Senior Finance Manager - Planning & Analysis in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Bristol-Myers Squibb India Pvt Ltd; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Bristol Myers Squibb India Pvt Ltd is seeking a Senior Manager I, PD Supplies, PDS Finance to lead FP&A activities from the Hyderabad hub. You will partner with finance and business leaders to deliver accurate budgeting, forecasting, and financial modelling, driving performance improvements and strategic insights.

The role requires 10–14 years of FP&A experience, deep manufacturing/factory knowledge in pharma, and strong stakeholder management across global partners.

Qualifications

• 10–14 years of experience in FP&A/Finance.
• Strong forecasting, budgeting, and financial modeling skills.
• Pharma manufacturing industry knowledge is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead monthly, quarterly, and annual variance analyses with clear explanations of drivers and risks.
• Partner with business leaders to provide actionable financial guidance and decision support.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and models to support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning.

Skills

FP&A

Budgeting

Forecasting

Financial modeling

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

ERP systems

Job description

Senior Manager I, PD Supplies, PDS Finance

At Bristol Myers Squibb, our employees often ask, “Who are you working for?”—a question that fuels collaboration, accountability, and urgency in our work. Our purpose-driven culture inspires us to discover, develop, and deliver innovative medicines to prevail over serious diseases. We offer uniquely interesting and meaningful work, opportunities for growth, and a supportive environment that values inclusion, wellbeing, flexibility, and comprehensive benefits. This is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it.

The Senior Manager I, PD Supplies for BMS will be a highly collaborative Finance business partner. This exceptional leader will act as a “player-coach,” overseeing and supporting execution of FP&A activities for FP&A COE and Above Site sub tower within the GPS organization in BMS’s Hyderabad Hub and demonstrate the following attributes Exceptional expertise in financial planning, forecasting, budgeting, and financial modelling Deep understanding of the manufacturing setup in pharma industry, trends, forecasting, and industry dynamics Outstanding ability to forge strong partnerships with fellow Hub team members and in-market Finance colleagues to provide high quality services in a timely fashion Open communication and cooperation to ensure the FP&A Hub in Hyderabad remains an integral part of the local FP&A teams, aligned to broader vision and strategy, and contributes to the overall success of the Finance function and BMS Act as a key liaison between finance and other business units ensuring alignment with overall goals and driving performance improvements. Risk Management and Mitigation Leadership role for finance of the future and transformation initiatives Budget tracking & reporting Management of cross-functional initiatives and teams Change management initiatives Influencing large teams and global partners without direct authority Stakeholder Management

Key Responsibilities and Major Duties:

• Leading the team to Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual variance analysis (actuals vs. budget, forecast, and prior periods), identifying key drivers and underlying root causes Develop clear, concise explanations of financial variances, highlighting risks, opportunities, and emerging trends Partner closely with business leaders to provide actionable financial guidance , not just reporting results Prepare financial models, forecasts, and scenario analyses to support strategic and operational decisions Create and maintain dashboards, reports, and presentations for management and business partners Proactively challenge assumptions and recommend corrective actions or efficiency improvements Support budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes Ensure data accuracy and consistency across financial systems and reports Continuously improve financial analysis processes and reporting tools
• Relationship management and teaming Build and maintain relationships at all levels throughout the organization, specifically with Hyderabad Hub and global Finance senior leadership Build an external network to ensure regular exposure to new and best practices, technologies, and process governance standards Hold self and others to timelines, quality, and accuracy
• Risk management Anticipate needs, assess and manage business risk taking; escalation issues that may impact management reporting process globally; manage through times of crisis and ambiguity

Stakeholder Management

A minimum of 10 to 14 years of experience is preferred.

How We Work

Where you work matters – because collaboration, innovation and patient impact happen in many settings.

Our roles are structured across four work models: site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design. The model assigned to this role is based on its core responsibilities. Learn more at https://careers.bms.com/ways-of-working.

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