Manager - Finance (FP&A)

Periodical financial performance reporting to management/board of directors/leadership teams with actionable insightful information highlighting top performers/laggards for timely interventions. Focused on sales/margins/overheads/inventory and capex performance with data analysis by business unit, channel, GL level. Includes correlation with macroeconomic factors, scenario analysis, benchmarking and other tactical analysis. Periodic balance sheet and cashflow reviews and analysis to aid management in decision making. Monthly discussion with brands and countries for performance reviews, collaborative discussions for proactive and reactive actions. Work in cross functional teams to automate performance reporting. Constantly explore process simplification/automation that helps drive better efficiencyConception to completion of budgeting process including guidance notes, system submissions, clarifications, management reviews and final board presentations Spearheading strategy planning across organization including brainstorming and publishing templates, submissions, synthesizing summary for management, discussion with brands and management reviewsInhouse projects like event analysis, category and stock level analysis, management directed projects etc.House for design, discussion and publication of SOPs, issuing guidelines and ways of working in financeSupporting shared services, brands, countries and controllership for year-end closure and review of financials in alignment with guidelinesRequirementsBachelors / Masters Degree in Finance / AccountingChartered Accountant (Batch 2018 - 2019)7 to 8 years experience in Financial Planning & Analysis in a large matrix organisation