Manager - Digital Finance

You are looking for a Digital Finance Manager to lead a team and partner with the Digital Business, Tech & Finance teams across SSCM (US) & SSCB (India) to drive business outcomes in a financially prudent manner. You will be responsible for providing analyses, insights and business intelligence that helps identify performance drivers and guide appropriate tactical actions to improve financial outcomes. To be successful in this role, you should have a strong understanding of financial concepts and online retail acumen. You should be eager to research new trends & concepts and have a partnership mindset to enable Digital & Tech teams to deliver experiences, products and solutions while taking responsibility for financial prudence. A bias towards action and outcomes, forward-looking mindset, strong communication skills, an innate drive for learning & mentoring team, and conflict resolution mindset are essential for this position. As a Digital Finance Manager, your core responsibilities will include acting as a Trusted Finance Business Partner, designing, developing & producing insightful financial & business performance reports, dashboards and analyses. You will provide proactive and timely financial analysis to highlight risks and opportunities for better business decisions, analyze financial performance, and root cause variances to forecasts. You will facilitate financial forecasting and planning processes to support monthly forecasting, annual planning, Board of Director meetings, and Earnings Call preparation. Developing business cases for key initiatives, creating robust financial models, and tracking key KPIs are also part of your responsibilities. Additionally, you will be responsible for ensuring a fully staffed and capable team with a strong culture of delivery and camaraderie. Setting goals, measuring & providing mentorship, guiding on career paths, coaching and mentoring associates on improving their business and financial knowledge, and building a culture of driving value and productivity within the team are crucial aspects of your role. The ideal candidate should have 7 - 10 years of prior experience in Retail / Digital Commerce / Finance functions, experience in managing & coaching teams, and experience in P&L analysis / management. Preferred experience includes managing a full P&L, experience in a GCC environment managing stakeholders across time zones, and working in a large matrixed organization. Education qualifications required for this position include a Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Business / Finance, while a Master's degree in Business / Finance or being a qualified finance professional is preferred. Primary skills required for this role include expertise in business and financial analysis using MS Excel, working knowledge of BI reporting & budgeting tools (Power BI, TM1 or equivalent), and working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite. Understanding & experience in Python / R based analytical packages and a good background in statistical modeling are desired as secondary skills.,