Assistant Vice President - Financial Planning & Analysis

Position: AVP - FP&A
Department: Finance & Accounts
Qualification and Experience
Experience: 15+ years
Qualification: CA
Only from Pharma OR FMCG Industry candidates.
Summary / Key Responsibilities
AVP FP&A is a senior leadership role responsible for managing financial operations, compliance, reporting and financial planning & analysis. The incumbent will play a critical role in steering the business by driving top line growth, margin improvement and cash flow management. The incumbent will also be responsible for driving Budgeting & Forecasting process, Product pricing evaluation, Review of financial performance, Evaluation of Business cases for New product development or product extension for each market..
Key Responsibilities

Financial Planning and Analysis
- Lead Annual budgeting process, forecasting, and scenario modelling for India operations
- Conduct profitability analysis and cost optimization
- Provide monthly/quarterly business scorecards, along with actionable insights by departments including HO, Plant
- Establish rolling P&L and Global cash flow projections with 95%+ forecast accuracy and drive optimization of cash flows
- Forward forecasting and Predictive analytics on risk and opportunities
- Evaluate large capex projects and provide ROI analysis basis NPV, IRR, DCF, Payback period, Sensivity Analysis etc
Strategic Business Partnering
- Collaborate with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, HO to provide finance business support
- Evaluate large capex projects and provide ROI analysis basis NPV, IRR, DCF, Payback period, Sensivity Analysis etc
- Provide financial insights for make-vs-buy decisions, outsourcing, and footprint optimization
- Periodic detailed review of product portfolio for pricing, gross margin and COGS optimisation
- Drive productivity agenda and mindset across functions
MIS and Reporting

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- Monitor monthly, quarterly, yearly actual performance vs budget. Provide P&L with variance analysis vs plan, LE and previous year
- Track achievement vs Corporate Goals on monthly basis, identify risks and action plans in consultation with department heads
- Ensure high level of accuracy in MIS through reconciliation of MIS with Financial/reported numbers with Finance controller
- Develop dashboards to monitor KPIs
- Adhoc analysis as per business requirements
Automation, use of AI and emerging technologies
- Automate finance function by leveraging technologies, data analytics and dashboards
- Use/build AI models for forecasting, compliance and risk management
- Build scalable finance processes and systems
- Partner with finance controller to ensure seamless ERP implementation/ improvements
Team Leadership
- Guide and mentor the team. Develop and retain top talent
- Foster a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
- Ensure regular feedback and coaching is given on performance and behaviour of the team
- Ensuring bi-annual performance review is carried out on time and constructive feedback is given to every team member