Manager - Finance Controlling

Job Title: Manager- Finance (Business Controller)

Job Location: Mumbai

In this role, you will have the opportunity to participate, analyse, & shape Business / Product Controlling and Steering Logic concept.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for Business Controlling and support Steering Logic implementation

Operations Reporting Controller:

• Operational Accounting / Product Controlling:
  • Critically Review and Analyse Financials and Job profitability and co-ordinate with the Product / Operations to initiate necessary adjustments
  • Conduct Customer Profitability reviews and provide transparency to key stakeholders
  • Month End Analysis: Customer, Trade Lane, Product analysis and support Product and CFO to close the books on time
• Conducts business review meetings with key stakeholders on Month end Reporting, Forecasting and Budgeting.
• Oversees and reports on the financial findings and performance resulting from the Business Operations during the reporting period
• Monitors and Measures Product performance, Target achievements, drives root-cause analysis on KPIs such as Product / Station / File profitability, Cost of Sales, variance analysis, GP/EBIT conversion, productivity, etc.
• Actively coordinates and reviews loss making customers and loss-making countries and ensure proper follow-ups with respective parties for improvement actions.
• Provides accurate and timely financial analysis, performance related reporting and relevant financial information to management.
• Coordinates and supports in preparing and reviewing Budget activities
• Analyses issues and suggests enhancements in existing financial and operational processes
• Performs diverse duties depending on the dynamic needs of the organization and its members
• Prepares and submits monthly reporting and financial presentations to management and coordinate with countries for the same
• Ensures all group timelines to be met without exception.
• Contributes to and leads Global/ GSC Projects.
• Supports Steering Logic Concept implementation
  • Flow to Forwin Reconciliation
  • Sick File / Product monitor Dashboard
  • Implement GP Optimization or Revenue Leakage Metrics

System & Tools Knowledge:

• Good to have knowledge of Forwin, Crest and Qlik dashboards

Functional Experience:

• Excellent understanding of Finance processes - for accounting and controlling in particular
• Possess knowhow and experience to assess changes in the process design to enable best-in-class controlling processes across the globe
• Previous experience being a part of or leading a complex Global Project with cross functional stakeholders
• Ability to work under pressure and in a changing environment
• Ability to work independently, manage own time and tasks
• Possess knowhow and experience on Freight Forwarding / Logistics Industry

Technical Skills:

• Accounting knowledge (Masters / Professional degree)
• Variance analysis, ability to identify, analyse and provide comments and highlight call for action
• P&L and BS financial analysis
• Reports & Data Analysis
• Regular use of analytical skills, using a hypothesis driven approach. Manages multiple reports independently and uses analysis data to accurately predict the future course of action and identify alternative solutions
• Advanced MS office
• Frequently works with spreadsheets and skilled at advanced functions (e.g.MS Access, Excel, PPT, Thinkcell,Qlik)
• Creates Power BI Dashboard or any other visual dashboard representation will be an added advantage.
• Knowledge of VBA Macro and process automation (optional)

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills
• MS Excel skills
• Presentation and communication skills
• Proactive and able to work under pressure
• Strong customer orientation (able to build and manage a successful business partnership)
• Constructive challenge (able to stand up for their ideas/beliefs and challenge for the better)
• Able to propose solutions, resolve problems and facilitate decision making
• Strong proficiency with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis
• Efficiently managing multiple financial tasks, especially during peak periods such as Month/Quarter close.
• Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.