The Role
Partner with business leaders to drive financial performance, profitability, and strategic decisions. Lead budgeting, forecasting, long-range planning, controllership, variance analysis, ROI evaluation, working capital monitoring, and business reporting. Support manufacturing and supply chain finance, cost optimization, vendor negotiations, procurement, and contract decisions. Standardize MIS, dashboards, and KPIs while ensuring accurate reporting, compliance, risk management, and governance.
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About Scimplify
Scimplify is a science-first manufacturing company for Advanced Materials, from specialty chemicals to the building blocks of next-generation energy, life sciences and crop sciences applications. We scale process development and manufacturing as one continuous system, backed by world-class R&D infrastructure and a global network of 500+ manufacturing partners. New materials go from molecule to commercial scale in months, not years. We have teams across 5 countries and 1,000+ innovator customers in 40+ countries, and we are backed by Accel, Bertelsmann, Omnivore, Hitachi Ventures and 3one4 Capital, with over $80M raised.
Job Description
As we work towards establishing our presence globally we are looking to hire a leader to build and establish the We are looking for a dynamic Business Finance Manager to partner with business leaders in driving financial performance, profitability, and strategic decision-making. The role requires strong commercial acumen, financial controllership, and the ability to translate business drivers into financial outcomes. You will act as a bridge between Finance and Business teams, ensuring robust planning, forecasting, and execution for sustainable growth.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnering & Decision Support
- Act as the lead finance partner for business units/brands to drive growth and profitability.
- Provide actionable insights through financial modeling, variance analysis, and ROI evaluation.
- Support category/brand heads in strategic initiatives, pricing decisions, and cost optimization.
Financial Planning & Controllership
- Lead annual budgets, quarterly forecasts, and long-range plans.
- Ensure robust controllership, compliance, and risk management across business units.
- Monitor working capital, cash flow, and overall financial health of the portfolio.
Commercial & Supply Chain Finance
- Drive financial performance for plants, manufacturing, and supply chain operations.
- Manage cost efficiencies, productivity, and operational KPIs across the value chain.
- Support vendor negotiations, procurement, and contracts from a finance perspective.
Business Reporting
- Prepare business performance reports for leadership and board reviews.
- Drive standardization of MIS, dashboards, and KPIs for effective decision-making.
- Ensure accurate financial reporting aligned with corporate governance standards.
Qualifications
- Qualified CA with relevant years of progressive experience in Business Finance / Commercial Finance / Controllership.
- Strong exposure to P&L management, budgeting, forecasting, and supply chain finance.
- Experience in SAP, GST implementation, and finance transformation will be an advantage.
Official Website: https://www.scimplify.com/
Skills Required
- Qualified Chartered Accountant (CA)
- Relevant progressive experience in business finance, commercial finance, or controllership
- Experience with P&L management
- Experience with budgeting
- Experience with forecasting
- Experience with supply chain finance
- SAP experience
- GST implementation experience
- Finance transformation experience
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The Company
What We Do
Scimplify is a science-first company specializing in the end-to-end development and manufacturing of specialty chemicals, serving industries such as pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and industrial chemicals.
