Associate Manager - Finance

• Core planning processes related to Plant Supply Chain Finance - reporting, budgeting and forecasting
• Working with the transformation of Supply Chain Finance Planning team to stabilise the transitioned processes securing delivery of FP&A process on-time, in-full and with quality.
• Closing working with the plant team and different departments heads gathering the timely inputs for forecast and AOP
• Review call with the plant heads to take them through the monthly financial results and highlighting the risks and opportunities
• Preparation of Weekly and Monthly financial report, Plant Score Cards etc..
• Driving the productivity initiatives along with the plant team, ROI & Productivity calculations
• Work with BU SCF Leads, Sector SCF Leads and Finance Managers to ensure smooth transition and then ongoing co-operation.
• Provide timely analytical support for Plant SC managers, SCF BU and Sector incl. PBR reporting, Make and Move Cause-of-Change analysis and ad-hoc requests.
• Providing Productivity and Capital reporting and planning processes for given Business Units
• Work for the processes improvement agenda for SCF BU analytics and planning (optimization, standardization and automation of transitioned processes) including change management with BUs and Sector SCF stakeholders.
• Foster a positive working environment and promote PepsiCo values throughout the team

• 6 to 7 years of experience in finance and planning for postgraduates (commerce, accounting, finance)(4 to 6 years of finance experience for CA/CMA preferred)
• Experience in Plant Finance/Supply Chain Finance (FMCG experience would be a plus), data integrity maintenance and systems such as SAP, Business Objects, Essbase
• Tableau knowledge
• Strong excel skills.
• Able to work independently and takes initiative.
• Capable of managing multiple time sensitive priorities simultaneously
• Detail-oriented
• organized in approach and in document maintenance.
• Ability to function well in a team environment.
• Consistently shows urgency, courtesy, and patience.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills

FMCG experience would be a plus