Position Title: Assistant Manager – Manufacturing & SBU Finance (BFG)
Reporting To: Head – Business Finance (BFG)
Qualification & Experience:
- CA / CMA – Inter / Qualified CMA preferred.
- 4–7 years of relevant experience in manufacturing finance, plant controlling, business finance, FP&A;, commercial finance, or pharmaceutical finance .
- Experience in Pharmaceutical / API / Formulation / Manufacturing industry preferred.
- Solid working knowledge of SAP FI/CO, MS Excel, MIS and financial modelling .

Purpose of the Role:
To provide comprehensive financial support and business partnering to manufacturing operations, R&D; and SBUs , with responsibility for budgeting, forecasting, cost control, profitability analysis, inventory and working capital management, pricing/margin analysis, and management reporting.
The role will partner with manufacturing, commercial, sales, marketing, R&D; and business leadership teams to drive cost efficiency, profitability improvement and informed financial decision-making .
Key Responsibilities:
1. Budgeting & Forecasting:




- Lead annual budgeting and periodic forecasting for manufacturing plants, R&D; and assigned SBUs.
- Develop cost, revenue and profitability projections.
- Monitor key financial assumptions and business drivers.
- Coordinate with plant and business leadership to ensure realistic and actionable budgets.
- Conduct scenario planning and sensitivity analysis.

2. Manufacturing Cost Control:
- Analyze Budget vs. Actual performance across manufacturing operations.
- Review production cost trends and identify cost optimization opportunities.
- Analyze manufacturing overheads, including:
- Repairs & Maintenance
- Consumables
- Manpower Costs
- Utilities
- Other Plant Expenses
- Prepare and review detailed utility and manufacturing cost MIS.
- Drive accountability for cost control across functions.

3. Capacity Utilization & Idle Cost Analysis:
- Monitor plant capacity utilization and operational efficiency.
- Calculate and rep

📌 Assistant Manager (India)
🏢 Umedica Laboratories Private
📍 India