Manager - Business Finance - FMCG - CA

Business Finance Manager - FMCG

About Client : Our client is one of the fastest-growing FMCG companies in India, Asia, and Africa. The company has a talent base of over 10,000+ people from 22 different nationalities.

Roles and Responsibilities :

- This position is a Team handling role (Managing a team of 4 members) handling entire business finance role managing financial reporting, Income Tax assessments, TDS & returns, Vendor Reconciliation, and Internal & Statutory Audits. The role reports to the Business Head & Business CFO of Consumer Care in a matrix reporting environment.

The responsibility includes :

- Prepare Business Plan and drive achievement on all financials and operational parameters.

- Work closely with Business teams to drive productivity improvement, cost reduction, cost controls, inventory management, contract management.

- Product costing, margin analysis and tracking, active participation in pricing strategy.

- Preparation and consolidation of financial statements.

- Upkeep of financial controls and hygiene in books keeping. Ensure sufficient internal controls.

- Monthly and quarterly book closure and reporting. Variance analysis, ledger reviews & process understanding/control.

- Support in closing statutory & internal audits.

- Compliance with accounting standards, statutory laws & regulations.

- Improving efficiency in regular reporting by simplifying processes.

- Drive Working Capital improvement across.

- Treasury management. Co-ordination with Bank, HO team.

- Business proposal evaluations, contract negotiation, Capex/investment plan etc.

- Build strong stakeholder relationships

- Lead IT function at the unit level with help of CIO.

Skills/Qualifications :

- CA with 10-14 years total experience and at least 3 years experience in handling Business Finance

- Analytical ability: ability to contribute to business and resolve business issues

- Ability in working with cross functional team

- Understanding of implications of commercials and tax laws on accounting

- Proficient in SAP. Experience in and knowledge of various IT applications/tools/platforms

- Experience in consolidation controllership and finalization

- Proficiency in MS Office applications and other software applications/tools

- Good understanding of Ind AS/IFRS.

- Experience in handling internal and statutory audits

Key Requirements :

- Open to work for 5.5 working days in a week.

- Ability to connect and engage teams across levels and effectively navigate through organization.