Senior Finance Manager

Job Title: Senior Manager Finance (R&D & BD)

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Role Summary:

As Senior Manager – Finance, you will serve as a strategic financial partner to the R&D and BD teams, driving fiscal discipline, process excellence, and long-range planning. You’ll manage end-to-end Capex oversight, forecast development, R&D vendor payment handling, contract vetting, MIS reporting, and milestone-based project evaluation. This role requires tactical depth and strong cross-functional leadership to enable scalable innovation and business expansion.

Core Responsibilities:

Business Development Finance

• Agreement Vetting:

  Review and validate commercial terms of BD and vendor contracts.

• Business Case Evaluation:

  Perform scenario modelling and ROI, NPV assessment for IL & OL opportunities and new product selection R&D project grid.

• Milestone and Royalty Tracking:

  Monitor BD projects for financial and strategic deliverable compliance.

R&D Finance

• Collaborate with R&D teams to align budgetary controls with project goals.
• Oversee MIS tracking, LRP contributions, and R&D spend forecasting.
• Conduct project wise Spend and performance reviews against budget.

Capex Management

• Monitor and reconcile R&D Capex across multiple Intangible and tangible projects.
• Generate Capex reports on both

  cashflow and accrual basis

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• Drive Capex planning linked to long-term strategic initiatives.

Accounts Payable – R&D Division

• Supervise PO matching, invoice processing, and vendor settlement workflows.
• Review Vendor Reports like Vendor outstanding, Pending Invoice booking, and Open Advances Vendor ageing analysis and advance closure for R&D division
• Coordination with treasury for fund requirement. Advance adjustment

Financial Planning & Analysis

• Prepare annual budgets, monthly & quarterly forecasts, and ad-hoc financial models.
• Present financial performance insights to Senior management and function heads.
• Support LRP through strategic scenario analysis and forward-looking financial roadmaps.

Leadership, Governance & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as Finance SPOC for audits, statutory reviews, and R&D/BD financial controls.
• Lead initiatives for process improvement, system automation, and ERP enhancements.
• Finance Support to BD Team