WhiteCrow Research
Website:
whitecrowresearch.com
Job details:
About WhiteCrow
We are global talent research, insight, and sourcing specialists with offices in the UK, USA, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Dubai, and India. Our international reach has helped us to understand and penetrate specialist markets at a global level. In addition to this, our service is also extended to complement our client’s in-house talent acquisition teams.
About the client
Our client is a major player in the global spirits industry, with a portfolio of over 50 premium and super premium brands, spreading across Global, Regional and Local priorities. It was founded in 1860 and today is the sixth-largest player worldwide in the premium spirits industry. It has a global distribution reach, trading in over 190 nations around the world with leading positions in Europe and the Americas. Their strategy and aim are to combine organic growth through strong brand building and external growth via selective acquisitions of brands and businesses. The company owns 22 plants worldwide and has its own distribution network in 23 countries and they have employed approximately 4,000 people.
As an Finance Planning & Analysis Analyst, you will be responsible for...
Commercial FP&A supporting corporate deliverables (RB/Fcst/SBP/Bud for P&L):
- The creation and maintenance of templates/models for the budgeting and forecasting.
- Analysing and providing business insights into the performance of the India In Market Company and the Asia Partnership markets.
- Ensuring RB/Fcst/SBP/Bud submitted on time and accuracy in group reporting systems.
- Pricing maintenance includes transfer price request between legal entities, liasing with Group Tax finance and finance colleagues in other legal entities.
- Creation of regular reports for key stakeholders for use in the monitoring of India legal entity P&L.
- Providing analytics to track the key drivers of performance by customer and brand activities to ensure key message are translated in reporting/forecasting decks.
- Full ownership of deferred discount analysis and reconciliation process including presentation to sales team and senior management.
- Engaging actively with Marketing Director to support with A&P management through the year
Accounting Finance securing India Legal Entity financial integrity for P&L and Cash Flow:
- Working with GBS team to manage timely month-end group reporting and submissions.
- Preparation and reviewing of P&L and overheads reports as well as detailed variance analysis.
- Supporting in providing documentation for all areas of accounting and statutory reporting.
- Preparation and distribution of monthly management pack.
- Supporting Finance director in providing:
- Reviewing weekly excise and N30 with supply chain for timely submissions to ATO/ACS.
- Reviewing and submission of monthly BAS (GST, PAYG, WET, FBT instalment).
- Reconciliation and reviewing FBT submission in conjunctions with KPMG.
- Quarterly tax calculation and year-end tax preparation with KPMG.
- Treasury management.
Annual insurance renewal coordination:
- Reporting relationship
- The FP&A Analyst reports to the India Finance Director and works closely in the capacity of a Business Partner with the commercial team and other key stake holders.
What you already have...
- Minimum 3 years’ experience, ideally working in an Audit Firm
- Degree in Commerce/Accounting/CA
- Experience in Liquor industry preferred, FMCG essential
- Strong analytical and financial modelling skills
- Entrepreneurial and solution-oriented mindset
- Strong relationship skills
- High attention to detail
- Be comfortable with a multi-cultural environment
- Proven ability to work across functions, carry out data analysis, identify trends, develop commercial options to address commercial issues
- Ability to challenge status quo
- Advanced excel skills a must, macro experience advantageous.
- Good knowledge of SAP BI/APO/BPC/BW
- Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Power Pivot and Power Query essential
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