Accounts Executive Finance

Designation: Accounts Executive - Finance

Reporting to: Head of Finance

Location: Kolkata

Key Responsibilities

• Support monthly closing of books and ensure timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Prepare and analyse monthly MIS and management reports.
• Analyse actual performance against Budget, Forecast and Previous Year and provide variance explanations.
• Analyse standard vs. actual cost, production variances, wastage, yield and other manufacturing cost drivers.
• Evaluate the financial impact of consumer promotions, trade schemes, discounts and other commercial initiatives.
• Monitor and analyse inventory, working capital and ageing.
• Undertake financial analysis and other assignments as required by the Finance leadership team.

Key Skills Required

• Strong knowledge of Finance & Accounts.
• Good understanding of Gross Margin, contribution and product/SKU profitability.
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret financial data and identify business drivers.
• Excellent MS Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, XLOOKUP/VLOOKUP, Power Query, etc.
• Strong PowerPoint skills and ability to prepare management presentations.
• Knowledge of Power BI will be an added advantage.
• Experience with ERP systems such as SAP / Oracle will be an advantage.
• Ability to independently analyse financial data and present clear, concise and actionable conclusions.

Key Qualification

• CA Inter / CA Intermediate Mandatory.
• Candidates pursuing CA Final may also be considered.

Experience

• 34 years of relevant experience, preferably in FMCG / Consumer Products / Manufacturing.
• Experience in MIS, costing, management reporting, plant finance or commercial finance will be preferred.