Overview

Main Purpose

• This role would be responsible to provide Control & analytical support for Agro Business
• Drive the control agenda for the Agro business (Seed to Chip & Seed to Seed)
• Anchor contract farming/storage agreement validations & Due diligence co-ordination  for Agro
• Effectively monitor, alert, intervene & align stakeholders for delivery of key Agro Business KPIs
• Actively Participate in Risk assessment sessions for Agro and ensure business controls are defined well and monitored in the field to ensure governance.
• Ensure stock & assets are rightly represented in the books thru Physical verification & review of Balance sheet on a monthly basis
• Seed pipeline monitoring & Governance
• Seed accounting management
• Drive performance Reviews with Agro Business team
• Drive Automation of the Process and eliminate manual process

Responsibilities

Financial Reporting – Month End Close Process

• Provision for Shrinkage & Rottage are made on time. 
• Ensure the books are closed on Day 0 with accuracy and on time
• Provision for Agro Warehouses & MOH with due approvals and as per agreements
• GIT review and highlighting risk if any
• Review Seed costing, accounting & governance
• Agro KPI Reporting and support planning in providing the reasons for variance
• Agro Freight accruals are done correctly

Management Reporting - Operating Reviews

• Drive performance Reviews with Agro Business Team
• Ensure all GRN’s are closed on time
• Review of all open PO’s
• Perform Store S&R analysis
• Regular visit to the warehouses to ensure controls are in place

Audit and Compliance - Governance and Risk Management

• Highlight change in processes in and ensure BCA’s are defined to mitigate risk
• Monitor, track & ensure GCS compliance of GCS cycles across the country for Agro ops
• Ensure compliance to the Schedule of Authority by appropriate communication and training to the Agro
• Ensure remediation of ineffective GCS KC and Internal Audit observations

Audit and Compliance – Statutory Compliance

• Ensure compliance with all local and corporate statutory laws, rules and regulations across regions
• Mandi taxes are paid and the returns are filed on time
• Seed and Potato License as per requirement shared by legal

Audit and Compliance - Audits

• Co-ordinate and provide inputs for Internal Audit & Other audits
• Facilitate discussions with business and agree on the remediation plans
• Ensure follow up and remediation of Internal Audits for Agro Business

Business Partnering and Support - Operations/Backend Support

• Provide transactional support
• Provided support for Cold Store opening in SAP for the season
• Provide support for cold store due diligence
• Provide support for transporter’s contracting
• Provide other support as required by the business time to time.

Operations/Backend Support

• Ensure Co-ordination in cross function projects – Flats, Chiplets, Kolkata Cross Freight etc.
• Ensure Close co-ordination with Agro on any long term/short term agro initiative viz, Modernization, Bulk Cold Stores etc.
• Contract Farming Proposals - Rabi / Kharif /Seed and approvals thru Legal and track signed proposals are in place from vendors/farmers
• Support Due diligence for Cold stores and also opening of cold stores in SAP
• Ensure Oats contract farming accounting & governance (Basis season)