Associate Manager - Finance

Job Description

Overview: Working together, winning together, on brands that are enjoyed by over 1 billion consumers a day, feels good. A career at PepsiCo means the chance to help shape the future of our most popular and best known global and local brands. You’ll see your impact on the world stage and at your family’s kitchen table. We are currently looking to expand our talent pool for Financial Planning function to support business with ongoing strategic growth. Once you are selected for the position, you will be provided with extensive onboarding getting the chance not only to enhance skills within Function-specific processes, but also a chance to get insights into workings of diverse markets. Responsibilities: Provide overall support for the period end results and preparation of forecast. Create, update, prepare ongoing periodic business reports. Working across multiple Finance functions to deliver Period forecast. Understand key drivers of the P&L Work on key region/customer initiatives to drive business and region performance. Performance analysis, including explanation of variance to plan, forecast and year ago. Support the annual operating plan (AOP) process. Create Channel/Customer promotional analysis to support business partners. Maintain complex Excel models. Develop PowerPoint presentation to communicate business results and insights. Manage exceptions through verbal and written interactions with Sales and Sales Finance Trade accrual process including quarterly merch scrubs. Collaborate with sales and finance functions on ad-hoc projects. Create an inclusive and collaborative environment. Self-starter; bias for action and for quick iteration on ideas / concepts; strong interest in proving out ideas with rapid prototyping. Ability to interact well across various teams. Team player; excellent listening skills; welcoming of ideas and new ways of looking at things; able to lead brainstorming sessions and elicit input from team members – including those who may not be the loudest voice in the room. Qualifications: 6 to 7 years of experience in finance and planning for postgraduates (commerce, accounting, finance) (4 to 6 years of finance experience for Chartered accounts preferred) Experience in FP&A, data integrity maintenance and systems such as SAP, Business Objects, Essbase Tableau knowledge Strong excel skills. Able to work independently and takes initiative. Capable of managing multiple time sensitive priorities simultaneously Detail-oriented; organized in approach and in document maintenance. Ability to function well in a team environment. Consistently shows urgency, courtesy, and patience. Outstanding written and verbal communication skills