Head of Category Finance

Job Overview:

This role would be primarily involved in the following activities:

-Leading and directing Commercial Finance activities for India Foods businesses

-Delivering Net Revenue & Cost to Serve for delivering India Foods NOPBT

-Drives submissions of MIS, tracking of Commercial KPIs and business performance reviews with business leaders

-Support the Business in its AOP delivery through analytical reviews and performance diagnosis

-Set up and drive robust forecasting process

-Work Closely with UMs & Category leads to drive the top line agenda

Responsibilities:

• Support and facilitate Unit commercial teams in developing country level Annual Operating Plan (AOP) across all Sales finance lines.
• Cascade and communicate AOP to locations in a seamless manner ensuring ownership & sign offs
• Ensure preparation of financial forecasts including monthly / quarterly P&L and volume analytics (forecasts / outlooks) and provide heads up on risks & opportunities
• Partner with Unit Manager in managing distribution economics and driving efficiency for foods cost to serve.
• Drive closing process of P&L and Balance Sheet as per defined frequency and ensure timeliness and accuracy
• Drive Balance Sheet hygiene, review and remediation centrally and with Locations as per rigorous calendar
• Drive the Working Capital Productivity ask on the Day Sales Outstanding (DSO) front
• Facilitate analysis and review of actual performance on key metrics (Trade margins, D&A, Modern Trade, Distributor margin & expenses, Sales Supervision costs, GTM types & expenses, Sales A&M / Central spends, Bottle & Crates analytics and turns
• Work with Sales Head on business performance reviews and determine interventions
• Provide Executive Committee Performance Review support
• Standardize financial review templates
• GCS: Facilitate Risk assessment with functions, support with control design, ensure S2C GCS cycle - monitoring, testing, remediation, risk assessment, effectiveness. Update GCS and SOX documentation
• Develop commercial proposals for deal creations with customers across channels
• Partner Business stakeholders in resolving business issues (commercial/legal) , Commercial KPI's tracking, giving on-going business support
• Ensure frequent engagement with Field Sales team and training to explain the processes, issue resolutions, consequence management
• Collaborate with HBS for process reviews

Qualifications:

• CA/MBA with 15+ years of prior experience in Finance
• Experience in Commercial and FP&A
• Experience in presenting business case or project case to business stakeholder
• Require excellent communication skills
• Require excellent analytical and presentation skills