Assistant Manager- Finance & Accounts

About Us

VBL is part of the RJ Corp group, a diversified business conglomerate with interests in beverages, quick-service restaurants, ice-creams, and healthcare. VBL is one of the largest franchisee of PepsiCo in the world (outside USA); with over 3 decades of association with PepsiCo. In India, VBL is a key player in the beverage industry in India with presence in 27 states & 7 union territories. Our overseas operations span across Indian subcontinent (Nepal & Sri-Lanka) and Africa (Zambia, Zimbabwe & Morocco).

Purpose of the Job

Job Context:

• To provide advanced financial support to our business units to function efficiently and effectively, providing the financial understanding on which key decisions are made. By providing accurate analysis and revealing insights, we add value to core commercial processes and provide the support to our teams to continue innovating and driving results.

Challenges: 

• Manages and directs the development, interpretation and reporting of financial data to support the attainment of Plant.
• Plans, coordinates, and administers the budgeting process for the Manufacturing facilities.

Details of the Job

Job Role/ Title: Budet/MIS/Controls Executive

Level: M03

Function: Account/Finance

Reporting Manager: Commercial Head

Manager’s Manager: Cluster Head

Key Accountabilities(1)

Accountabilities    

Budget/MIS

Preparing MIS, Managing Plant Accounting, Financial Planning, Budgeting & Forecasting of the unit. Design effective budget models for departments and the entire company.

Annual reports

Submission of accurate Quarterly, Half-yearly, Annual Financials, Annual Budget and other reports. Present annual budgets to senior managers.

Completion of audits as per schedule

Completion of audits as per schedule. Monitoring and reporting of financial performance of the unit inclusive of Balance Sheet, COGS / COGM report, Yield Report, D&A report.

Key Accountabilities(2)

Knowledge of accounting best practices and regulations.

Providing timely and accurate analysis of Budgets & Financial reports to the senior management.

Strong analytical skills

Proper reporting system over Power & Fuel / Repair & Maintenance Expenses and C&C Expenses.

Ability to explain budgeting and financial information in plain terms.

Reporting on Internal Financial Control for better fraud risk Management.

Key Interface

External Interfaces

Govt Authorities &Vendors

Internal Interfaces

Employees.

Education & Experience

Education Qualification (Highest) with Target Institute(s) B.Com/M.Com./MBA-Finance/CA/ICWAI

 Desired Certifications: CA/ICWAI

Experience Range: 07 -10 years

Desirable experience: Minimum 3 years’ experience in MIS preparation with Manufacturing Unit.

Competencies

Skills Required(1)

Functional Skills

• Budgeting, Budgetary control, Budget preparation, Management action and cost control, Master budget, Price and quantity variance, Responsibility centres, Zero-based budgeting.
• General Management experience is essential in managing the entire portfolio
• Good Interpersonal skills including People Management Skills Leadership Skills.
• Experience of working on SAP is essential

Behavioral Skills

• Imagination & Creativity
• High Analytical Ability
• Strong Communication skills
• Co-ordination Skills
• Interpersonal skills

Skills Required(2)

• General Awareness:  Knows the fundamental or general understanding of concepts.
• Working Knowledge:  Has broad job knowledge; knows and applies the full range of concepts and practices.  Has broad / working knowledge of the subject. Candidate should use these concepts in day to day practices.
• Functional Expert: Candidate is certified functional expert with strong knowledge on concepts.
• Mastery: Candidate is subject matter expert and has command over the subject/ concepts.