Function:  Group Finance

Location: Bangalore

Reporting To:    DGM – GPO, PTP, GCC

At Tata Consumer Products Ltd, we stand #Forbetter – Planet, Sourcing, Nutrition, Communities. And #ForBetter Opportunities …. Here’s an exciting one!

How does this Job align to our Strategy?

At the core of Tata Consumer Products' business approach lie six strategic pillars that serve as the foundation for its growth and success: Strengthening & Accelerating our Core Business, Driving Digital and Innovation, Unlocking Synergies, Creating a Future-Ready Organization, Exploring New Opportunities and Embedding Sustainability.

This job opportunity closely aligns with one of these key strategic pillars, which is driving Operational Delivery & Excellence/Customer management and communication/Leadership and People Management/Process Improvement/Cross Functional activities.  The job aims to bring tangible business value by accelerating the company's growth & Expansion plan making sure that services are being seamlessly delivered to the clients of an organization.

This job is at N-6 level (N corresponds to CEO’s level)

Top dimensions :

Geography: India/Group Companies

Complexity of the role (Optional) : Dynamic

Type of Role: Individual contributor

Primary Stakeholders (Optional) : Operations, Digital Team, Business Finance, Corporate Finance, Logistics, Admin, etc

What are the Key Deliverables in this role ?

• Serve as escalation point for vendor disputes, short-pays, and blocked/exceptions invoices.
• Identify potential sensitive issues and escalate it to the appropriate level
• Publish service dashboards and hold regular reviews with key stakeholders (Procurement, Receiving, Controllers).
• Accountable for meeting and prioritizing own targets/ deadlines and those of others within agreed standards and procedures

Internal Processes

• Manage exceptions: price/quantity variances, duplicate detection, blocked invoices.

Innovation and Learning

• Lead CI roadmap (Lean, Six Sigma) to reduce cycle time and manual touches
• Contribute to the continuous improvement.

What are the Critical success factors for the Role ?

• Education qualification B.com/MBA
• Excellent knowledge on Indian Accounts payable accounting & Taxation
• Accounts payment Knowledge of SAP Must
• 5 + years of relevant work experience Accounts Payable. Experience in SAP/VIM workflow is desirable
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• High attention to detail and strong process discipline.
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

What are the Desirable success factors for the Role?

• Analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a focus on delivering actionable insights and innovative solutions.
• Good communication skills and stakeholder management capabilities
• Familiarity with the consumer goods industry and an understanding of its challenges and opportunities