Cipla | Senior Factory Finance Accountant

Responsibilities

• This position is for Lead - Financial planning and Analysis (FPnA) for Indore site, responsible for managing overall financial activities of Unit (like budgeting, MIS reporting etc.) and ensuring adequate controls at site .
• Additionally, person will be responsible as a business partner for Unit I and III (assisting units for PR, CER and other Financial matters).
• Budget controller at site level (Mfg., quality and Admin).
• Reporting reason/justification for Budget Overrun.
• Evaluation and Approval of Purchase Requisitions (PRs) and Capex Expenditure Requisitions (CERs).
• Evaluation of Product Transfer Proposal.
• Support and coordination with FSS for Payment.
• Coordination for other requirements like Inventory, WIP, Audit etc.
• Manage Opex Activities and closing activities.
• Support and coordination with CER Support Team for User specific requirements.
• Controllership and Compliances for Indore Operations.
• Controllership and Governance on Financial and accounting aspect.
• Verification of Measurement sheet on monthly basis to keep control and rigour.
• Managing complexity, multiple stakeholders - Overcome by solving thing in a structured manner
• Approve Unit level PR and CER as a Business Partner
• Worked on MIS reporting.

Requirements

• Prioritization of tasks and smooth operations.
• 2-5 years of manufacturing finance experience across different Finance verticals handling similar size operations & complexities.
• Experience with general ledger functions and the month-end/year end close process.
• Sound knowledge on regulatory compliance, statutory reporting, Accounting standards, Indirect taxation.

Cipla Limited

Dr K.A. Hamied set up Cipla in 1935 with the goal of making medicines affordable and available to everyone who needed them. Based in Mumbai, with its registered office at Cipla House in Lower Parel, the company makes a broad range of generic medicines in many dosage forms, from tablets to inhalers, and has a long record in HIV/AIDS treatment. India, South Africa and the US are its key markets. Cipla's equity shares are listed on the BSE and the National Stock Exchange, and its global depository receipts on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Its plants in India include the Patalganga factory in Maharashtra, opened in 1984.

Cipla looks mainly for qualified Chartered Accountants for its finance teams in Mumbai (the Lower Parel head office and Vikhroli) and Bengaluru, though some roles accept an MBA (Finance) instead. The work covers plant-level factory finance and accounting, cluster finance management, FP&A (including planning for the manufacturing and quality functions) and group consolidation. CIMA, ACCA, CPA or a master's degree in finance or accounting are also accepted for some roles, and semi-qualified CAs are considered for others.

• Industry: Pharmaceuticals: generic medicines, including respiratory and HIV/AIDS treatments
• Headquarters: Mumbai, India (registered office: Cipla House, Lower Parel)
• In India: Cipla Limited, listed on the NSE and BSE, with its head office in Lower Parel, Mumbai, manufacturing in India, and finance teams in Mumbai (including Vikhroli) and Bengaluru