Position Title : Deputy General Manager - Finance (Sterile Vertical and Global 3P Operations)

Location : Bangalore

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via

- Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
- Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and
- Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here is how this role will make an impact:

Role Purpose

Act as the Finance Business Partner to Sterile Vertical and Global 3P Operations, providing strategic financial insights, commercial support and robust financial controls across third-party sourced sterile products. Partner closely with Sourcing, Supply Chain, Operations, Commercial, Legal and Hub Finance teams to drive cost competitiveness, profitability, working-capital optimization and financial discipline.

Key Responsibilities

1. Budgeting, Forecasting & Financial Planning

- Lead the annual budgeting process and periodic forecast updates
- Develop and monitor budgets, forecasts and financial performance, ensuring alignment with business plans and strategic objectives.
- Prepare and review monthly MIS, quarterly management packs, departmental expenses and key financial performance indicators.

2. Costing, COGS & Transfer Pricing

- Support the calculation and validation of Cost of Goods, standard costs and transfer prices for third-party products.
- Provide costing support for annual budgeting, new product launches and commercial/business cases.
- Analyze cost drivers and identify opportunities for cost optimization and margin improvement.





3. PPV, Variance Analysis & Cost Control

- Lead the calculation, reporting and analysis of Purchase Price Variances (PPV) and other operating variances related to third-party products.
- Analyze actual versus standard cost, identify root causes and drive corrective actions with Sourcing and Operations.
- Review PPV accruals, commercial COGS accruals and vendor debit/credit notes to identify and resolve mismatches.

4. Inventory & Working Capital Management

- Support the monthly inventory reporting and control process for third-party contract manufacturers, particularly injectable CMO partners.
- Review inventory movements, provisions, write-offs and working-capital performance.
- Partner with Operations and Hub Finance to strengthen inventory controls and improve working-capital efficiency.

5. Commercial & Contract Finance

- Support the development, establishment and maintenance of complex third-party contracts, with specific focus on cost-control mechanisms and bespoke financial clauses.
- Review commercial agreements and amendments from a financial and business-impact perspective prior to execution.
- Partner with Sourcing to evaluate and pursue vendor claims in accordance with contractual terms.

6. Technical Transfer & New Product Support

- Support preparation of Technical Transfer business cases, including cost evaluation, project budgets, forecasts, actuals and project cost control.
- Provide financial evaluation and decision support for new products, sourcing opportunities and strategic initiatives.

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Freight & Supplier Cost Analysis

- Review YTD freight actuals through Trax/BI reports and investigate discrepancies against accruals or expectations.
- Analyze freight and other supplier-related costs to identify financial leakage and improvement opportunities.

Key Stakeholder Interface

Work closely with

- Sterile Operations Teams / Site Heads
- Global Sourcing Leadership
- Supply Chain / SCM / Procurement / Commercial
- Commercial Finance, Legal
- Technical Transfer / Project Teams
- Contract Manufacturing Organizations (CMOs)
- Senior Business Leadership

Core Requirements

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Here are the minimum qualifications for this position:

- CA with minimum 8 years of post-qualification experience, preferably within a large global organization.
- Solid experience in Operations Finance, Sourcing/Procurement Finance, Costing, PPV, COGS and Budgeting/Forecasting.
- Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret and manage large, complex datasets.
- Hands-on SAP experience, particularly in costing, financial controls and variance analysis.
- Strong business systems, digital and data-analysis skills.
- Proven ability to lead process improvement, standardization and automation initiatives.
- Strong commercial understanding with the ability to evaluate contracts and financial implications.
- Excellent stakeholder-management and communication skills across multiple functions and geographies.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, work under pressure and deliver within tight deadlines.
- Willingness and flexibility to work across India, Europe and US time zones.
- Strong problem-solving capability, with the ability to Analyze complex situations and develop practical, commercially sound solutions.
- Demonstrated leadership presence, ownership, tenacity and determination to deliver results.

📌 Deputy General Manager - Finance (Karnataka)
🏢 Viatris
📍 Karnataka