Associate Director - FP&A
Kraft Heinz
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Ahmedabad, Gujarat
Contract type: Full time
Job Description
Primary Responsibilities
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.
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.
- 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.
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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