Manager, Category Finance

Financial Outcomes

• Work with Category team to develop brand/category financial plans and monitor the delivery of plan objectives.
• Provide financial insights and facilitate key decisions related to revenue, profitability and return on investments.
• Analyse and identify avenues for cost optimization/ revenue maximization and share with the category and marketing team; collaborate with them on specific initiatives being launched to improve topline / bottom line.
• Prepare Operating Budgets and Monthly Forecasts (LE) for the category with inputs from cross functional teams.

Customer Service

• Review and report brand performance – Sales (value and volume), margins, market share, relative market share etc. monthly with category teams & category head
• Support and challenge category assumptions in analysing and implementing business growth opportunities.
• Review and evaluate all category / customer investment initiatives.
• Lead pricing decisions based on underlying cost movements and competition tracking.
• Assist CEO & Finance head in MTP/ long-term strategy development for the category as and when required.

Internal Processes

• Drive continuous improvements in process & procedures, partner in all automation/other projects to improve ways of working.
• Reporting monthly Category performance – Management P&L statement.
• Help in preparation of monthly business performance review decks.

Innovation and Learning

• Lead the end-to-end finance partnering for NPD & Innovation projects under Category; analysis to support business cases and investment decisions and developing financial models to support new initiatives.