Assistant Manager - Commercial Finance

The purpose of this role is to provide financial advice and guidance to the business leaders of a large profit centre within a market in support of the achievement of revenue, profit and/or margin targets. This position will be part of the Americas Planning & Reporting Centre of Excellence (PRCoE), based in Bangalore, India, and will report directly to the Americas Associate Director of Planning & Reporting Centre of Excellence. The candidate will collaborate closely with other commercials, clients, controllers & FP&A, as well as with onshore teams. This role will lead a team who will provide comprehensive support for all commercial finance related activities across the specific practice that he or she is allocated upon. This role requires the candidate to be available during partial UK / US hours (3:00 PM IST to 12:00 AM IST). Flexibility to adjust work timings according to business requirements is essential. Job Description: Key responsibilities: Reviews and provides advice on strategic financial plans in partnership with business leaders Partners to provide insight and challenge through financial analysis to enable business partners to make key decisions and achieve targets Supports client and vendor negotiations by providing analytical insight and ensuring optimal balance of pricing, early payment discounts, rebates and volume commitments (where applicable) Analyses consolidated budgets and forecasts, and provides interpretation, insight and guidance Identifies and drives operational improvement through analysis of financial plans, management information and performance Works with business leaders to understand short, medium and long-term resource requirements and impact on forecasts and budgets Supports analysis of client profitability and identifies and supports initiatives to improve profitability/margin Supports the Operational Finance Director, Financial Controller and / or Market FD, as necessary with high quality and insightful analysis as requested from time to time and works with them to deliver impact with the business Supports the implementation of best practice financial planning techniques in line with business needs and supports initiatives to improve the quality and consistency of business and finance data Revenue & cost forecasting, variance analysis and tracking. Setting margin and profitability targets and analyzing performance, identifying and monitoring underlying drivers of cost and revenue variances between actual vs. forecast/budget, highlighting issues and margin impact where necessary Pricing and staff plan optimization, including time reporting and staffing reconciliations Contract review in partnership with Legal department and contract compliance management Working capital management – WIP/AR/Media Liability reporting Oversee intercompany agreements and manage cross charges