FBP Officer

• Department
• FBP - Manufacturing & People Team 3
• Job posted on
• May 11, 2024
• Employment type
• Full Time
• Job Role Zone Manufacturing Business Partner Span Zone Function Finance Job Family Officer Reporting to (position) FBP Manager
• (Zone Manufacturing) Direct Reportees NA Job Context

Job Purpose The business partner incharge will act as a value adder and a collaborator between the zone and other cross functional teams to gather and analyse data. He/she will be responsible for assisting the zonal Businee partner manager in deriving the finaincial insights. It is the business partners role to surpass providing services and move into an outcomes-driven field.

Responsibilities

Job Dimension Job Responsibilities General Overview

• Combine knowledge of the commercial environment with financial analysis to drive performance through better decision making
• The BP role is both a commercial and financial role. They have specific business, product, market and/or customer knowledge, in addition to technical financial know how
• The BP acts as a conduit to other Finance functions, drawing in specialism where needed

Asset Accounting

• Through knowledge of SAP PS module, & FI module for creation of WBS, its settlement in SAP & capitalisaiton of assets on monhly basis
• Preperation of Depreciation shcedule on monthly, Quarterly basis
• Prepare all report related to Asset accounting, by linkage of various field from PS & FI module

Costing & regular accounting

• Identify dead stock and inventory eligible for write off as per company policy
• Provide assistance in the BOM explosion process
• Perform variance analysis and cost allocations
• Perform any ad hoc costing analysis to support the on site counterpart
• Work within SAP to reconcile production, usage, receipts and shipments
• Regular inventory true up and reconciliations to GL
• Perform periodic reporting to support accuracy in financial reporting
• Period inventory reconciliations and annual physical inventory observations
• Provide adequate support to the audit team, whenever needed

Financial Analytics and Decision Support

Insight Generation W.r.t Manufacturing Excellence And Cost Control

• Drawing financial insights from the reports shared by the Analytics COE team. These insights could be related to production cost , financial parameters like Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency , Inventory Turnover , Revenue per employee etc. , process block performance for the Zonal and Plant heads to help them manage their operations in an efficient manner
• Analyze dashboards and reports to provide insights on the plant performance in terms of the efficiency in manufacturing process and the costs incurred at various stages
• Obtain the product cost related reports to analyze the cost components that go into making the product , thereby identifying cost improvement opportunities along with the manufacturing excellence team

• Assist the manufacturing excellence team in getting the data for product costing from the finance team
• Collaborate with the operational excellence team and plant heads to identify opportunities and areas where manufacturing process can be enhanced to improve productivity
• Coordinate with the business team on the RM / PM related requirements of the plants for FG manufacturing based on the BOM finalized
• Collaborate with the business team to identify the vendors from whom the RM / PM needs to be procured

• Define the levels and dimensions of the Ad-Hoc reports and dashboards to be created by the Analytics COE team to depict the plant performances in terms of production and costs incurred etc.
• Provide the Analytics COE with the necessary assistance in building the report wireframes and help them identify sources from where the data can be pulled to prepare the Ad Hoc reports Internal & External Relationship Function Agency Purpose of function Frequency Nature of Relationship Basic/Advanced/Strategic Basic/Advanced/Strategic Job Position Pillar Governance Vertical Finance Group Finance Business Partner Team Job specification Experience 2-8 years of experience in leading cross-functional business partnering role, preferably in the manufacturing / chemical industry Qualification Qualified Accountant (CA) / ICWA / Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting or a related field Certifications/Trainings

Competencies

Behavioural - Navigation and Connectivity : Proven relationship management and leadership skills

• Excellent communication skills : Written and verbal
• Resilience : Comfortable working in a high-pressure environment and managing competing deadlines
• Mediation : Proactive, assertive, challenging and able to act decisively
• Objectivity : Have an independent mind and objectivity while driving decisions
• Demonstrate Aarti Values : Care, Integrity & Excellence
• Digital Literacy : Well versed with the technology trends developing in the market
• Big Picture and Critical thinking : Able to see the complete picture of any transformational activity undertaken in the pillar Functional - In depth and practical knowledge of providing cost analysis, cost control , manufacturing planning and budgeting, formulating financial assumptions etc
• Expert knowledge of SAP / ERP tools, Expert knowledge of Analytical tools / BI Visualization tools, Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Clear understanding of the manufacturing business and its value drivers. Familiar with the concepts of OEE, manufacturing excellence