Head Financial Planning & Analysis

FP&A Role:

• Preparation of annual rlbe financial forecasts with detailed back up on Price Increase, Elasticity, Cost Increase Assumptions, Gross Margin Profile, HC Build up along with Payroll and SGnA profile build up, etc.
• Own the planning and budgeting process, provide accurate forecasts, presentations and necessary backups for the Area /Division review aligned to strategic plans.
• Ensure accuracy & hygiene of the monthly accounting process – including St cost, TCGM and ensure proper review of monthly provisions prior to book close
• Preparation of Annual Plan, LBE Cycles and other financial analysis.
• Submission of Area submissions (P2A causals, SGnA/Brand P&L, Pricing Workbook, 5 Factors & Sales Brand Build, OEM etc) along with all back ups and reconciliation.
• Own the planning and budgeting process, provide accurate forecasts, presentations and necessary backups for the Area / Division review aligned to strategic plans. 
• Drive cross function collaboration to build responsible budgets
• Actualize monthly IMS, offtakes and CDOH, highlight variances vs forecasts
• Ensure accuracy & hygiene of the monthly accounting process – including Standard Cost, TCGM and ensure proper review of monthly provisions prior to book close.
• Assist in the preparation of scenario analysis, Brand Profitability, Channel Profitability, Regional P&L and other Financial decisions for all BUs including price, discount, incentives and SG&A.
• Drive continuous Improvement in functional reporting by simplifying processes and leveraging existing systems. 
• Prepare the monthly Business Health monitor/Dashboard by providing the necessary finance inputs
• Support in monthly S&OP process by giving financial inputs and analysis.
• Monitoring of Std Cost, Gross Margin performance, Freight & distribution on a monthly basis.
• Work with business in ensuring timely pricing corrections & validate requests for the business customers to ensure that they are in line with plan
• Understanding business, its key drivers and the impact on the business of the company and drive company policies effectively.
• Monitor business performance (revenue/profit/overhead/utilization/pipeline, HC & other KPIs), investigate variances and provide analysis of differences with focus on improving performance.
• Support the audit process (Internal and Statutory) from the view of Business Finance.
• Generate strong insightful management analysis reports which would provide insights to all stakeholders.