Freelance Associate- Financial Planning & Analysis

Our client, a fast-growing multinational alcohol-beverage company is looking for a qualified Business Monitoring Analyst involving close collaboration with multiple cross functional teams such as Pricing, Revenue Growth Management (RGM), and Marketing to extract valuable business insights and action points for areas of concern.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. REPORTING (POLARIS, ANAPLAN and DATALENS)

- Ensure timely submissions in Polaris (Actual as well as plan), and consistently seek opportunities to enhance tools and processes.

- Lead the transformation effort by creating automated dashboards in Anaplan to deliver improved and swifter insights. Explore the use of AI tools to align with the vision of automation.

2. BUSINESS REVIEWS & PRESENTATIONS

- Build files, formats, and reports to automate analysis in the most precise, accurate and timely manner using existing tools (Anaplan & Polaris)

- Accountable for in-depth analysis of financial statements on a monthly, quarterly, annual and need basis.

- Responsible for preparation of Rolling Forecasts and long-range Strategic plans for the entire India business.

- Assist the FP&A Manager in conducting business reviews pertaining to the strategic plan, rolling forecasts, and the latest estimates for HQ and

India management.

3. BUSINESS SUPPORT AND COLLABORATION

- Collaborate with the pricing team to ensure accurate and timely preparation of the transfer prices for International Whiskies (BIO -Bottled in Origin)

- Collaborate with the pricing and Revenue Growth Teams (RGM) to identify price increase opportunities across states/brands.

- Regularly prepare Gross Margin bridge and engage in discussions with the RGM team based on the analysis to identify action plans and highlight any risks.

- Regularly engage with the marketing teams to explore emerging business opportunities and formulate action plans to address any key issues.

4. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT

- Ability to communicate effectively with peers, managers, and other team members.

- Adaptable to the needs of the team and the organization, flexibility in various work situations and openness to new ideas and perspectives.

- Engaging with both internal and external stakeholders to identify areas for improvement and enhance processes through collaborative efforts.

Skills Required

QUALIFICATIONS

Qualified Chartered Accountant/ MBA

EXPERIENCE

3-5 years post qualification work experience, ideally experience in strategic / financial

planning, forecasting and financial analytics.

FUNCTIONAL AND BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

1. Good Knowledge of Processes and Information Systems

2. Business Acumen & Strong Analytical skills

3. Attention to detail

4. Effective collaboration

5. Good Communication and Presentation Skills

6. Strong Time Management with Ability to Multitask