Senior Manager FP&A

As a Sales and Financial Analyst, you will be responsible for sales forecasting at various levels such as SKU/Brand/Channel/Account/Region/State along with gross realization, GTN, Price Increase, Elasticity, Cost Increase Assumptions, and Gross Margin Profile. You will forecast budgets for different P&L lines/departments/expense types with proper business justification and conduct analysis comparing sales and P&L profiles to previous benchmarks. Your role will involve ensuring the accuracy and hygiene of the monthly accounting process including Standard Cost, TCGM, and reviewing monthly provisions before the book close. You will also be accountable for balance sheet forecasting, analyzing actuals versus forecasts, maintaining aging of balance sheet items, and following up on pending claims/outstanding/open amounts. Additionally, you will prepare balance sheet reviews and deep dive submissions, review various buckets of the balance sheet including other accrual liabilities, and manage vendor advances for settlements against invoices and open PO tracking against accruals and commitments. You will assist in preparing 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, leveraging existing systems, and preparing monthly Business Health monitor/Dashboard with necessary finance inputs will also be part of your responsibilities. Furthermore, you will be responsible for CFM policy and DPO policy compliances, accrual analysis, capital expenditure and depreciation planning and monitoring, tax-related matters, and their implications on P&L. Monitoring Std Cost, Gross Margin performance, Freight & distribution, SG&A budget versus actual monthly for all departments/cost centers, working on accrual management with CFS/functional teams on Financial Closing on a monthly basis, and understanding business drivers to effectively drive company policies are essential aspects of this role. You will be required to monitor business performance, investigate variances, provide analysis of differences with a focus on improving performance, support the audit process (Internal and Statutory) from the view of Business Finance, and generate insightful management analysis reports to provide insights to all stakeholders.,