Commercial Finance Manager East

Mondelēz International; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited in Kolkata invites an experienced Commercial Finance professional to lead Finance partnering for the East business. This business-facing role combines commercial partnering, planning and performance management, team leadership and strong governance to influence sales decisions and drive profitable growth.

You will partner with Sales and Commercial leadership across India East, Nepal and Bangladesh, oversee budgeting, forecasting and month-end close, and

Qualifications

• CA or MBA (Finance) with 8–14 years’ experience.
• Experience in Commercial Finance, Sales Finance or Business Finance.
• Proven ability to partner with Sales/Commercial teams.
• Strong knowledge of revenue, pricing, margins and profitability.
• Experience in planning, forecasting and governance.
• Effective people leadership and stakeholder management.
• Commercial mindset with finance controls and discipline.

Responsibilities

• Partner Sales/Commercial leadership to influence decisions.
• Drive revenue growth, pricing and trade investments.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting and long-range planning.
• Provide finance governance and monthly close oversight.
• Develop and coach the Commercial Finance team.
• Drive process improvements and automation.

Skills

Commercial Finance

Sales Finance

Business Finance

Financial governance

People leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

CA

MBA (Finance)

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Location: Kolkata | East Regional Branch

We are looking for an experienced Commercial Finance professional to lead Finance partnering for our East business

This is a business-facing role that combines commercial business partnering, planning and performance management, team leadership and strong financial governance. The role will partner closely with Sales and Commercial leadership to influence business decisions, drive profitable growth and strengthen the overall Commercial Finance capability across the markets

Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnering: Act as a trusted Finance partner to Sales and Commercial leadership, providing insights and constructive challenge to support key business and commercial decisions.
• Commercial Finance: Partner the business on revenue growth, pricing, trade investments, customer/channel profitability, margins and go-to-market decisions.
• Planning & Performance: Lead budgeting, forecasting and short- and long-range financial planning; identify key performance drivers, risks and opportunities and translate them into actionable recommendations.
• Multi-Market Leadership: Provide Finance leadership across East India, Nepal and Bangladesh, navigating different market dynamics, commercial priorities and stakeholder environments.
• Operational & Financial Governance: Ensure strong oversight of month-end activities, financial reporting, commercial controls, compliance and governance, while maintaining accuracy and financial discipline.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop the Commercial Finance team, strengthening both functional and business partnering capabilities.
• Transformation & Simplification: Drive process improvement, standardization and automation of recurring Finance activities, creating greater capacity for insight-led business partnering.

What We're Looking For

• CA or MBA (Finance) with approximately 8–14 years of relevant experience.
• Strong experience in Commercial Finance, Sales Finance or Business Finance, preferably within FMCG or a complex consumer-facing organisation.
• Demonstrated experience partnering Sales/Commercial teams and influencing business decisions.
• Strong understanding of commercial levers including revenue, pricing, trade spends, margins and customer/channel profitability.
• Experience in planning, forecasting, performance management and financial governance.
• Strong people leadership, analytical and stakeholder-management capabilities.
• A commercial mindset with the ability to balance business partnership with strong financial controls and operational discipline.

The Opportunity

This role provides an opportunity to combine commercial influence with end-to-end Finance ownership across a diverse multi-market landscape. The successful candidate will play an important role in strengthening business partnering, developing the team and transforming Finance processes while ensuring strong financial governance across India East Region.

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

Mondelez India Foods Private Limited (formerly Cadbury India Ltd.) has been in India for over 70 years, making sure our mouth-watering and well-loved local and global brands such as Cadbury chocolates, Bournvita and Tang powdered beverages, Oreo and Cadbury Bournvita biscuits, and Halls and Cadbury Choclairs Gold candies get safely into our customers hands—and mouths.

Headquartered in Mumbai, the company has more than 3,300 employees proudly working across sales offices in New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai and in manufacturing facilities at Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, at our global Research & Development Technical Centre and Global Business Hub in Maharashtra and in a vast distribution network across the country. We are also proud to be recognised by Avatar as the Best Companies for Women in India in 2019 – the fourth time we’ve received this award.

Mondelēz International is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or preference, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type

Regular

Finance Planning & Performance Management