Cluster Finance Manager

Division

Department

EMEU Finance

Employment Type

Job Purpose

The Job entails being a business partner finance for the Australia & New Zealand Market. The incumbent will be required assist in driving the region’s P&L and financial performance, directly contributing to Business Planning and Profitability. Own Governance and Compliance including Sales & inventory accounting, monthly closing, P&L preparation, prepare and monitor regional budgets, cash flow management, transfer pricing, BDNL case preparation, deep market analytics, risk & opps management. The role is based off market in India which would need higher diligence, scrutiny & ability to sense and resolve proactively. 

Key Accountabilities (1/2)

1. Financial Performance Evaluation - Review and analysis P&L of the division in order to track business performance.

• Partner with SFE team to maintain dashboards with actionable insights for ANZ
• Preparing monthly P&L and highlighting exceptions and variances to the Regional finance head and Business heads; ensure forecasting accuracy
• Deep-dive of P&L line item, proactive risk management and measurable savings / levers
• Assist in driving business partnering agenda, supporting transactions, pricings, margins
• Evaluation and implementation of key automation project to improve efficiency and transparency to all stakeholders

2. Business Partnering - Partner with businesses effectively in order  to ensure business hygiene and continuity within the framework of compliance.

• Assist Regional finance heads on in-house & BDNL business case preparation
• Assist in Annual budget preparation and analytical insights
• Develop deep market understanding and data base management   
• Incorporating business needs in processes and system to facilitate ease of doing business
• Ensuring business decisions are implemented smoothly and communicated timely to relevant stakeholders

Key Accountabilities (2/2)

3. Stakeholders Alignment – Steer business agenda through ensuring stakeholders buy-in across cross functional teams.

• Ensuring business decisions are taken in pricing, cost control and CoPE management are in alignment with business team
• Problem solving capabilities required for coordinating with SCM, demand planning, Logistics and IT for billing & freight related queries

4. Simplification - Drive simplification through automation and prepare SOP to ensure activities are process driven and effective.

• Devising process to ensure simplification and transparency
• Effective communication of all the process changes to relevant stakeholders through direct or indirect trainings
• Process standardization and automation to reduce manual effort and the errors that come with it

Key Interactions

1. INTERNAL :

• Regional finance & business head: Daily
• Central EMEU FP&A: Weeky
• Planning team: Daily
• SCM (Local & India) & Logistics team: Daily
• Portfolio / BDNL team: Daily
• EMEU Controller: Monthly / Adhoc
• IT / MDM team: Monthly
• Corporate finance and Tax: Monthly

2. EXTERNAL :

• Auditors: Quarterly for transfer pricing, audit & compliance

Education Qualification

Chartered Accountant with strong business acumen and good understanding of accounting, taxation & SAP

Relevant Work Experience

Minimum 4-8 years of experience with strong financial and business acumen and strong action orientation, analytical Skills, interpersonal Skills, problem solving, influencing and negotiation skills. Profile will include controlling and hence experience of SAP will be an advantage

Pharma experience is preferred

Competencies/Skills

Job Location

Lower Parel

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