Finance Planner for Emerging Markets

Finance Planner- Emerging Markets

Company Description

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.

We started in 1984 with a modest investment, 20 employees and a bold vision. Today, we have research and development centres, manufacturing facilities or a commercial presence in 66 countries. 

For nearly four decades, we have stood for access, affordability and innovation based on the bedrock of deep science, progressive people practices and robust corporate governance. As the pharmaceutical industry evolves and undergoes disruption, we see an opportunity – to strengthen our core further (the next steps) and to build the future (the new bets).

‘The Next and the New’ is how we aim to continue to be the partner of choice – purpose-driven, future-ready and sustainable.  Our aim is to reach over 1.5 Bn+ patients across the world by 2030 by growing our core businesses and building for the future with sustainability at the core of our purpose and strategy. Sustainability for us means operating in a manner that respects people, planet and purpose – helping us conserve precious resources, serve our patients, create value for stakeholders, give back to society, fulfil our potential and maintain our integrity and transparency

Dr Reddy’s maintains a work environment, free from discrimination and is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to employ & nurture all qualified diverse workforce without regard to race, colour religion, nationality, sex, age, disability status, genetics, sexual orientation, gender expression, citizenship or any other characteristic or classification protected by applicable law(s) of the country we operate in. We treasure every talent, and recognize merit and diversity in our organization.

Job Description

Job Summary

This role is for a Financial Planning team member responsible for driving financial performance visibility, enabling strategic decision-making through advanced analytics, and supporting business units with forecasting, reporting, and process optimization across emerging markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and prepare comprehensive annual budgets for Emerging Markets (40+ countries), encompassing complete P&L statements from Sales through EBITDA

• Partner with the strategy team to support long-range strategic planning initiatives and financial modeling

• Prepare monthly sales reports and comprehensive Management Information System (MIS) statements, including P&L analysis, operating expense (OE) reviews, and variance analysis, with stakeholder discussions to ensure accurate interpretation of key variances

• Build and maintain robust sales and throughput databases to support financial performance tracking and generate actionable business insights

• Develop comprehensive presentations for monthly and business review meetings, delivering detailed performance analysis to support strategic decision-making

• Conduct analytical reviews of sales performance under both IGAAP and IFRS frameworks, including top-product performance analysis, quarter-over-quarter variance assessment, and collaboration with front-end teams to validate business rationale

• Consolidate and analyze sales data to support variance and growth analysis, collaborating with cross-functional teams during annual budget preparation cycles

• Prepare monthly Latest Estimates (LE) by integrating real-time market and business developments to enhance forecasting accuracy and organizational agility

• Execute peer benchmarking analyses—both internal and external—to assess competitive performance positioning and identify industry trends

• Lead finance automation and simplification projects within the business unit while delivering targeted ad hoc analytics to support profit optimization initiatives

Qualifications

Educational qualification: CA / MBA from top tier Institutions
Minimum work experience: 3-5 Years of experience

Skills & attributes &Critical exposures

Functional Skills

•Advanced knowledge of Excel

•SAP

•Knowledge of Power BI/Tableau is an added advantage.

• Analytical Precision – Translates complex sales data into clear, actionable insights that enable accurate forecasting and agile business decisions.
• Cross-Functional Agility – Collaborates seamlessly with CFTs to integrate real-time trends, streamline reporting, and support strategic reviews.
• Improvement Orientation – Drives performance visibility, peer benchmarking, and automation to unlock efficiency and support profitable growth.

Critical exposures
•  Exposure to 1 complete cycle of financial forecasting, and budgeting exercise for the organization is preferred
•  Experience in financial analysis, including variance analysis, trend analysis and scenario analysis is desired
•  Experience in preparing MIS, Sales reporting, financial performance and key financial metrics is desired
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in Financial Planning and Analysis or Controlling or Accounting functions is preferred

Additional Information

About the Department
Finance
The Finance function at Dr. Reddy's goes beyond the traditional roles of monitoring costs, supervising accounting and creating reports. Deep into its digitalization transformation journey, the function works with all departments in the organization as a strategic partner and plays a major role in supporting management in its decision making.                                                                

The function is distributed globally and has business partnering teams allied to different business units as Controller and Planners. And, secondly distributed as multiple Centre of Excellence housed in Corporate office, such as treasury, Risk & Assurance, Taxation, Corporate Analytics, Investor Relations, GFRT and GBS.

Benefits Offered
At Dr. Reddy’s we actively help to catalyse your career growth and professional development through personalised learning programs.
The benefits you will enjoy at Dr. Reddy’s are on par with the best industry standards. They include, among other things and other essential equipment, joining & relocation support, family support (Maternity & Paternity benefits), learning and development opportunities, medical coverage for yourself and your family, life coverage for yourself.

Our Work Culture
Ask any employee at Dr. Reddy’s why they come to work every day and they’ll say, because Good Health Can’t Wait. This is our credo as well as the guiding principle behind all our actions. We see healthcare solutions not only as scientific formulations, but as a means to help patients lead healthier lives, and we’re always attuned to the new and the next to empower people to stay fit. And to do this, we foster a culture of empathy and dynamism. People are at the core of our journey over the last few decades. They have been supported by an enabling environment that buoys individual ability while fostering teamwork and shared success. We believe that when people with diverse skills are bound together by a common purpose and value system, they can make magic.
For more details, please visit our career website at https://careers.drreddys.com/#!/ 

Experience Level

Entry Level