Job Description
Responsibilities:
Finance Associate director – Forecasting & Reporting
Role Description:
The role owns the forecasting, reporting and analytic activities of the BU from volume to marginal contribution. This includes ownership of building the AOP and quarterly forecasts, analysis, reporting and management of the of top line performance on a weekly and periodic basis, delivering actionable insights on drivers of business performance. It owns delivery of key top line presentations for senior stakeholders. It is also the Product Owner for TM1.
The role manages a team of finance analysts and reports directly to the Sales Finance Senior Director. It involves frequent contact with members of the BU Executives, in particular the Sales VP, Sales Finance Senior Director and BU CFO.
Key accountabilities:
• Lead Month End Close for the Top line in coordination with Service Delivery and A/R teams and deliver robust Top Line CoC and NRR CoC in a short period of time. It owns PBR, MBR and IR top line presentation for the Exec team (GM and direct reports).
• The role has responsibility for performance management of the Top Line down to MC, including daily, weekly and periodic performance reviews, providing clear visibility of future performance and trade-offs. The end result should be the delivery of actionable insights on drivers of business performance.
• Lead Top Line build to achieve KPIs as determined annually, which incorporate latest dealing guidelines, base forecasts, marketing calendar assumptions and competitive challenges.
• Play an integral role in co-ordinating AOP and iS&OP long-term forecasting process. Own the analytic and process underpinnings of the top line AOP
• Lead the short term forecasting process(TM1, TPM and Prolink) in coordination with Supply Chain
• Ensure plans meet customer objectives in addition to being sufficiently focussed, stretching and realistic whilst meeting P&L objectives.
• Partner with BU Sale Finance Senior Director, Sale Finance Business partners, Sales VP and Sales team throughout the year to ensure the achievement of KPIs.
• Deliver fault-free ad-hoc analysis on short timelines to support senior decision makers.
• Ensure that prioritisation decisions are made as required to ensure team workload is achievable whilst meeting business needs, continually striving for simpler, more efficient ways of working.
• Strong operating / organizational skills to ensure the multi-stakeholder process of building and submitting a forecast (from Sales to Supply Chain to Finance) functions smoothly.
• TM1 Product Owner for the BU, owning the development and trouble-shooting agenda from a business standpoint. Serve as leader of Super User group.
• Ensures data integrity for the top line, including maintaining customer and channel P&L data integrity down to NOPBT.
• Drive continuous improvement of forecast accuracy
Qualifications:
Qualifications & requirements:
• Finance professional with significant relevant experience; FMCG and Commercial Finance experience preferred.(14-18 years)
• Accounting/ audit experience is preferred.
• MBA and CMA/CA
• Track record of commercial excellence.
• Highly analytical, motivated, with excellent collaboration skills.
• Ability to think broadly and influence multiple stakeholders. Ability to partner with senior (LG5) commercial stakeholders on key business issues
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to provide a very strong first draft of senior stakeholder presentations.
• Strong prioritisation and time management skills.
• People management experience.
• Excellent knowledge of PepsiCo’s core business processes.
• Strong TM1 knowledge
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office programs. Excel, PPT ,thinkcell
Finance Associate director – Forecasting & Reporting
Role Description:
The role owns the forecasting, reporting and analytic activities of the BU from volume to marginal contribution. This includes ownership of building the AOP and quarterly forecasts, analysis, reporting and management of the of top line performance on a weekly and periodic basis, delivering actionable insights on drivers of business performance. It owns delivery of key top line presentations for senior stakeholders. It is also the Product Owner for TM1.
The role manages a team of finance analysts and reports directly to the Sales Finance Senior Director. It involves frequent contact with members of the BU Executives, in particular the Sales VP, Sales Finance Senior Director and BU CFO.
Key accountabilities:
• Lead Month End Close for the Top line in coordination with Service Delivery and A/R teams and deliver robust Top Line CoC and NRR CoC in a short period of time. It owns PBR, MBR and IR top line presentation for the Exec team (GM and direct reports).
• The role has responsibility for performance management of the Top Line down to MC, including daily, weekly and periodic performance reviews, providing clear visibility of future performance and trade-offs. The end result should be the delivery of actionable insights on drivers of business performance.
• Lead Top Line build to achieve KPIs as determined annually, which incorporate latest dealing guidelines, base forecasts, marketing calendar assumptions and competitive challenges.
• Play an integral role in co-ordinating AOP and iS&OP long-term forecasting process. Own the analytic and process underpinnings of the top line AOP
• Lead the short term forecasting process(TM1, TPM and Prolink) in coordination with Supply Chain
• Ensure plans meet customer objectives in addition to being sufficiently focussed, stretching and realistic whilst meeting P&L objectives.
• Partner with BU Sale Finance Senior Director, Sale Finance Business partners, Sales VP and Sales team throughout the year to ensure the achievement of KPIs.
• Deliver fault-free ad-hoc analysis on short timelines to support senior decision makers.
• Ensure that prioritisation decisions are made as required to ensure team workload is achievable whilst meeting business needs, continually striving for simpler, more efficient ways of working.
• Strong operating / organizational skills to ensure the multi-stakeholder process of building and submitting a forecast (from Sales to Supply Chain to Finance) functions smoothly.
• TM1 Product Owner for the BU, owning the development and trouble-shooting agenda from a business standpoint. Serve as leader of Super User group.
• Ensures data integrity for the top line, including maintaining customer and channel P&L data integrity down to NOPBT.
• Drive continuous improvement of forecast accuracy
Qualifications:
Qualifications & requirements:
• Finance professional with significant relevant experience; FMCG and Commercial Finance experience preferred.(14-18 years)
• Accounting/ audit experience is preferred.
• MBA and CMA/CA
• Track record of commercial excellence.
• Highly analytical, motivated, with excellent collaboration skills.
• Ability to think broadly and influence multiple stakeholders. Ability to partner with senior (LG5) commercial stakeholders on key business issues
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to provide a very strong first draft of senior stakeholder presentations.
• Strong prioritisation and time management skills.
• People management experience.
• Excellent knowledge of PepsiCo’s core business processes.
• Strong TM1 knowledge
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office programs. Excel, PPT ,thinkcell
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