Confidential client: an established, integrated manufacturer of sterile antibiotic Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs) and finished dosage forms, with more than three decades in the business, GMP-approved plants and exports across the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia. The company is now entering a phase of capacity and market expansion.

Position snapshot

Reports to: Managing Director
Scope: financial strategy, manufacturing FP&A and costing, treasury and working capital, tax, governance and compliance
Base: Delhi NCR (corporate office), with regular travel to plant locations
Experience: 10 to 15 years

Why this role exists

As the company expands capacity and grows its presence in domestic and export markets, it needs one finance leader who can give the MD a sharp, plant-level view of cost, margins and returns, keep cash and working capital tight, and build the controls and governance that a growing exporter of sterile APIs needs.

The role

Financial strategy and planning

Lead long-range planning and annual budgets aligned to capacity and market expansion
Evaluate capex for new capacity and track returns against plan
Direct liquidity management and corporate cash allocation

Manufacturing FP&A and costing

Oversee budgets across multiple plants, cost centre performance and ROCE tracking
Own product costing for sterile APIs and formulations, including yields, inventory and conversion costs
Build margin analysis by product and market to guide pricing and portfolio decisions

Treasury, banking and working capital

Manage banking relationships, working capital cycles and export receivables
Manage foreign exchange exposure on export and import flows

Tax, governance and compliance

Manage GST, customs, export incentives, corporate tax and RBI / FEMA compliance for cross-border transactions
Oversee statutory and internal audits, internal controls and timely MIS for the MD and board

Team leadership

Lead the finance and accounts teams across the corporate office and plants

What you bring

Chartered Accountant, or MBA in Finance from a premier institute
10 to 15 years in finance leadership, with deep roots in manufacturing, preferably API, pharma or life sciences
Hands-on experience with multi-location plant finance, product costing and ROCE discipline
Exposure to export-oriented businesses: forex, customs and export incentives
Credibility with the MD, auditors and bankers, and the ability to work closely with promoters

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General Manager, Finance