Commercial Finance Manager

Key Accountabilities Budgets and Plans: Contribute to the preparation of the Commercial section budget and monitor financial performance versus the budget so that the business is aware of anticipated costs/revenues and areas of unsatisfactory performance are identified. Support Commercial team in preparing the Budget/Rolling Forecast/LRP plans.Policies, Systems, Processes, & Procedures: Implement approved departmental policies, processes, procedures and instructions to subordinates and monitor their adherence so that work is carried out in a controlled manner.Day- to-day Operations:Provide financial insight to Sales and Marketing team.Business partnering with sales counterpart – with focus on Consumer Goods /Shop in Shop /Food service /Retail/Ecom channel.Evaluate Customer P&L & Promotions.Support in Monthly financial closingPrepare and analyze value chain for NPD/EPD or promotions.Analyze sales/ margins - volume, price, mix vs. Budget/Forecast/LY - identifying issues & recommending actions.Aid with modelling and scenario testing for new products and business opportunities.Other Ad-hoc requirements to drive revenue maximization.Work Closely with Sales Team to support sales planning & analysis.Help establish/streamline policies and procedures throughout the department, support best practices in sales forecasting, reporting, and communications.Work with Trade Marketing team for the ROI analysis for every promotion – Preapproval and post analysis.Be a bridge between the Demand Planning team and Sales team in analyzing and improving the Sales forecast accuracy.Work with the marketing team in implementing the price increases, making sure all the prices are implemented in system and conducting proactive analysis on the margin.Inform the sales team from time to time the impact on margins due to WAC fluctuations.Continuous Improvement: Contribute to the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices taking into account ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.Reporting: Preparing insightful reports and financial analysis to support Commercial team in decision making, highlighting significant variances vs. Budget, Forecast and previous year.Health, Safety, & Environment: Monitor the adherence to all relevant safety and environmental management procedures and controls to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high-quality products/service and a responsible environmental attitude.Education: CIMA Qualified/CPA/CA Skills:Advanced or working knowledge with Microsoft Dynamic D365Ms. OfficeAnalytical & Critical thinkingLeadership SkillsProblem solvingDecision makingExperience: Experience in running and developing ERP and financial IT systems, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle Fusion.Experienced in Emerging Markets (especially Middle East and Asia) with management responsibilities across various geographies will be essential.A well-rounded Finance Professional with at least 5-6 years of experience who developed his/her career with blue chip companies in the food processing, manufacturing, or FMCG/Retail industry.Minimum2-3 years of experience in Food processing/ Manufacturing/FMCG