Senior Finance Analyst Reporting COS and Opex

Quote from Hiring Manager:

We believe great people build great brands. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.

Meaningful Work From Day One:

This role is to provide support and analytical insight to the local business team in the organization, working very closely with Marketing and Commercial functions. As finance business partner the incumbent will interact with the Sales, the Trade/Customer Marketing, and the Marketing teams as well as the other departments to actively drive business decisions. This person will work directly for the Finance Manager.

What You Can Expect:

Reporting & Analysis

• Analytical lead for India unit by preparing meaningful and actionable reporting including budget reporting, variance analysis, depletions reporting

• Coordinate in cooperation w/other team members and departments Month-End-Closing process

• Responsibility for integrity of data, variance analysis and management of reports with a focus on Brand Expense, COGs, and SG&A

• Develop and maintain local management reporting and forecasting tools.

• Support preparation of presentations relating to Actuals, budget, and forecasts

• Ad-hoc analysis, special projects and support in all other areas of the Finance Team

Spends Control & Analysis - Marketing

• Partner with marketing team during planning/ budgeting cycle providing insights on brand profitability and past effectiveness of promotions

• Be the first point of contact for marketing - Brand Expense Budget controlling

• Lead planning cycle for brand teams including management in systems with a focus on Brand Expense

Supply Chain Cost Control & Analysis

• Conduct Supply chain cost analysis, variance analysis and profitability assessment to identify opportunities of cost optimization

• Partner with Supply Chain Team to prepare budget, forecasts and financials models to optimize working capital and bring efficiency in spends

• With respect to the local bottling operations in India, provide work extensively with the contract manufacturing team to understand the various costs and ensure adherence to budgets as well as find efficiencies

• Collaborate with local procurement, operations and logistics teams to provide financial guidance and ensure alignment with strategic and financial goals

• Lead planning cycle for supply chain team including management in systems with a focus on COGs, including Gift Packs

Finance Activities

• Represent finance department in special, cross-functional projects

• Support Finance Head in daily basis Finance department activities

What You Bring to the Table:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Finance & Accounting or Economy (preferably)

• 8+ years of finance experience with a multinational consumer products goods company or equivalent experience.

• Fluency in English language in everyday work

• Strong financial and analytical abilities

• Experience with software applications in accounting, budgeting, and valuation techniques (MS Office, SAP incl. Business Warehouse/BI)

• SAP knowledge and proficient in Excel/PowerPoint

What Makes You Unique:

• Experience in the wine and spirits industries or FMCG

Who We Are:

We believe great people build great brands. And we know there is Nothing Better in the Market than a career at Brown-Forman. Being a part of Brown-Forman means you will grow both personally and professionally. You will have the opportunity to solve problems, seize opportunities, and generate bold ideas. You will belong to a place where teamwork matters and where you are encouraged to bring your best self to work.

What We Offer:

Total Rewards at Brown-Forman is designed to engage our people to ensure sustainable and profitable growth for generations to come. As a premium spirits company, we offer equitable pay structures for individual and company performance alongside a premium employee experience. We offer a range of premium benefits that reflect our company values and meet the needs of our diverse workforce.

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Brown-Forman Corporation is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. It is the policy of Brown-Forman Corporation to provide full and equal employment opportunities to all employees and potential employees without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, veteran status, age, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability or any other legally protected status.

Business Area: Europe, Africa, APAC Division

Function: Finance

City:

Gurgaon

State: Haryana

Country: IND

Req ID: JR-00009333