Finance controller – Philippines & Thailand

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. is a leading multinational pharmaceutical company based across global locations. Each of our 24,000 plus employees comes to work every day for one collective purpose: to accelerate access to affordable and innovative medicines because Good Health Can’t Wait.

Purpose: The person is responsible for Managing accounting operations, preparation of the Financial Statements, Audit Coordination, Budgeting & Forecasting process, providing business support, ensuring compliances to internal controls and local laws. Further He/She is also responsible to manage Governance framework at EM level and also take up finance digitalization projects.

Roles & Responsibilities:

The incumbent will be responsible for the following key activities of the Philippines & Thailand business:

Financial Statements (GAAP) & Closure process and Audits

Ensuring accounting & financial framework in compliance with local GaaP / IFRS / Indian accounting standards. Ensuring internal & external audits with no critical gaps. Ensuring appropriate systems and processes for accounting & adherence to reasonable service levels for transactions processing. Ensuring adherence to tax framework & compliance in order to ensure that a true and fair view of the country operations is reflected in the financial statements.

Budgeting & Financial Planning

Lead preparation & finalisation of annual budgets for the Country in line with corporate guidance and aspiration through constructive discussion, critical evaluation, building consensus and timely submission of financials and related documents in order to enable business to set appropriate stretch budgets for the Country.

Management Reporting, Latest Estimates and Profitability improvement

Lead /Generate periodic MIS as per business need on the financial stability and growth of business along with brand wise / channel wise profitability reports; Revenue and SG & A analysis ; Capture secondary sales & IMS trends to provide insights on market dynamics vis-a-vis internal performance; Lead forecasting process for the country ; Suggest opportunities to improve profitability and drive various cost optimisation projects in order to support the country team with early actions to improve the business profitability and focus on key areas and mange risks. 

Enable Business Support & Business Partnering

Support to business operations in a cost effective and timely manner and partner in enabling sustainable growth. Support on deal evaluations, evaluations of product pricing / spend proposals, IL/OL deals, agreements, evaluation of entry into TA’s, new channels, product lines in order to ensure that business operations are adequately supported for sustainable growth as well as conducted in de-risked, cost optimized, efficient manner and compliant manner.

EM Governance framework & Finance digitalization projects

• Monitor compliance framework at EM level by taking period updates on status of planned Management and Internal Audits. Discuss Management audit and Internal audit observations along with CAPA and monitor status of CAPA.
• Design and perform review of selected process across EM level on quarterly basis and report to steering committee.
• Monitor Marketing code practices across EM and work with compliance for application of code.
• Lead governance induction and continuous professional development programs to relevant stakeholders

• Take period status of digital projects and drive projects with relevant stakeholders across EM level

Internal Controls and compliance

Preparing SOPs and policies, periodic review in line with SOX requirements, Establish internal control for key processes and handling periodic internal and statutory audits, Adherence to SOX requirements, Ensure compliances to all applicable laws, Mitigate potential tax risks IN ORDER TO ensure compliance to local (Country specific GAAPs)/IFRS GAAP and also to corporate policies / practices  

Others

Other matters (inventory review, tax compliance, entity restructuring, treasury operations, transfer pricing, process improvements and simplifications)

Academic Background and Key Experience Requirements:

• CA with post qualification 4 – 5 years of experience in various areas of Controlling,  Financial Management, Internal Audit, Accounting, Budgeting etc
• Good Business Acumen
• Familiarity with Win Mentor / SAP environment
• Understanding of Pharma Business is an added advantage.

Key Skills & Competencies:

• Team Player 
• Stable candidate with the resilience to stay focused and think long term.
• Should be adaptable and flexible in his approach.