Officer - Financial Planning & Analysis - Pharma

The Officer - Financial Planning & Analysis is responsible for providing financial statements with analysis and administrative services in order to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial planning and administrative operations. The Officer - Financial Planning & Analysis must comply with established accounting policies and procedures.

The responsibilities will be as follows:

Business Partner :

- Be a business partner with all the operating teams (Sales, Operations, Support functions) Planning / Financial Modelling

- Support all the planning cycles (Strategic Planning, Annual Operating Plan, and Monthly Forecast).

Reporting & Analysis :

- Reviewing Financial Statements, Preparation of board decks

- Work closely with the accounting group and perform deep dive analysis on sales, costs and profitability of all business units.

- Draft analytical summaries for the management.

- Perform scenario analysis to measure impact of strategic decisions

- Support in review calls with Regional/Departmental heads on their financial performances

Projection :

- Identify trends and generate detailed financial and operational projection. Be responsible for developing reliable estimates of sales, margin, SG&A costs.

Risk / Opportunity Assessment :

- Identifying opportunities for cost reduction and revenue improvement

- Identifying financials risks and raising early warning signal

Innovation / Process Improvement :

- Automate processes to improve speed and accuracy of critical information

Audits :

- Key face for liasioning for audits including information retrieval as per requirements

Pricing :

- Collaborate with Sales team, design pricing models, evaluate pricing effectiveness and assist in pricing decisions

Value Proposition for the candidate :

- Scope for enhancing analytical skills, inter-personal skill

- Reporting to Manager and gaining valuable experience

- Access to the top management

- Understanding of group entities and various lines of business

Traits / Requirements :

- Should have good understanding and working experience in Finance and Business operations

- Should be able to communicate with all levels of management with clarity and confidence

- Strong interpersonal trait with polished communication skill

- Good mentor to the team

Ideal profile would have the following :

Key Skills :

Budget/Forecast/Rolling Forecast, Long term Business Plan, Month end closing, Prediction and Analysis, Variance Analysis, Projection of Cash/Fund Flow Statement, Working Capital Management, Capital Budgeting & Investment Plan