Title:  Business Finance Partner

Date:  22 Oct 2024
Job Location:  Bangalore
Pay Grade:  6-II
Year of Experience:  6 - 9 Years

JOB DESCRIPTION

 

Job Title: Finance Business Partner

Job Location: Bangalore

Reporting to:  Finance Director – Development

Job Grade: 6/5

 

About Syngene :  Syngene (www.syngeneintl.com) is an innovation-led contract research, development and manufacturing organization offering integrated scientific  services from early discovery to commercial supply.

 

At Syngene, safety is at the heart of everything we do personally and professionally. Syngene has placed safety at par with business performance with shared responsibility and accountability, including following safety guidelines, procedures and SOPs, in letter and spirit

 

Mandatory expectation for all roles as per Syngene safety guidelines

 

  • Overall adherence to safe practices and procedures of oneself and the teams aligned
  • Contributing to development of procedures, practices and systems that ensures safe operations and compliance to company’s integrity & quality standards
  • Driving a corporate culture that promotes environment, health, and safety (EHS) mindset and operational discipline at the workplace at all times.
  • Ensuring safety of self, teams and lab/plant by adhering to safety protocols and following environment, health, and safety (EHS) requirements at all times in the workplace.
  • Ensure all assigned mandatory trainings related to data integrity, health, and safety measures are completed on time by all members of the team including self
  • Compliance to Syngene’ s quality standards at all times
  • Hold self and their teams accountable for the achievement of safety goals
  • Govern and Review safety metrics from time to time

 

 

Core Purpose of the Role : This role will serve as a dedicated business partner for Discovery Services for driving focus on the division financial management, cost to serve and adherence to plan.

 

Role Accountabilities

  • Be the advisor to the Operating Unit Head(s) and guide them for making financially sound decisions 
  • Work on data analytics and data models to support data-based decision making 
  • Business forecasting: drive the planning process for the business segment
  • Expense management: creating expense accountability – linking delivery to spend
  • Variance analysis of revenue and costs
  • Provide in depth analysis of customer profitability and project profitability on periodic basis
  • Drive proactive inventory and debtors management for the business
  • Drive implementation of cost optimization programs
  • Ad hoc analysis to support senior management
  • Pricing and viability models for all deals: prepare business cases for investment/capex proposals
  • Gate keeper for investment decisions. Ensure proper approvals are taken and documented as per DOA
  • Participate in revenue forecasting process and partner with Project management team to deliver revenue predictability and revenue assurance
  • Participate in monthly meetings and present the updates and key focus areas

 

 

Leadership Capabilities :

 

  • Strong organization skills with ability to perform, prioritize multiple task seamlessly with excellent attention to detail
  • Very strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships with stakeholders
  • Excellent communication skills and demonstrates resilience and leadership when handling challenge / difficult conversations
  • Ability to exercise good judgement in various situations with strong written, verbal communication and presentation skills

 

Syngene Values

 

All employees will consistently demonstrate alignment with our core values

 

  •  Excellence
  •  Integrity
  •  Professionalism

 

 

Specific requirements for this role

 

  1. Experience: 6-10 years
  2. Demonstrated Capability: Business Finance / FP&A
  3. Education: CA / CFA / MBA Teir 1

 

 

Skills and Capabilities

  • Expertise in MS Office tools – advanced MS Excel; MS Power point; MS Access; Analytic Tools
  • Strong analytical, problem solving and communication skills and attention to detail and proactive;
  • Excellent communication skills and demonstrates resilience and leadership when handling challenge / difficult conversations;
  • Working knowledge of ERP (preferably SAP – FICO and BPC Modules) will be an advantage.