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Diageo Assistant Manager - Cluster Finance Business Partner in Bhubaneswar, India

Job Description :

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE:

The purpose of the role is to closely partner with commercial team and support business/financial goals through financial performance management with the objective of meeting USL goals while adhering to all applicable controls/compliances/policies.

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

A. Performance Delivery

  1. Support, Partner and enable AOP delivery on Volume, NSV, OP Cash and Pricing

  2. Strengthen the Finance O&R process. Build and drive Pre and Post M&E mindset for Trade Spend investments (BTL and TTL).

B. Productivity

  1. Collect past c-forms, ensure process improvement, and reduce the timelines of recording the same

  2. Active participation to unlock savings and ensure hygiene by dialing up Distributor ROI,

  3. Reduction in W/Capital / Provisions unlock ( Overall Norms to be lowers in value than last 3 years average aged inventory)

C. Net Revenue Management

  1. Trade Spend Management

  2. Drive BTL claim process for the cluster & adopting new BTL Process, involving NRM planning

  3. Developing Pre and Post M&E Culture on BTL and TTL Spends

  4. Engaging with HO commercial team / cross function team and understanding of various RTM/ learning more formats for personal development & growth

  5. Pricing optimization - Volume/ Value/ Margin Market Share pool / Benchmarking our Pricing with Industry players basis information available in public domain

D. Business Partnering

  1. Independently developing financial analysis to drive the business insights. The role also requires the ability to concisely communicate these insights to key stakeholders to influence decision-making in a complex and delicate business environment.

  2. Partner with CH/SH to drive business performance by providing financial/commercial expertise and insights while owning the delivery of the financial targets and an effective control environment.

  3. Bring strong commercial insight and judgment to decision making

  4. Investment optimization, including A&P measurement and evaluation

  5. Support Cluster/region BPMs with market financials and decision-making.

  6. Participate in pricing discussion and provide quality inputs

E. BAU Operations

  1. Credit Management – Timely MIS Circulation for expected blocks, credit Block Release, Improve credit block review system and best utilization of resources, Credit Limit review

  2. Collection Management - Driving Collection and reducing overdues by partnering with sales team, Improve AR ageing quality & achieve DSO Target through continuous monitoring

  3. Debtor Estimates / forecast review basis actual Debtor reports to ensure no Risk in AR. Timely customer reconciliation and balance confirmations.

  4. Support RTM Changes / Annual policy changes and ensure no sales loss due to system, support in Representation to State Govt, Excise Policy year Change Invoice checking and verification to ensure billing with approved /accurate rates.

  5. Timely month end closing and sharing required MIS, monthly Overhead tracking

F. Compliance and Governance

  1. Ensure compliance to Credit Policy, BTL Policy, TTL Policy, SOA and all commercial CARM controls

  2. Risks identified through TB review are tracked and ensure review with RCFH

  3. Any AML or legacy issues highlight with the legal consul and ensure get resolve.

Knowledge & skills:

• Possess a flair for numbers, an ability to think big-picture

• Ability to communicate with and explain financial concepts to non-finance stakeholders

• Demonstrated ability to be proactive, self-driven with the capacity to work in a dynamic work environment

• Ability to be a team player, trouble-shooter and a consensus-builder

• Exposure to complex business environments

• Good analytical, written & verbal communication skills

• Proficient knowledge of MS Office and SAP

• Chartered Accountant/MBA with 2-4 years of post qualification experience

Best Suited for Someone who:

• High level of professionalism, integrity and commitment

• Ability to influence key stakeholders.

• Ability to manage their time and prioritize effectively

• Ability to analyse complex data, draw connections and advocate a coherent strategy for improvement.

Diversity statement

Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.

We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills, and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.

Worker Type :

Regular

Primary Location:

Bhubaneswar

Additional Locations :

Job Posting Start Date :

2024-04-30

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers – the brands we’re building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.

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