Manager - Make Finance Business Partner

Job Title: Manager - Make Finance Business Partner

About us: With over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future. Join us to create a career worth celebrating.

About the Function:  Our Finance team deliver sustainable growth for our business, customers, and much-loved brands. We’re part of a $12.2 billion gross profit organization, responsible for driving an exceptional level of performance and creating the potential for future growth.

Whether we’re utilizing our digital capabilities and analytics to inform our business strategy or creating capacity to invest in the future — no two days are the same in our Finance team. Wherever your skills lie, we’ll help you to learn and develop, supporting you along the way in our inclusive culture.

About the role: The role is responsible for handling finance operations of a critical manufacturing unit of Diageo India and includes activities around performance reporting, capital spend review, fund management, vendor management, month-end closures/ reporting, supporting in audits, tracking cost sheets, and ensuring SOX compliance.

Role Responsibilities: Candidate should be able to provide meaningful insights on all aspects of unit operations like production overheads, freight, inventory, fixed assets, line manning & drive conversations with various stakeholders at unit and Head office.

• Support business and operation team in all finance matters and periodic Operational reviews.
• Responsible for insight building and managing & monitoring Productivity initiatives of the unit.
• Manage Scrap sales process on pricing validations, and debtor's credit management of the unit.                                                                                                                                                                
• Engage with stakeholders incl govt depts and ensure time recovery of trapped cash, partner with CR team on same.
• Support Make Cohort Lead and Procurement team in rate fixation with 3P through cost sheet validations and developing negotiation strategy.
• Oversight over vendor payment/ reconciliation process which includes GRN, bill booking, payment processing and reconciliations which are managed by Unit team and Shared services.
• Partner with S&OP, Commercial Team & Treasury for optimum management of ED funding.
• Lead the Quarterly Financial Review with Make Finance Cohort Lead & Ensure timely and qualitative reporting of Manufacturing Finance Score.
• Prepare business case from finance perspective for management approved initiatives and drive actions thereon.
• Monitor operational wastages and cost sheet components and driving efficiencies and optimize costs.
• Participate in TB / Balance Sheet review process anchored by FC Tower and drive all actions due from Plant Finance BPs as per agreed timelines.
• PO management to ensure optimum inventory levels basis production plan.
• Lead governance over Capex processes and manage review of projects. Perform Post Capex Review.
• Coordinate MIS reports on manufacturing, inventory, SLOB, monthly PV & pending C&F forms and report to the HO periodically.
• Support in statutory audits, tax audits and internal audit and implementation.
• Support & give input for preparation of the unit budget.
• Anchor the financial control environment in units and assist in Sox / IFC audits.
• Support in the creation and implementation of effective governance, compliance, and risk management frameworks across USL to drive holistic performance and maintain reputation.
• Ensure pro-active input into preventative actions to address key business risks.
• Support in resolution of issues and proactively create an environment where risk is averted.
• Practice Diageo’s dial-up behaviors & champion the embedding of a compliance culture within USL.

Experience / skills required:

• CA/MBA (Finance) Experience: 5+ years post qualifications experience in similar background
• Knowledge & skills:
  • Excellent Analytical skills
  • An eye for accuracy and detail
  • Able to manage financial control systems and processes and units financial data
  • Knowledge of Indian Accounting & Tax and its application to the USL Group Best Suited for Someone who High level of professionalism, integrity and commitment
  • Ability to analyses complex data, draw connections and advocate a coherent strategy for improvement
  • Decision Making skills
  • Good oral and written communication skills

Flexible Working Statement: Flexibility is key to our success. From part-time and compressed hours to different locations, our people work flexibly in ways to suit them. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you’re supported from day one.

Diversity statement: Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.

Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.

Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.
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