Manager - Finance Controlling

Job Title: Manager– Finance (Business Controller)

Job Location: Mumbai

In this role, you will have the opportunity to participate, analyse, & shape Business / Product Controlling and Steering Logic concept.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsible for Business Controlling and support Steering Logic implementation

Operations Reporting Controller:

Operational Accounting / Product Controlling:

Critically Review and Analyse Financials and Job profitability and co-ordinate with the Product / Operations to initiate necessary adjustments

Conduct Customer Profitability reviews and provide transparency to key stakeholders

Month End Analysis: Customer, Trade Lane, Product analysis and support Product and CFO to close the books on time

Conducts business review meetings with key stakeholders on Month end Reporting, Forecasting and Budgeting.

Oversees and reports on the financial findings and performance resulting from the Business Operations during the reporting period

Monitors and Measures Product performance, Target achievements, drives root-cause analysis on KPI’s such as Product / Station / File profitability, Cost of Sales, variance analysis, GP/EBIT conversion, productivity, etc.

Actively coordinates and reviews loss making customers and loss-making countries and ensure proper follow-ups with respective parties for improvement actions.

Provides accurate and timely financial analysis, performance related reporting and relevant financial information to management.

Coordinates and supports in preparing and reviewing Budget activities

Analyses issues and suggests enhancements in existing financial and operational processes

Performs diverse duties depending on the dynamic needs of the organization and its members

Prepares and submits monthly reporting and financial presentations to management and coordinate with countries for the same

Ensures all group timelines to be met without exception.

Contributes to and leads Global/ GSC Projects.

Supports Steering Logic Concept implementation

Flow to Forwin Reconciliation

Sick File / Product monitor Dashboard

Implement GP Optimization or Revenue Leakage Metrics

System & Tools Knowledge:

Good to have knowledge of Forwin, Crest and Qlik dashboards

Functional Experience:

Excellent understanding of Finance processes – for accounting and controlling in particular

Possess knowhow and experience to assess changes in the process design to enable best-in-class controlling processes across the globe

Previous experience being a part of or leading a complex Global Project with cross functional stakeholders

Ability to work under pressure and in a changing environment

Ability to work independently, manage own time and tasks

Possess knowhow and experience on Freight Forwarding / Logistics Industry

Technical Skills:

Accounting knowledge (Masters / Professional degree)

Variance analysis, ability to identify, analyse and provide comments and highlight call for action

P&L and BS financial analysis

Reports & Data Analysis

Regular use of analytical skills, using a hypothesis driven approach. Manages multiple reports independently and uses analysis data to accurately predict the future course of action and identify alternative solutions

Advanced MS office

Frequently works with spreadsheets and skilled at advanced functions (e.g.MS Access, Excel, PPT, Thinkcell,Qlik)

Creates Power BI Dashboard or any other visual dashboard representation will be an added advantage.

Knowledge of VBA Macro and process automation (optional)

Required Skills/Abilities:

Analytical, conceptual and problem-solving skills

MS Excel skills

Presentation and communication skills

Proactive and able to work under pressure

Strong customer orientation (able to build and manage a successful business partnership)

Constructive challenge (able to stand up for their ideas/beliefs and challenge for the better)

Able to propose solutions, resolve problems and facilitate decision making

Strong proficiency with budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis

Efficiently managing multiple financial tasks, especially during peak periods such as Month/Quarter close.

Strong written and verbal communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills.