Head Business Finance | Scrabble & Jigsaw
Posted on November 8, 2022
Job Description
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Act as a Strategy Consultant to the business and integrate finance into the decision-making process and develop and/or challenge strategic business decisions.</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Drive long-term growth plans and acquire resources needed to make them happen.</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Play an integral role in developing all the planning cycles like strategic planning, annual operating plan, monthly forecast, etc.</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Identify trends and generate detailed financial and operational projections. Develop reliable estimates of sales, margin, and SG&A costs.</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Conduct reviews and evaluations for cost-effective opportunities to manage the company's day-to-day operations.</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Analyse and report trends of Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to drive decision making. Detailed performance management review to drive day to day operations along with business</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Establish and control budget, drive financial discipline in the company, set up financial control processes including monthly/Quarterly Operating Plan, and ensure adherence to budget</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Analyse and report revenues, Gross Margin and Profitability of various lines of businesses recommending actions that will have a positive impact on the business</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Ensure business segment margins are at targeted level, using levers including price and variable costs</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Leading discussions on improving GM, setting targets for cost rationalization, help business teams improve GM by better identification of trends and negotiation where appropriate</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Liaise with Marketing & Sales team on driving effective channels of growth and conversions</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Analyse financial data by collecting, monitoring and creating financial models</b></p>
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<p dir="ltr" role="presentation"><b id="docs-internal-guid-cfdd819d-7fff-e345-5507-cb0e2eb0744f">Competitive Benchmarking and analysis</b></p>
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