Commercial Finance Executive

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As a world leader in premium spirits, Suntory Global Spirits inspires the brilliance of life by delivering great consumer experiences through its world-class portfolio of brands. Known for its craftsmanship of premium whiskies, including Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Basil Hayden® and Knob Creek® bourbons; Japanese whiskies, including Yamazaki®, Hakushu®, Hibiki® and Toki™; and leading Scotch brands including Teacher's, Laphroaig® and Bowmore®, Suntory Global Spirits also produces leading IMFL brand Oaksmith in India.

A global company with approximately 6,000 employees in more than 30 countries, one of Suntory Global Spirit's core values is Growing for Good and through its Proof Positive sustainability strategy, the company has committed to ambitious goals and investments to promote environmental sustainability in its operations, ensure the company has a positive impact on the communities where employees live and work, and programs to educate and inform consumers to make the right personal choices about drinking. Headquartered in New York City, Suntory Global Spirits is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Limited of Japan.

For more information, on our brands and commitment to social responsibility, please visit www.suntoryglobalspirits.com and www.drinksmart.com.

Commercial Finance Executive (South)

We are looking for people who bring something unique to Suntory Global Spirits - themselves. We value differences, and we appreciate what each of us can contribute. We inspire each other, and challenge ourselves to innovate, improve, advance new ideas and try new things. We create endless opportunities to Unleash Your Spirit every day in a culture that is charged, creative, challenging and fun.

WHAT MAKES THIS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY?

Suntory Global Spirits is a world leader in premium spirits with $5.5 billion in annual revenues and an ambition to become the World’s Most Admired Premium Spirits Company. We have a strong vision and strategy, an incredible brand portfolio grounded in quality and craftsmanship, an unwavering commitment to sustainability and top talent across the organization. We are focused on driving value across key priorities including American whiskey, Japanese Spirits, Scotch, Tequila and Ready-to-Drink. Headquartered in New York City, Suntory Global Spirits is a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings, which is world renowned for delivering quality and excellence across a range of products and categories.

This role offers an opportunity to grow and learn the business requirement on a day-to-day basis and develop an extensive set of skills through a variety of meaningful assignments at an all-India level. Working in a multi-function team environment helps you build / enhance key competencies like Commercial acumen, Stakeholder management, financial analysis, Reporting, Variance analysis & Scheme management.

Mission of Role

• Provide day-to-day support to the South zone for the assigned roles and responsibilities to ensure smooth operations of the business.
• Bring about discipline of KPIs and work towards standardized ways of working for the region.
• Work closely with the market controller and state sales head to drive the overall agenda of the function and manage the routine activities.

Role Responsibilities

• Track cross functional MIS impacting customers/ sales deliverables such as Past Dues of key customers
• Act as an interface between regional finance office and requirements at HO
• Support cross functional team with data requirements for internal audit, statutory audit, tax assessments and TDS/GST return files.
• Identify process improvement to effectively and efficiently deliver functional responsibilities
• Drive efficiency in claims servicing by partnering with commercial team & GBS claims settlement team
• Tracking agreement status relevant for the function and coordinate with concerned parties for required action.
• To ensure that Customers and corporation reconciliation issues are timely resolved.
• Track monthly Stock reconciliation of corporation inventory.
• Control over system master (customer/ tax/ price/ material)
• Ensure month end closing and reporting of regional Trade investment, Brand investment , Opex and CTS as per global timeline.
• Provide various MIS/ ad-hoc reports to management/ sales as per requirements.
• Making monthly accrual File and updating them with actualization of expense to keep a track of open provision in books
• Track accrual ageing and lead discussions with commercial sales & customer marketing teams on claim submissions
• Review of all payment requests related to regional vendor/customer transactions.
• Track corporation collection and share details with TBO team for invoice knock off.
• Manage promoter account – market settlement intimation, payment, tracking of invoices and reconciliation.
• Support market controller with ad-hoc projects as and when required

Qualifications & Experience

Experience/ other aspects

• 4-5 years of experience. Professionally qualified candidate/MBA finance/CA-inter will be preferred
• Role will involve moderate amount of travel

Role Specific Competencies

• Strong communication & Interpersonal skills
• Proficient in MS Office
• Proactive, takes initiative, self-motivated, team player
• Strong accounting/tax knowledge
• Commercial Acumen
• Internal/ Statutory Audit
• Stakeholder Expectation Management
• Compliance / Controlling

At Suntory Global Spirits, people are our number one priority, and we believe our people grow together in diverse and inclusive environments where their unique insights, experiences and backgrounds are valued and respected. Suntory Global Spirits is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, military veteran status and all other characteristics, attributes or choices protected by law. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant’s skills and experience.

WE BELIEVE IN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We welcome applications from all members of society irrespective of age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, race, religion, or belief. All recruitment and hiring decisions are based on an applicant's skills and experience. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, and to perform crucial job functions. Please contact us if you require assistance.

In 2023, Suntory Global Spirits earned a top score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2023-2024 Corporate Equality Index and was a recipient of the Equality 100 Award: Leader in LGBTQ+ Workplace Inclusion.