Senior Manager - Plant Finance

About the job

JOB DESCRIPTION: 1. Financial Planning & Analysis • Own Opex and Capex budgeting for the plant. • Track monthly/quarterly COGS, material & labour variances, and overall budget performance. • Present plant MIS including P&L, productivity metrics, and COGS. • Act as a business partner for overhead control and Capex validations. 2. Cost Accounting & Working Capital • Manage standard costing, batch costing, BOM analysis, and inventory valuation. • Monitor yield/time variances and finalize annual time & yield standards. • Oversee inventory controls, write-offs, ERP tracking (SAP/MS Dynamics). • Manage working capital: inventory, receivables/overdues, and waste reduction. 3. Compliance & Audit • Ensure IND AS, GST, TDS, PF, ESI compliance and pharma regulatory alignment. • Coordinate internal/external audits, including GMP-related documentation. • Ensure timely payments to MSMEs. • Maintain strong financial governance and risk controls. 4. Strategic Business Partnering • Work cross-functionally with Supply Chain, Manufacturing, QA/QC, Procurement. • Conduct Capex ROI analytics using NPV, IRR, DCF, Payback, etc. • Provide insights for make-vs-buy, outsourcing, and footprint optimization. 5. Operational Excellence & Digital Initiatives • Lead automation, BI tools, SAP S/4HANA, and digital finance improvements. • Support ESG/sustainability cost tracking. • Streamline reporting and enhance process robustness. 6. Team Leadership • Lead and mentor the plant finance team. • Foster compliance, accountability, and continuous improvement. 7. Closings & Statutory Processes • Oversee monthly, quarterly, annual closing—provisions, reconciliations, depreciation, amortization. • Manage statutory & tax audit coordination and compliance. 8. Internal Audit Management • Facilitate internal audits and implement corrective actions. 🔹 Competencies & Qualities • Strong decision-making, business acumen, problem-solving, and analytical ability. • Expertise in SAP, digital tools, MS Office, and financial modelling. • Excellent communication, interpersonal and presentation skills. • Innovative thinking, accountability, team building, and coaching capability. • Flexibility to work extended hours as needed. 🔹 Ideal Candidate Profile • Qualification: CA / CMA • Experience: 10–14 years in plant finance, preferably in the pharmaceutical sector.

Requirements

• Financial Planning
• Cost Accounting
• Compliance
• Strategic Business Partnering
• Operational Excellence
• Team Leadership

Qualifications

• CA
• CMA

Preferred Technologies

• Financial Planning
• Cost Accounting
• Compliance
• Strategic Business Partnering
• Operational Excellence
• Team Leadership

About the company

Sentiss Pharma is committed to providing best quality pharmaceutical products primarily in the Ophthalmic, ENT and Inhalation segments. Sentiss’ presence in India, Russia, CIS, UA, Europe, USA is a testimony to its quality philosophy and practice of product differentiation. Sentiss acquired Akorn AG in 2023, which has a USFDA approved plant that is expected to further increase Sentiss’ presence in the US and European markets and diversify our product range. Well-built quality systems, compliance to processes, robust business strategies and strong corporate governance have led Sentiss today to rank in the top two ophthalmic companies in Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Sentiss has a quality workforce of around 1200 people across multiple geographies. Sentiss is recognized as Great Place to Work in India for 9 years in a row.