Senior Commercial Financial Analyst
Tata Consumer Products - USA
- Etobicoke, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Preparation of Monthly Performance Analysis of Full P&L (Revenue to EBIT)
- Deliver accurate, insightful, and timely analysis of financial results. Perform investigation of variances, highlighting financial issues with strategic and operational impacts, and recommend options to resolve or address gaps
- Preparation of monthly LE and summarization of changes LE vs LE
- Develop and maintain price forecasting model to support planning and analyze monthly/quarterly vs. appropriate benchmarks, make value-added recommendations, and prepare ad hoc analyses as requested to facilitate the formation of business plans.
- Preparation of financial model to carry out mix analysis (product, price and volume)
- Support Commercial team on ROI analysis, promotions vs Budget/PY
- Analyzing transactions, reviewing general ledger accounts, creating journal entries
- Maintaining timely, accurate financial records and performing financial analysis
- Monthly P&L and volumes confirmed between SAP and Prophix (budgeting/LE software)
- Quarter End and Year End external audit and additional disclosure deliverables
- Participating in internal and external audits, providing support and financial analysis as required
- Participating in ad hoc reporting and what-if analysis as directed and completing special projects as assigned
- Provide financial analysis on cross-functional project teams, inclusive of product launches, helping to build the financial business case P&L's, challenging assumptions, providing insights and strategic direction for commercial activities.
- Serve as a key financial resource in new product development teams in defining customer pricing requirements. Model pricing strategy and margin expectations on new product launches.
- Preparation of Annual Operating Plan
- Maintaining up to date factor tables and preparing uploads for the budget preparation process
- Work closely with Commercial & Operations teams during budget preparation to validate variable factors by customer and product
- Year over year variance analysis for cost components
- Latest estimate support (balance sheet / working capital tracking)
- Financial models and other financial support for strategic decision-making, ad hoc projects
- Serve as the main point of consumer planning/research for the global planning team
- 5+ years of relevant work experience, in CA CPG environment
- Bachelor’s degree in accounting, CPA (or working towards designation)
- Experience using SAP S/4 Hana
- Business partnered with Marketing and Sales teams, in CA CPG environment
- Contributed to short- and medium-term planning cycles
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite, with advanced Excel skills
- Exposure / working knowledge of Trade Promotion Management system
- Exposure / working knowledge of Nielsen
- Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication skills
- Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills, organisation skills and self- motivated and fast learning professional
- Continuous Improvement (CI) mindset and approach to processes
- Positive mindset and flexibility to adapt in a dynamic and demanding growth environment
- Desire to take responsibility and ownership and make a difference
- Highly numerate and financially literate
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