Manager Financial Planning & Analysis

As a Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Manager, you will be responsible for managing financial forecasts, providing business finance support, and conducting various financial analyses to support the organization's budgets and P&L lines. Your core responsibilities will include: - Collaborating with various functions to support sales forecasting at different levels such as SKU/Brand/Channel/Account/Region/State - Forecasting budgets for different P&L lines and departments with proper justifications, and conducting analysis on sales and P&L profiles - Ensuring accuracy and hygiene of monthly accounting processes, including balance sheet forecasts and actual analysis - Reviewing balance sheet items, vendor advances, open PO tracking, and manage standard cost change exercises - Assisting in scenario analysis, brand profitability, channel profitability, regional P&L, and other financial decisions for all business units - Driving continuous improvement in functional reporting by simplifying processes and preparing monthly Business Health monitor/Dashboard - Ensuring compliance with CFM policy, DPO policy, and monitoring of standard cost, gross margin performance, freight & distribution, SG&A budget vs actual - Working on accrual management with CFS/functional teams on Financial Closing on a monthly basis - Monitoring business performance, investigating variances, and providing analysis of differences to improve performance - Supporting the audit process (Internal and Statutory) from the view of Business Finance - Generating management analysis reports to provide insights to all stakeholders Minimum Qualifications: - Post Graduation in Finance - Chartered Accountant (CA) In this role, you will play a crucial part in the financial planning and analysis function of the organization, ensuring accurate financial forecasts, effective budget management, and insightful analysis to drive business decisions and performance improvements.,