Associate Director - FP&A

Kraft Heinz


Date: 1 day ago
City: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Contract type: Full time
Job Description

Primary Responsibilities

  • Operational Leadership & Delivery Oversight
  • Lead day-to-day operations of the FP&A tower, ensuring seamless execution of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial planning, forecasting, and reporting cycles.
  • Monitor service delivery performance to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with corporate policies and controls.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for issue resolution and escalations.
  • KPI Management & Continuous Improvement
  • Own and drive performance metrics and KPIs for the FP&A tower, ensuring targets are consistently met or exceeded.
  • Proactively identify trends and root causes of performance gaps, and implement corrective actions.
  • Foster a culture of performance transparency and data-driven decision-making.
  • Process Improvement & Standardization
  • Lead continuous improvement initiatives and standardization efforts across FP&A processes.
  • Collaborate with global and regional counterparts to harmonize processes, reduce manual effort, and leverage automation and digital tools.
  • Champion Lean, Six Sigma, or other quality frameworks to enhance process efficiency.
  • Customer & Stakeholder Engagement
  • Build strong relationships with business finance teams, regional FP&A leads, and other key stakeholders.
  • Ensure delivery excellence and high levels of customer satisfaction through regular engagement, feedback loops, and service reviews.
  • Promote accountability and transparency through clear communication and proactive updates.
  • People Leadership & Talent Development
  • Manage, coach, and develop local teams, including managers and analysts.
  • Foster a high-performance culture through clear goal-setting, regular feedback, and career development opportunities.
  • Promote employee engagement, retention, and a positive work environment aligned with KHC’s organizational values.


Qualifications

  • Education
  • Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Engineering, or a related field.
  • A Master’s degree (MBA or equivalent) or CFA certification is a plus.
  • Experience
  • 15+ years of experience in FP&A, Corporate Finance, Business Controllership, or related finance areas.
  • Minimum of 7 years in leadership roles within a global or shared services environment.
  • Strong understanding of FP&A processes, including financial closing cycles, forecasting, budgeting, financial reporting, and variance analysis.
  • Proven experience in driving operational excellence, standardization, process improvement, automation, and stakeholder management.
  • Proficiency in financial systems (e.g., SAP, HFM, Hyperion, Anaplan) and data visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is required.
  • Skills
  • Strategic and analytical thinking.
  • Strong leadership and people management capabilities.
  • Effective stakeholder engagement and communication.
  • Results-oriented with a strong sense of accountability.
  • Process optimization and change management mindset.
  • High financial acumen with strong attention to detail.


Location(s)

Ahmedabad - Venus Stratum GCC

Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.

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