Overview
This is a Fixed Term Contract role for 10 months in Bangalore.
Responsibilities:
– Independently work with Category team to develop category financial plans and monitor the delivery of plan objectives.
– Contribute to the strategic plan by managing the P&L for Packaged Beverages Category through sharper forecasting, action tracking for topline & gross margin achievement by working with and influencing key stake holders.
– Facilitate key decisions related to revenue, profitability and return on investments.
– Lead pricing discussions and create P&L and scenarios to calculate impact of pricing interventions in collaboration with Category/ brand and sales finance team. Maintaining pricing tracker for the business
– Work with Innovation Lead on the performance deep dive for innovations
– Provide financial insights that impacts business delivery.
– Analyze and identify avenues for cost optimization/ revenue maximization and drive forward such initiatives.
– Responsible for approval of SKU master data wrt profit center category mapping
– Work with the reporting team on business results and analyze performance against budgets, forecasts and PY. Also support on the monthly Excom deck
– Review and report brand performance – Sales (value and volume), margins etc monthly with category teams & category head.
– Day to day partnering with category -Engaging in regular discussions and consultations to make informed financial decisions.
– Review and evaluate all category / customer investment initiatives.
– Support and challenge category assumptions in analyzing and implementing business growth opportunities, new product development
– Drive continuous improvements in process and procedures and partner in all automation/other projects to improve ways of working.
– Lead the end-to-end finance partnering for NPD & Innovation projects under Category; analysis to support business cases and investment decisions and developing financial models to support new initiatives.
Qualifications:
1. Chartered Accountant (first or second attempt) or MBA Finance.
2. Minimum 11 years of post-qualification experience (business finance or FP&A experience preferred) including experience in category finance for 2 years.
3. Strong analytical ability and interpersonal skills
4. Strong stakeholder management
5. Strong Commercial acumen and ability to look for an opportunity in any challenging situation.