Manager Commercial Finance

Job description / Role

Primary Accountabilities / Responsibilities

Management Reporting and Analysis

- MMPR deck
- Support Management in forecasting cycles

G2N Controlling & Monitoring

- Formulate a plan and discuss and agree with Sales, CP&A and MD on the G2N plan for the year
- Drive sales strategy based on building blocks
- Drive growth agenda through new route-to-market initiatives
- Liaison with the trade marketing and field team to ensure better visibility and focus on G2N.
- Ensure spends are within budgets and these are properly actualized and recorded in the system.
- Perform ROI analysis of activities
- Ensure channel wise spends are in line with the plans

IBP Process

- Lead the IBP process in the Demand consensus and Demand reviews
- Ensure that plans are properly reflected IBP as agreed with the brands team along with the quantification of risk and opportunities.
- Ensure that changes in plans are agreed with the regional category team and leadership team.

Pricing

- Discuss and agree with Category Finance the % of price increase. In case of LUPs agree of the strategic price points on which the SKU needs to be placed
- Ensure that the pricing mechanism conforms to the local taxation requirements and timely actions are taken accordingly.

Overheads Planning and variance analysis

- Drive the country overheads agenda and inculcate cost conscious culture
- Bottom-up planning of overheads working with cross functional team and comparing with top down target. Align team on their budgets
- Ensure proper tracking and managing of budgets.
- Liaison with the MD and HR team in controlling and managing the company overheads.

Receivable and overdues

- Drive the DSO and overdue agenda through better planning of credit process
- Liaison with CS&L to ensure that the monthly plans are inline with the targets and sales are done accordingly.

Routine Activities

- Corresponding to regional queries on monthly closing and reporting on Revenue, G2N and Overheads
- Ensure deadlines are met with respect to weekly posting, IBP submission, topline reporting and adhoc submissions
- Monthly closing of G2N, NR & Overheads

Requirements

Qualifications

Knowledge, Skills, Experience and Language Requirements

Knowledge: including education, qualifications and training

- Professional degree in Finance, Accounting (Preferably a Chartered Accountant)
- Deep expert knowledge of Statutory Accounting (IFRS)
- Deep knowledge of Indirect tax / sales tax laws and regulations and accounting.

Skills/Leadership Competencies

- Problem solving
- Priority setting
- Interpersonal savvy, Clear communication
- Motivating others
- Customer focus
- Drive for result
- Presentation skills

Experience

- 6-8 years of experience in Accounting preferably in international business environment, good knowledge of Indirect tax and direct tax accounting
- Strong knowledge and experience in working with financial systems example: SAP, Excel, Hyperion Financial Management etc
- Good communication and strong people management skills , bias for action etc.

About the Company

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is one of the world's largest snacks companies, with 2015 net revenues of approximately $30 billion.

Our dream is to create delicious moments of joy in everything we do. Nearly 100,000 employees support this dream by manufacturing and marketing delicious food and beverage products for consumers in approximately 165 countries around the world.

We are the world's pre-eminent maker of snacks, with leading market shares in every category in which we compete. Mondelez International holds the No. 1 position globally in Biscuits, Chocolate and Candy as well as the No. 2 position in Gum. (source: Euromonitor)

About 85 percent of our annual revenue is generated in fast-growing snacks categories, and nearly 75 percent of our sales come from outside of North America.