Manager - Finance

Overview Channel partner reporting including insightful commentary on variances and business performance with What – if and scenario analysis Financial Modelling, Brand Gross Margin Analysis Owning the delivery of certain Innovation P&L with the Marketing and Commercial Finance Analyst and present in forums where applicable Find insights and trends to support decision making by commercial finance manager and in turn the Marketing / Category teams Leading and owning the month end JVs Other adhoc data and report requests Participate in Weekly connects with Commercial team and Finance team, KAMs, DPs to review KPIs and performance, process accuracy Responsibilities Creating and presenting management decks along with commentaries for volume, price, mix & net revenue Region, Channel & brand performance and variance analysis vs Plan, Forecast & Last Year Customer performance and variance analysis review Month end forecast and analysis of drivers for change Variance analysis and commentaries Creation of periodic forecast, actualization and forecast deck preparation with commentaries of drivers of change Business partnering with Cross Functional teams and acting as Finance Business Partner Adhoc analysis Leading transformation projects AOP - model building and consolidation, deck preparation Creating & maintaining excel models for reporting & analysis Calculating monthly sales estimated Landing and give commentary on the same Closely working with Finance Leaders, Sales Team to identify variances and opportunities for improving the revenue through effective price management, optimum trade spend recommendations. Identifying Risks & Opportunities and reporting to the leadership & FP&A Teams. Doing post event analysis at Brand, Product & SKU level. Qualifications 7-8 years of experience in finance and planning Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree in commerce/business administration / economic with high level of Finance & Accounting Experience. CA/ICWAI/MBA/CPA Finance is preferred Sound knowledge of Financial systems (SAP ECC, TM1, Tableau, MS Office Excel & PPT) Strong understanding of business processes Strong technical knowledge and experience of both Management reporting and planning processes Exceptional communication skills. Proficiency in English language