Operations Finance Senior Manager

Amgen Technology; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Amgen, Hyderabad, is seeking a Senior Manager of Operations Finance to lead planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range finance support. You will partner with Operations, Finance, and cross-functional teams to drive insights and strategic decisions, while overseeing close processes, variance analyses, and executive-level reporting.

The role emphasizes building financial discipline, process improvements, and actionable recommendations to optimize operational performance and capital planning

Qualifications

• Experience in operations finance and corporate finance, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and strategic decision support.
• Strong partnering with Operations, Finance and cross-functional leaders to drive insights and decisions.
• Leads month-end close, reporting, and executive-level finance summaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning for Operations Finance.
• Oversee monthly/quarterly reporting, variance analysis, and executive commentary.
• Partner with Operations and other stakeholders to translate drivers into actionable finance insights.
• Manage expense planning, cost center analysis, headcount tracking, and capital planning.
• Analyze actual results vs budget/forecast, explain variances, and recommend actions.
• Prepare management presentations, financial summaries, and business reviews.
• Ensure month-end/quarter-end close, accruals, journal entries, and reconciliations.
• Maintain compliance with policies, controls, and corporate finance requirements.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Procurement.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, reporting, and forecast accuracy.
• Lead ad hoc analyses, scenario modeling, and business case development.
• Leverage SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan, Excel, Smartsheet, and S/4HANA for reporting.
• Communicate results and risks clearly to senior leaders and partners.
• Coach and develop finance team members for high-quality deliverables.

Skills

Financial planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Variance analysis

Strategic finance

Business partnering

Tools

SAP

Hyperion

Anaplan

Excel

Smartsheet

S/4HANA

Job description

Role Description:
The Senior Manager of Operations Finance will play a leadership role in supporting Amgens Operations Finance team through financial planning, analysis, reporting, business partnering, and operational performance management. This role requires strong expertise in Operations Corporate finance, accounting principles, budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis, and strategic financial decision support.

The individual will serve as a key finance partner to Operations, Finance, and cross-functional business leaders, providing financial insights, leading planning and forecasting activities, identifying risks and opportunities, and helping drive financial discipline across operational activities. This role will also lead process improvements, strengthen reporting standards, and develop clear financial analyses and recommendations that support business priorities and operational performance.

Roles Responsibilities:

• Lead financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning activities for Operations Finance.
• Oversee monthly and quarterly financial reporting, including variance analysis, trend analysis, executive-level commentary, and business performance insights.
• Serve as a strategic finance partner to Operations stakeholders, helping translate business drivers, cost trends, risks, and opportunities into actionable financial recommendations.
• Manage expense planning, cost center analysis, headcount tracking, capital planning, and other key operational finance activities.
• Analyze actual results versus budget, forecast, and prior periods, identifying key variances, explaining business drivers, and recommending corrective actions where appropriate.
• Lead the preparation of management presentations, financial summaries, business reviews, and executive decision-support materials.
• Oversee month-end and quarter-end close activities, including accrual review, journal entry support, account reconciliations, and financial validation.
• Ensure financial discipline and compliance with accounting policies, internal controls, and corporate finance requirements.
• Collaborate with Finance, Accounting, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Procurement, and other business partners to support operational and strategic decision-making.
• Identify, lead, and implement opportunities to improve financial processes, reporting consistency, forecast accuracy, and overall finance effectiveness.
• Lead ad hoc financial analysis, scenario modeling, investment evaluation, and business case development for operational initiatives.
• Leverage financial systems and reporting tools, such as SAP, Hyperion, Anaplan, Excel, Smartsheet, S/4HANA, and other standard finance platforms, to drive accurate analysis and reporting.
• Communicate financial results, risks, opportunities, and recommendations clearly to senior finance leaders and business partners.
• Provide coaching, guidance, and review support to finance team members, helping build analytical capability and ensure high-quality deliverables.