JOB MAIN PURPOSE:

Finance Business Partner is the partner to the CCL and CS business team in country regarding strategic and operational financial management of the business in country He/she assures an integrated view on sales, operational and financial planning and cash flow. He/ she partners with and provides advice to the local divisional management, provides dedicated business analysis and decision support. He/she enables effective financial business steering and resource allocation in country Support business growth and balance with appropriate risk management. Ensures adequate focus and compliance to company policies and controls framework.

YOUR KEY ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Planning, Budgeting and forecasting

• • Leading financial planning, Budgeting and forecasting process in country. –
  • Converting budgets into operational plans and KPI and ensure tracking and implementation
  • Active participant in the country S&OP process and leading reconciliation of operational and Financial forecast.

• Management reporting / analysis and Decision support

• Supporting business to track KPI’s thru appropriate management reporting process.
• Ensuring that business leverages DataOne and other reporting capabilities.
• Provides financial analysis and decision support for all business decisions in country.

• Financial support to business on Pricing, Rebates and discount, commercial policies and Sales incentive plans (SIP)

• Support marketing team to conceptualize, plan and implement appropriate pricing strategies, transactional pricing and rebate and discount programs and right KPI for SIP
• Ensure compliance and controls over pricing, rebates and discounts and SIP including adherence to company policies, appropriate accruals and accounting

• Guiding resource (OpEx) allocations and costs management

• Leading prioritization & allocation of budgeted resources (OpEx) to Key Tasks: the right spends.
• Championing costs management for CS functions thru appropriate reporting and business steering

• Steering Cash flow management

• Managing cash flow including receivables and overdues, Inventory including channel inventory.

• Cross Functional Activities

• Liaises with accounting, taxation on critical business and financial process including compliance to policies, transfer pricing etc –
• Provide financial support to local divisional functions (e.g. MD, R&D and FS) Overseeing

• Credit management

• Ensuring appropriate balance between credit management to support business growth and time managing risk.
• Leads formulation of credit management Policy and setting up of process for credit in country
• Oversees annual Credit limit set-up of Customers and changes to Credit terms
• Oversees operational Credit management
• Works with business to ensure collection plans for overdues, tracking and reviewing receivables and ensuring appropriate reserves for bad debts

YOUR KEY SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• 10 years of experience in financial and functional management with master’s degree in economics or finance
• Strong business understanding and insights and ability to drive results.
• Strong management, leadership, organizational and communication and influencing skills - Systems orientation
• Ability to balance between business support and risk management - Analytical skills, structured approach, proactive and self-motivated
• Advanced skills to analyze business and financial trends
• Strong networking capabilities and ability to work in a matrix
• Ability to develop and motivate talent