Associate Director Category Finance

Job Description

Job Description What are the Key Deliverables in this role? Financial Outcome Overall responsibility for Innovation P&Ls Overall responsibility & controller for Marketing spends P&L Management for consolidated capital foods performance (including ownership and review of TCPL and CFPL trial) Preparation of Monthly Overall Capital Foods system P&L (Category X Channel) Assisting / review of the final BPC submissions for the consolidated Capital Foods P&L including reviewing inter company transactions Assisting/ Working with the team for MTP and Annual Operating Plan exercises Annual planning for ATL spends. Work closely with Category & Media team for rolling up the plans. Responsible for tracking and reporting of ATL Spends at Category & activity Level -Actuals vs budget Monthly provisioning of spends and review of activities for actualization and to estimate (LE) spends for the rest of the yr. Responsible for setting up the processes for accounting & control of spends Responsible for all ATL vendor management, timely payments and reconciliations. Drive process improvements and harmonization across business Follow up with Category team for timely creation of IO; maintenance of portal and timely updates to accommodate category requirements. Customer Service Managing Innovation project partners across functions (Innovation, Marketing, Packaging development etc.) Work closely with the Departmental Heads providing Finance perspectives enabling effective decision making Track innovation development and advertisement spends and ensure visibility at a project level. Reporting on responsibility on promotion and trade spends Reporting on monthly performance of Innovation for discussion with innovation team / category head Reporting on performance of launched innovation products to executive committee with 360 degree insights on finance performance distribution metrics and marketing support etc. Participate in contract execution and negotiation with vendors; Ensure adherence with the SOA on all ATL procurements Goods & Services Ensure all KPIs, savings are tracked and reported w.r.t Media contracts and monthly reconciliation of plan vs execution of estimates. Deliver all reporting requirements in terms of ATL spends and develop a framework for ATL spend evaluation Internal Processes Overall responsibility for managing Innovation projects for both domestic and exports Driving profitability and taking initiatives for margin accretive projects Managing and developing innovation framework guidelines for all innovation projects including renovation. Drive continuous improvements in process and procedures and partner in all automation/other projects to improve ways of working. Drive any cross functions projects. What are the Critical success factors for the Role ? Chartered Accountant (first or second attempt) or MBA Finance from premier institute Minimum 2-3 years of post-qualification business partnering experience. Strong analytical ability and interpersonal skills What are the Desirable success factors for the Role ? FMCG environment or related industry experience. Ability to interpret financial data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions to optimize the categorys financial performance.