Commercial Finance Analyst

Own the planning, coordination, and delivery of the processes in the Finance calendar. Prepare, analyze and collate financial, market, industry, economic data and information for business performance evaluation. Strategic decision support to the Leadership team, ensure data integrity and provide insightful analysis to support senior management decision making. Support, execute and represent the Region's interests across a range of streams and projects including pricing and value chain.

Main Responsibility

• Own all aspects of the 5-Year Plan, annual Budget, and latest forecasts, including procedures, timelines, activities, content, format, templates, reviews, consolidations, variance and trend analysis, presentations, and system submission



• Analyse monthly business performance against KPIs and perform variance analysis to explain differences in performance and make improvements going forward



• Prepare various management reports in a timely and accurate manner to ensure India and Asia leadership teams are suitably informed on business and financial performance.



• Support key decision makers through business partnering based on rigorous financial analyses and intelligent application of established tools and techniques.



• Drive NSV optimization through efficiency in market cost cards ensuring price guideline and state policy interpretation and adherence is being followed



• Detailed profitability analysis (State/Channel/distributor wise)



• Measure and Evaluate Investments, execute robust ROI analysis on customer discount and A&P programs to best utilize our resources and meet objectives.



• Support commercial team for setting appropriate level of distributor's margin through ROI and working capital requirement analysis.



• Lead credit control and accounts receivables



• Closely work with Finance and Accounting team and support in monthly closing process



• Focus on system automation and improvement to drive maximum reporting output from system



• Provide internal/external financial reports and ad hoc analysis for the organization in line with Group/Statutory requirements



• Assist in running scenario analysis on current business and new opportunities
  
  Professional qualification (CA or MBA) in accounting, business and finance related subject with minimum 7-year work post qualification experience in Commercial Finance / FP&A functional area



• Experience of working in finance roles within a commercial environment



• Fluent in English



• Keen eye for details, data accuracy and integrity



• Strong modelling skills, MS Excel and power point power user, experience in ERP and PC application and experience in extracting and analysing large data sets from multiple source systems


Desirable:


• Strong analytical skills



• Logical thinking



• Commercial minded



• Good inter-personal skills, work well with teams, and have strong organizational & communication skills



• Ability to work in a team environment and engage in cross-functional collaboration



• Ability to prioritize and complete work assignments on a timely basis



• Self-motivated and enthusiastic
  
  William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.


We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.


• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.


• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement.


• Private Healthcare for employees and dependents


• Pension provision for local nationals is addressed by the statutory Employees' Provident Fund.


• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues.


• Private Life Assurance


• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.


• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.


• Learning resources to help you be your best self., Our agile working philosophy is to "Have your best work day everyday".

Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.