Manager Finance

Abbott Laboratories; Mumbai; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Laboratories in Mumbai is seeking a Manager Finance / MIS to consolidate financial reporting and provide management-ready insights. You will lead monthly/quarterly consolidations, maintain dashboards, and partner with cross-functional teams to improve data accuracy and decision support.

The role emphasizes storytelling with financial data, strong business acumen, and driving automation across reporting processes to enhance governance and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA), MBA Finance, or equivalent professional qualification.
• 3-5 years of overall finance experience with significant exposure to reporting and business finance.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in FMCG/manufacturing environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial consolidation activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of management reports and financial dashboards.
• Analyze financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods.
• Support statutory, internal, and management reporting requirements.
• Monitor reporting controls and data accuracy across the finance function.
• Develop and maintain MIS reports to provide actionable insights to business leaders.
• Track key financial and operational KPIs.
• Support performance review discussions through data analysis and commentary.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities impacting business performance.
• Enhance reporting automation and efficiency where possible.
• Support business leaders in understanding profitability drivers.
• Perform variance analysis and root-cause investigations.
• Assist in forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning activities.
• Provide analytical support for business decisions and investment proposals.
• Coordinate with Finance teams within and cross affiliates for data collection and reporting.
• Act as a key point of contact for reporting and performance-related queries.
• Support leadership reviews by providing clear and concise business insights.
• Drive standardization and simplification of reporting processes through automation/AI
• Improve reporting governance and data integrity.
• Participate in cross-functional projects involving finance transformation, automation, and reporting improvements.

Skills

Storytelling

Communication

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Business acumen

People management

Education

CA / MBA Finance or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Advanced Excel

Power BI

PowerPoint

AI

Job description

The Manager Finance / MIS is responsible for consolidating financial and management reporting for the affiliate, ensuring accurate, timely, and insightful reporting to support business decision-making. The role drives reporting discipline, coordinates with stakeholders across departments, and provides visibility into key business and financial performance metrics.

The incumbent is expected to be a self-driven contributor with strong functional and technical expertise, sound business understanding, and the ability to summarize and present information for management reviews.

Key Responsibilities

Financial Reporting & Consolidation

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual financial consolidation activities.
• Ensure timely and accurate preparation of management reports and financial dashboards.
• Analyze financial performance against budgets, forecasts, and prior periods.
• Support statutory, internal, and management reporting requirements.
• Monitor reporting controls and data accuracy across the finance function.

MIS & Business Performance Reporting

• Develop and maintain MIS reports to provide actionable insights to business leaders.
• Track key financial and operational KPIs.
• Support performance review discussions through data analysis and commentary.
• Identify trends, risks, and opportunities impacting business performance.
• Enhance reporting automation and efficiency where possible.

P&L Support and Financial Analysis

• Support business leaders in understanding profitability drivers.
• Perform variance analysis and root-cause investigations.
• Assist in forecasting, budgeting, and long-range planning activities.
• Provide analytical support for business decisions and investment proposals.

Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with Finance teams within and cross affiliates for data collection and reporting.
• Act as a key point of contact for reporting and performance-related queries.
• Support leadership reviews by providing clear and concise business insights.

Process Improvement

• Drive standardization and simplification of reporting processes through automation/AI
• Improve reporting governance and data integrity.
• Participate in cross-functional projects involving finance transformation, automation, and reporting improvements.

Expected Behavioral Competencies

People Management

• Demonstrates strong collaboration and teamwork.
• Builds effective working relationships across functions.
• Supports team success through knowledge sharing.

Business Acumen

• Possesses solid functional finance knowledge.
• Understands key business drivers and performance metrics.
• Connects financial outcomes with operational performance.

Leadership

• Self-driven contributor who takes ownership of deliverables.
• Proactively identifies issues and recommends solutions.
• Demonstrates accountability and execution excellence.

Stakeholder Management

• Effectively coordinates with internal stakeholders.
• Communicates clearly and professionally.
• Builds credibility through accuracy and responsiveness.

Business Performance Ownership

• Understands profitability and value drivers.
• Supports accountability through reporting and analysis.
• Contributes to business performance discussions.

Storytelling & Communication

• Converts financial data into meaningful management insights.
• Prepares executive-ready presentations and review materials.
• Presents analyses in a clear, concise, and impactful manner.

Technical Competencies

• Financial Consolidation & Reporting
• MIS and Management Reporting
• Financial Modelling
• P&L Management
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Cross-Functional Project Management
• Growth Planning Frameworks
• SAP
• Advanced Excel, Power Point , Power BI , AI

Qualifications

• Chartered Accountant (CA), MBA Finance, or equivalent professional qualification.
• 3-5 years of overall finance experience with significant exposure to reporting and business finance.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in FMCG/manufacturing environments preferred.

Success Measures

• Timely and accurate financial reporting.
• Quality of management insights generated.
• Reduction in reporting cycle times.
• Improved stakeholder satisfaction.
• Enhanced reporting automation and process efficiency.
• Accuracy and reliability of financial information used for decision-making.