Finance Manager

Overview

Strategic finance leader based in India to serve as a key finance business partner to U.S.-based Ultra-Rare brand and cross-functional leaders, providing insight into brand performance, forecasting, planning, and decision support for the P&L (revenue and OPEX).

What you'll do

• Partner with largely U.S.-based Ultra-Rare brand, sales, and business leaders to provide financial insight and support strategic decision-making.
• Partner closely with U.S.-based RDBU Finance, brand, and cross-functional leaders to support planning, forecasting, financial analysis, and decision-making.
• Operate effectively in a global team structure, including regular collaboration across India and U.S. time zones to support business priorities, planning cycles, and shared deliverables.
• Develop a deep understanding of the Ultra-Rare market, competitive landscape, pricing and reimbursement dynamics, and key revenue and cost drivers.
• Lead or support monthly close activities, including financial review, variance analysis, and issue identification and resolution.
• Own sales and expense forecasting, annual operating plan development, and long-range planning activities.
• Identify opportunities to streamline forecasting, reporting, and planning processes through automation, standardization, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to enhance tools, reporting, and workflows that improve efficiency, accuracy, and business insight.
• Build and maintain complex business and financial models to evaluate scenarios, risks, opportunities, and investment decisions.
• Analyze actual results against forecast, explain variances clearly, and communicate implications to senior management and business partners.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise written and verbal presentations with actionable recommendations for leadership audiences.
• Collaborate across global and cross-functional teams, including Pricing, Contracting, Forecasting, Sales Operations, Commercial Finance, Corporate FP&A, Investor Relations, and other partners.
• Provide leadership and financial support on multiple initiatives and ad hoc projects.

What you'll need

• Doctorate degree and 7+ years of progressive finance experience; or Master's degree and 8+ years of progressive finance experience; or Bachelor's degree and 10+ years of progressive finance experience.
• Financial Planning & Analysis experience, including revenue and OPEX forecasting.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance concepts and the ability to think critically and challenge assumptions.
• Executive presence with the ability to communicate clearly and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
• Experience working in a global matrixed environment, including support of U.S.-based stakeholders and cross-time-zone collaboration.
• Self-starter who can work with minimal direction in a fast-paced environment.

Nice to have

• MBA and/or CA.
• Biotech and/or pharmaceutical industry experience with exposure to sales and marketing finance.
• Hyperion experience.

Details

• Location: Hyderabad, India.
• Collaboration across India and U.S. time zones.