Senior Manager, FP&A

Lonza; Hyderabad; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile culture

Inclusive workplace

Performance rewards

Job summary

Lonza is seeking a Senior Manager, FP&A in Hyderabad, India to drive financial performance and strategic planning across the organization. You will partner with Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, and business platforms to enable resource allocation and growth through robust analytics and scalable models.

The role emphasizes executive-level insights, complex forecasting, and evangelizing financial excellence while collaborating globally with cross-functional stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or MBA in a related field; 10+ years in FP&A or finance leadership.
• Strong budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning capabilities.
• Proven ability to build financial models and business cases.
• Experience with SAP analytics, HFM, and ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead executive-level financial analyses, presentations, and insights for senior leadership.
• Coordinate long-range planning, annual budgeting, forecasting, and outlook cycles.
• Develop and maintain financial models and decision-support tools for investments.
• Drive analyses to support capital allocation and portfolio optimization.
• Monitor KPIs, identify drivers, and propose corrective actions.
• Partner with business leaders to build business cases and ROI analyses.
• Enhance reporting and forecasting through digital tools and automation.
• Maintain data integrity across systems and reports.
• Foster financial discipline and data-driven decision making.

Education

Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics/Business Administration

MBA preferred

Tools

SAP Analytics Cloud

Hyperion Financial Management

SAP

Excel

Job description

Senior Manager, FP&A

Location: Hyderabad, India

Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across three continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world.

We are looking for a Senior Manager, FP&A to play a critical role in driving financial performance, strategic planning, and value creation across the organization. This role serves as a trusted finance partner to senior leadership, providing insightful analysis, robust financial models, and data-driven recommendations that support strategic decision-making. Partnering closely with Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Business Platform Finance teams, and key business stakeholders, the position enables effective resource allocation, performance management, and long-term growth. The role requires a highly analytical finance leader who can influence stakeholders, improve planning processes, and foster a culture of financial excellence and continuous improvement.

What you’ll get

• A highly visible finance leadership role with direct exposure to senior executives and strategic decision-making
• The opportunity to influence long-term business strategy, capital allocation, and portfolio management initiatives
• Exposure to complex financial planning, forecasting, and performance management activities across global businesses
• Collaboration with Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Business Platforms, and cross-functional stakeholders worldwide
• A dynamic environment focused on innovation, operational excellence, and continuous improvement
• Competitive compensation and benefits aligned with role and experience
• Ongoing professional development through strategic projects, leadership opportunities, and global collaboration

What you’ll do

• Lead the preparation of executive-level financial analyses, presentations, and business insights for the Executive Committee and senior leadership teams
• Coordinate and manage strategic planning processes, including long-range planning, annual budgeting, forecasting, and outlook cycles
• Develop and maintain financial models, planning templates, and decision-support tools that enable effective business and investment decisions
• Drive strategic financial analyses to support capital allocation, business portfolio optimization, and enterprise growth initiatives
• Monitor key business performance indicators, identify drivers of financial performance, assess risks, and recommend corrective actions and mitigation plans
• Partner with Finance and Business leaders to build business cases, evaluate investment opportunities, and assess return on investment for strategic initiatives
• Enhance reporting, planning, and forecasting processes through the adoption of digital tools, automation, and advanced analytics capabilities
• Build and maintain strong relationships with Corporate Finance, Investor Relations, Business Platform Finance teams, and other cross-functional stakeholders
• Ensure the accuracy, consistency, and integrity of financial planning data across systems, reports, and management presentations
• Champion a culture of financial discipline, accountability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision-making

What we’re looking for

• Master’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related discipline; MBA preferred
• Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in financial planning and analysis, finance business partnering, or corporate finance leadership roles
• Strong expertise in strategic financial management, budgeting, forecasting, and long-range planning processes
• Demonstrated experience building financial models, business cases, investment analyses, and cost allocation frameworks
• Advanced proficiency with financial planning and reporting systems, including SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC), Hyperion Financial Management (HFM), SAP, or comparable platforms
• Deep understanding of financial performance drivers, business economics, and value-creation strategies
• Proven ability to perform complex quantitative and qualitative analyses and translate findings into actionable business recommendations
• Strong strategic problem-solving capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced and evolving environment
• Advanced financial modeling and data analysis skills, including Microsoft Excel, Power Query, pivot tables, scenario modeling, and data visualization techniques
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex financial concepts to executive and non-financial audiences
• Demonstrated success in influencing stakeholders and leading cross-functional initiatives across multiple business functions and geographies
• Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to define priorities, drive execution, and foster high-performing teams
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and hands-on with a continuous improvement mindset
• Business-fluent English required; additional languages are an advantage

What we offer

• An agile career and dynamic working culture
• An inclusive and ethical workplace
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance
• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location
• Opportunities to contribute to strategic business growth and financial excellence in a leading life sciences organization

The full list of our global benefits can be found here: Lonza Benefits.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With more than 30 sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values, Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion, and Integrity , guide how we work and succeed together.

Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives. Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. Lonza is committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone can grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact.