Designation

Senior Manager – Category Finance Function

Business Finance Location

Mumbai Reporting To

General Manager – Category Finance What are the Key Deliverables in this role?

Financial Outcomes

- Financial Planning: Partner with Category Heads and Marketing Managers to develop category financial plans and monitor the delivery of plan objectives
- Responsible for P&L; delivery including topline and margin delivery
- Actionable Reporting: Analyze current and past trends of KPIs and develop sharper reporting metrics, set up and oversee processes for reporting
- Cost Savings/Efficiencies: Work closely with cross functional teams within (procurement, supply chain, sales finance) in analyzing & identifying avenues for cost and working capital efficiencies. The role requires solving complex ad-hoc problems that have impact on business and influencing stakeholders.
- Propose, lead and approve pricing decisions in line with commodity cost movements

Customer Service

- Lead monthly discussions with category head and team with insightful analysis on brand performance, sales (value and volume), margins, market share etc
- Close tracking of commodity trends and partnering with cross functional teams (commodity pricing councils) to take appropriate pricing decisions
- Present various P&L; cuts (brand/ state/ channel/ variant)



to enable review and decision making
- Support category teams with ad-hoc analysis
- Day to day category partnering

Internal Processes

- Drive continuous improvements in process and procedures and partner in all automation/ other projects to improve ways of working
- Lead automation initiatives pertaining to accounting and financial processes by partnering with Digital Teams
- Develop ways to ensure correct and accurate reporting around new businesses

Innovation and Learning

- Assist Category in NPD business case development/ range extensions through all the stages of Innovation process
- Undertake deep dive projects to identify any areas for cost savings/ efficiencies
- Identify and track key performance metrics

What are the Critical success factors for the Role?

- Chartered Accountant (preferably first/ second attempt) / MBA from premier institute
- 3-5 years of post-qualification business partnering experience, preferably in FMCG environment
- Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit
- Results-oriented mindset

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role?

- Working knowledge of SAP, proficiency in MS-Excel
- Proactive thinking & analytical ability
- Robust interpersonal skills

📌 Senior Manager - Category Finance (Mumbai)
🏢 Tata Consumer Products
📍 Mumbai