Finance Business Partner

**The**Opportunity**:
POSITION PROFILE: (Basic Purpose of Position)
Develop, analyze, and execute budgets that allocate current resources and estimate future financial requirements. Examine, analyze, and determine profit increases and efficiency improvements. Provide assistance in preparation of organization and departmental budgets. Consolidate departmental budgets into operating and capital budget summaries. Monitor and review the budget to determine if allocated funds are appropriately spent. Work under moderate level of guidance with latitude for independent judgment. May consult with senior peers on complex projects.

**Business Partnering**
- Act as **Finance Business Partner** for Business / Operations team, understanding the key priorities of business/function and Providing insights with forward-looking analysis and initiate discussions/reviews with business partners to enable them in taking key business decisions.
- Analyzing trends & providing proactive **recommendations to the finance leadership** team by highlighting potential business risks & opportunities.
- Partner with Finance/Operations leadership on **ad hoc projects**/reporting as per the ongoing business requirements.
- Assessing the existing KPI’s/reports of assigned businesses/functions, **identifying the gaps** in current process, proposing necessary changes to business partners and playing an active role in implementing the proactive mechanisms in measuring & driving business results.

**Driving Key Processes**
- Act as Subject Matter Expert **(SME)** of function/business and support leadership team in driving planning, forecasting & month end closures processes. Assisting Pune FP&A manager to set up FP&A framework.
- Working Closely with Finance/Operations leads and **provide insights** in all the key areas of finance including Revenue, Cost Of Sales, Margins, Opex/Capex & Working Capital.
- Prepare weekly/monthly Management Review decks for leadership team by highlighting the outliers, collobarating with operations/finance teams in **understanding the drivers** behind the variances, providing necessary commentaries on the business performance.
- Actively involve in **performance review discussions** with Finance/Operations leadership teams and providing necessary suggestions to the leadership team on the way forward approach.
- Assisting finance leadership in driving the key **business-specific /global initiatives**.

**Operational/Functional Excellence**
- Take a lead in establishing Global **Standardized** Reporting for various businesses/functions.
- Closely Working with leadership teams in adopting the **ABS practices** for finance.
- Collaborate with other team members, identify & implement process simplifications/ improvements. Adopt the **best/standard practices** across teams.
- Prepare necessary **process documentation** of all the deliverables and periodical review of the existing documentation and making necessary changes to ensure the latest business changes are incorporated.
- Prepare financial analysis for various **“what if” scenarios and sensitivity analysis** in analyzing the business impact.

**Mentoring**
- ** Coach and mentor new team members** to make them successful in their respective role by assisting them in new transitions, having knowledge sharing sessions etc.
- Master’s degree in accounting or finance. CA/ICWAI/CPA/MBA Finance from **reputed universities**.
- Minimum 8-10 years of experience in finance and/or accounting related fields, preferably in **MNC’s Captive Finance Shared Services** Organizations/Global Centers.
- Prior experience in **Working with Pharma** companies preferred.
- Six Sigma or **Lean training** preferred, but not mandatory.
- A working knowledge of the **wide-ranging aspects** of the finance such as FP&A, Accounting, Integrated Supply Chain & Costing.
- Experience in leveraging financial and business systems to monitor business activities and aid in decision making.

**Disclaimer**:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

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