Designation
Deputy General Manager – Category Finance

Function
Business Finance
Location
Mumbai
Reporting To
General Manager – Category Finance

Job Description

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 recent 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 ident

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