Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages - National Manager - Financial Services - Consolidation/Compliance & Reporting - CA

Job Responsibilities:

- Interface with multiple departments to gather data, update tracking, and drive timelines

- Financial Reporting & Analysis including implementation of Accounting Standard and standard practice and procedures (as per TCCC USGAAP requirement)

- Detail MIS and analysis around company financial and management reporting - comparative against business plan - previous years and rolling estimates.

- Supporting financial controller around different strategic data point and presentation for senior leadership team with R&O etc

- Responsible for reviewing monthly/quarterly account reconciliations and other documents to ensure this compliance.

- Oversees the general accounting function, which includes inter- company accounting, financial reporting, balance sheet management.

- Will interface with Business Heads on any deviations from the organizational process and system perspective flagged to the Financial Controllers.

- New Business initiatives requiring close collaboration with other functions and support areas; have an ability to effectively work with both internal and external auditors as required; and interact and collaborate with various functions such as Product Control, Operations, Tax, IT, Auditors and Front Office in a truly global environment.

- Plan, monitor and drive statutory audit, tax audit, information system audit, Internal audit etc.

- Assess and implement changes (Ind AS, GST, Companies Act, Income tax etc.) to comply with accounting and external reporting requirement.

- Preparation of condensed financial statement and various management reporting Company at regular intervals

- Preparation of various decks for Board / CFO meeting presentation.

- Build and maintain strong relationship with transactional accounting team.

- Monitor work of financial services staff and ensure compliance to company's procedures and policies.

- Manage and utilize available tools to provide regular and relevant financial analysis to the stakeholders.

- Follow and develop new standards for data analytics and reporting in the organization.

- Work with department managers to understand potential key metrics, partner with the department to develop appropriate reporting

- Communication update to functional leadership team for inputs / feedback as applicable

- Introduce new enhancement / opportunity area for finance users

- Deliver proper direction for changes executed by functional leads

- Drive the team to administer and provide upgrades to controlling system and maintain track of long-term facilities

- Assist and employ workers for servicing inside and outside the company.

- Manage all challenging activities and ensure proper development for same

- Design intelligence programs for bringing flexibility to innovative plans

- Ensuring and responsible for correct accounting across HCCB.

- Manage and recommend upgrade to current activities within the framework of SAP.

- Collaboration within finance function like Tax, Treasury, Payroll, Commercial.

- Assist financial services staff to optimize sales and maintain effective customer relationship to increase revenues and improve branch effectiveness.

- Maintaining progressive mindset for IT related development to take finance function forward.

- Introduce new enhancement / opportunity area for finance users.

- Business partnering with all the service functions (like IT, HR/Admin, Legal, PAC etc.)

- Cost Management for all the applicable service functions.

- Budget planning collaboration with all service function heads.

- Financial decision-making support to all the service function heads.

- Stakeholder management including HCCB ; OU ; BIG and TCCC for Project & Program management.

- Analyze work of each employee and organize programs for performance improvement.

- Monitor work of financial services staff and ensure compliance to company's procedures and policies.

- Oversee service delivery by financial services staff to ensure effective customer-oriented services.

- Manage and utilize available tools to define client requirements and identify issues to sort out for final resolution.

Grade (Internal Reference): 10

Geographical Scope: Pan India

Reports To: Financial Controller

Key Customers:

Internal Customers: Other sub functions in FSS/BSS, Zonal Finance and Taxation, Commercial and procurement department, Zonal finance managers at units/plants/region, HO Tax Cell, Corporate, Services functions stakeholders including respective function heads. Corporate & Group entities as applicable.

External Customers: Auditors, Consultant, IT Service partners etc.

Job Requirements:

Qualifications: Chartered Accountant

Experience: 7-8 years of experience in Finance accounting and reporting team preferably in FMCG Industry.

Functional Skills:

- Accounting and Reporting: Expertise Knowledge

- Commercials: Working Knowledge

- Controls and Compliance: Working Knowledge

- Treasury and Cash Management: Working Knowledge

- Finance-IT Integration: Working Knowledge

- Business Partnering with all the Service function verticals.

- Cost Optimization: Program Management

- Strategic Projects: Planning, Execution & Management

Behavioural Skills:

- Excellent leadership and communication skills

- Adept at stakeholder management

Travel: less than 10%