Lead - FP & A

UPL Limited (NSE: UPL & BSE: 512070, LSE: UPLL) is a global provider of sustainable agriculture products and solutions, with annual revenue exceeding $6bn. We are a purpose-led company. Through OpenAg®, UPL is focused on accelerating progress for the food system. We are building a network that is reimagining sustainability, redefining the way an entire industry thinks and works – open to fresh ideas, innovation, and new answers as we strive towards our mission to make every single food product more sustainable. As one of the largest agriculture solutions companies worldwide, our robust portfolio consists of biologicals and traditional crop protection solutions with more than 14,000 registrations. We are present in more than 130 countries, represented by more than 10,000 colleagues globally. For more information about our integrated portfolio of solutions across the food value chain including seeds, post-harvest, as well as physical and digital services, please visit upl-ltd.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.

Key responsibilities - Lead FP&A – India

• Lead the budgeting and forecasting process for India crop protection business in collaboration with business finance and marketing teams
• Lead preparation and presentation of various MIS for leadership and business teams
• Analytical review of business performance in comparison with budget and previous year by business, geography, product portfolio etc. and sharing actionable insights, driving margin and mix improvement agenda through close monitoring of prices/NRV and drive COGS improvement initiatives in collaboration with business, strategic marketing team and costing/SCM team
• Drive spends effectiveness and ROI monitoring of SG&A (Selling, General & Administrative).
• Assist with long-term strategic planning and financial modelling
• Drive book closure and reconciliation of management and books of accounts in coordination with business finance, commercial and corporate FP&A
• Leading the simplification and automation initiatives including opportunities in the areas of automation with help from IT and Global BS
• Industry / Competition benchmarking
• Work closely with corporate credit rating team on assessment of credit ratings for India business.

Investor Relations:

• Lead preparation and review of investor presentations,regulatory filings and agreements.
• Develop and maintain relationships with investors and serve as the primary contact for inquiries and analyst meetings.
• Drive preparation of key financial metrics and performance summaries for investor meetings, monitor analyst reports, market trends.

We are one team, for maximum impact. One team with shared goals. We all play for the team and no one plays against the team. We have a laser-like focus on what our customers need and want, on anticipating their future needs and on how we can create innovative solutions and experiences for them.

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