Financial Analyst - FP&A

Our client is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world. They are a globally trusted producer of high-quality, great-tasting, and nutritious foods for over 150 years. While they are co-headquartered in Chicago and Pittsburgh, their brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure period end reporting correctly reflects BU results and HFM reporting 
• Prepare the monthly results to SSEA team for consolidated financial statements
• Review of business activities, calculation, set up and posting of accounting journals in accordance with journal policy and support for management accounting in the same.
• Prepare and review of Balance Sheet accounts reconciliations.
• Prepare financial reports, flux analysis and other general accounting duties as required.
• Prepare financial statement as per Indian accounting standards and ensure timely completion of Statutory audit without adverse remarks.
• Support SSEA team with queries relating to India business.
• Participate in meetings to identify and implement process improvements.
• Ensuring compliance with internal controls
• Keeping track of the transactions and monitoring accounts to ensure that ageing is up to date.
• Analyzing vendor aging reports to pay all invoices in a timely manner and works to build sustainable processes between Accounts Payable, the supplier and internal customers.
• Resolving vendor inquiries in a professional manner in a high-demanding environment.
• Working with supply chain team to co-ordinate the sales details and process sales invoice in system. Also, perform revenue recognition activities to ensure the control in place.

Requirements:

• CA or relevant degrees in Accounting or Finance.
• 5-8 years of relevant work experience
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal); fluent in English
• Detail-oriented with a high sense of urgency and exceptional organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and conflict management skills with the ability to operate with a global team, customer service, and leadership mentality
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, and prioritize multiple projects, while operating in a fast-paced, complex global organization with shifting schedules and priorities
• Solid working experience and knowledge of SAP, BI tools and office software