Finance Manager-Financial Planning & Analysis

Job Description

Job Scope of the role: Responsible for Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), including budgeting, budgetary controls, forecasting, variance analysis, and MIS/Analytics to aid/enable decision-making by the leadership team. Preparation of Business modelling scenarios of new business projects. Evaluation of scenarios basis the Capital budgeting tool like NPV/IRR, payback period etc. Preparation of Monthly/ Quarterly/ Half-Yearly and Yearly financial MIS to be presented to the Management. In-depth understanding of the business profitability/ GC realization. Being part of the Finance team, also handle the operational activities efficiently and on time. Co-ordinate with cross-functional department to ensure the completion of task on time. Execution of Task independently as per the laid down process. Automation of Current manual process/Activities, to save time and enhance efficiency & accuracy. Job Profile: Support the annual/long term planning process for the division, engage with business teams in preparingand consolidating budgets Business Modelling Scenarios for New Business Projects. Facilitate budgetary controls by way of category/brand /channel wise review of actual against budget, analyzing causes for variance and recommend actions to ensure that the margins are protected/improved. In depth understanding and reporting of GC margins of the business. Identify and raise the red flag which impacts the GC of the business. Stores profitability analysis across channels to help improve the overall channel profitability Develop, maintain and improve a robust MIS that helps business teams understand the key drivers of margins and profitability. Analyzing and reporting financial performance to enable the businesses individually and the division collectively to reach profitability goals. Vetting financial projections of new investments and projects and tracking the actual performance against such projection. Help identify deterioration in any trend and institute an early warning system for possible corrective actions by business teams Drive automation of MIS and create dashboards. Preparation of Short Quarterly/Half yearly note on the Business performance Key Deliverables: Timely completion of budgeting exercise Monthly/quarterly MIS/Variance analysis and recommend action points Monitor costs & recommend cost reduction measures Business Modelling and Scenarios building Monthly MIS to the Management on the business Performance. Category/ Brand / Channel / Store profitability Track new projects financial performance Work Experience CA with 7+ years of experience in FP&A, top management reporting and analytics Strong analytical, planning, communication, and presentation skills Systematic and thorough in process knowledge / approach and an eye for detail Knowledge of ERP/ Retail Applications (Oracle/ POSS) Hard working with aptitude to learn and attitude to stretch whenever required. Attention to detail and accuracy. Is willing to learn and adapt to changing business needs.