Overall Mission:
Provide comprehensive finance leadership for the business and to commercial teams to enable achievement of complete commercial and P&L deliverables by driving profitable growth (support pricing decisions, GMI initiatives, delivery of outcomes etc.)
Major Responsibilities:
- Business Performance & P&L Management
- Lead the preparation, analysis, and review of monthly business unit-wise P&L statements.
- Partner with business heads to monitor financial performance against budgets and forecasts.
- Provide insights and recommendations to improve profitability and cost efficiency.
- Support strategic planning and scenario modeling for business initiatives.
- Drive the annual budgeting and periodic forecasting processes, including Latest Business Estimates, Long-range plans, etc.
- Ensure alignment of financial plans with business objectives.
- Monitor budget adherence and highlight variances with actionable insights.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams (Sales, Marketing, etc.) to support financial decision-making.
- Provide financial leadership in business reviews, investment proposals, and cost-benefit analyses.
- Educate and influence non-finance stakeholders on financial implications of business decisions.
- Collaborate with other functions on monthly sales demand forecasting and S&OP data.
- Provide financial analysis and support for new product launches including pricing strategy and profitability for existing and new promotional programs.
- Spend Control & Financial Governance
- Review and approve Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and business spends in line with budgetary limits and financial prudence.
- Ensure compliance with internal controls, policies & procedures and Pharma-specific regulations in day-to-day business activities.
- Act as a gatekeeper for discretionary and capital expenditures.
- Deliver timely and accurate financial reports and dashboards.
- Develop and maintain KPIs to track business performance.
- Support internal and external audits as required.
- Ensure adherence to Abbott Risk & compliance requirements
- Other Ad-hoc projects as necessary
JOB FAMILY: Financial Planning and Analysis
LOCATION: India > Mumbai : BKC Building
TRAVEL: Yes, 15 % of the Time
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)