Job Description

About Us

Olam International is a leading food and agri-business supplying food, ingredients, feed and fibre to over 19,800 customers worldwide. Our value chain spans over 60 countries and includes farming, processing and distribution operations, as well as a sourcing network of 4.8 million farmers. Through our purpose to \'Re-imagine Global Agriculture and Food Systems\', Olam aims to address the many challenges involved in meeting the needs of a growing global population, while achieving positive impact for farming communities, our planet and all our stakeholders. Headquartered and listed in Singapore, Olam currently ranks among the top 30 largest primary listed companies in terms of market capitalisation on SGX-ST.

Olam Information Services (OISL) is a captive subsidiary of Olam International, Singapore offering IT Services & Global Business Services across its operations in 65 countries in Asia, Africa, EU & Americas. In Chennai, we currently have onboard more than 1000 highly motivated employees. Olam Digital has received International Innovation Award 2019 for Best Services and Solutions.

Olam Global Business Services (OGBS) is a captive unit that offers End to End business process and analytics solutions. OGBS currently offers its solutions in 6 Platforms: Finance, Supply Chain, People services, Risk & Market Compliance, Big Data Analytics and Business Intelligence. At this moment, OGBS is located in City of Chennai, India and provides its services to over 20 countries. Olam GBS has received Best Shared Services in India Award - 2019, by Shared Services Forum and Asia\'s No.1 Shared Services in Process Improvement and Value Creation, 2019 by Shared Services and Outsourcing Network Forum.

Job Summary

Deputy Manager FP&A is responsible for MIS, Revenue Reporting and analysis along with tracking of Business KPIs. S/he will also be assisting in monthly books closure and accountable for preparing / providing inputs for management review decks. S/he will also be responsible for managing multiple stakeholders and liaising with cross functional Teams.

• Prepare MIS reports along with analysis of key business KPIs / trends
• Analyze and report Budget Vs Actual / Forecast numbers along with justifications / commentary for variances.
• Support in preparation of annual budget and operating plans (customer / biz vertical wise)
• Prepare waterfall bridge for Revenue, Gross Margin, Operating Margin, EBIT etc. along with commentary on rationale for movements
• Ensure adherence to timely submission of inputs for billing and other template / filing requirements of Service Agreements
• Handling of Billing / Chargeback Tool and liaison with Commercial team and provide Monthly / Quarterly billing inputs along with adequate backups for New work approvals, Passthrough charges, Travel etc.
• Revenue reporting and analysis at customer / vertical levels and Revenue Planning as per Service Agreements
• Review of GLs and liaising for requirements of F&A team
• Provide inputs for management review decks for Finance & Business review meetings
• Stakeholder management (internal / external) for query resolution and provide backup documents
• Provide accrual / deferral inputs / journal entries for month close and reporting
• Prepare employee head count Vs billable head count reconciliations
• Provide inputs for Customer / Vertical (Segment) wise Profitability reporting, variance reporting and forecasting
• Handle customer / vertical wise Projections by using forecast drivers and obtaining inputs from Operations & Functional teams.
• Workout arbitrage savings customer / country / product level
• Ensure adherence to Internal reporting timelines and accuracy
• Monthly meetings with internal stakeholders presenting the Revenue, Costs & business performance
• Handle Cost object creations (CC/PC), Masters maintenance, PR/POs validation etc

Profile Description

• Chartered Accountant (~3 Yrs)/ CMA (3-5 yrs). MBA Finance from institutes of repute can also be considered only if relevant work experience is available.
• Relevant Experience in FP&A/Business Finance domain from IT / ITES / Shared services, Captive / Third-Party environment. Prior experience in Service Industry is preferred.
• Should be able to identify and implement Continuous Improvement Projects to improve team\'s productivity and efficiency and overall quality of processes
• Well versed with MS Office - Excel, Power Point
• Working knowledge of SAP is mandatory. Knowledge of tools such as Tableau / Power BI would be an added advantage
• Ability to handle pressure and work in an environment of tight timelines
• Strong domain expertise, analytical skills and logical reasoning and ability to work independently
• Very good communication skills as the role will require coordination with various stakeholders

Olam is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, nationality, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Applicants are requested to complete all required steps in the application process including providing a resume/CV in order to be considered for open roles.

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