Head: Finance Sa

The incumbent of this position would be responsible for the Finance function of Cipla South Africa
(SA) and Financial Controllership spanning the full Africa business.

The Africa business has been evolving continuously over the decade with new geographies being
added. Recently, the North Africa business has been included wherein there are multiple
countries/regions across various legal entities as well as numerous 3rd party partnerships / minority
shareholdings. The added complexity requires the incumbent to manage these relationships and
partnerships with the necessary maturity and EQ, while balancing the needs of the business.

SA Commercial Business: Partner with diverse business functions across SA to deliver top and bottomline
growth targets while driving impeccable governance and compliance frameworks to drive
critical decision making and achieve organizational objectives.
- Financial Oversight - Co-own the P&L (FY25: Revenue ~$360m & MC ~ 26%) and financial

performance of the South Africa Business. Management of Marketing and Data Fee process
and payments (most significant business expense).
- Collaborate with the SA FP&A finance function - Provide decision analysis support, play a key

role in finalizing budget and resources allocation, monitor and report actual performance
against KPIs.
- Collaborate with the SA manufacturing finance function - by overseeing effective

forecasting, planning, budgeting and managing of financial resources to deliver on key
financial metrics.
- Strategic Finance Lead for Brandmed (Cipla Investment) partnering closely with Brandmed

senior management team and external stakeholders such as potential partners and investors.
Establishing and managing business performance targets, and sales, profits, costs, staffing
levels and whilst governing controls and procedures.
- Market Intelligence: The incumbent has to assist in market and competitive analysis to ensure

alignment with current market trends and profitability opportunities.

Accounting, Tax and Internal Control Manager) is responsible to ensure adherence to accounting
standards across the Africa business to consistently achieve desired level of financial performance.
Major activities involved here are:

- Drive all activities for maintaining a robust balance sheet and clean profit and loss accounts

and consolidate across Africa entities.
- Develop and institutionalize a sound Cash Flow Model to deliver improvement in cash

position.
- Manage working capital requirements and metrics along with monitoring and resolving noncompliance,

taxation and audit issues.
- Define and govern implementation of policies, procedures and standards, as per the local

and Cipla global requirements and also oversee compliance with Government pricing,
Transfer pricing, Tax laws, Audits etc.
- Assume responsibility as (or appoint) a Public Officer for all South African entities.

Financial Shared Services:

- Manage relationship with Global Financial Shared Services (FSS) within (primarily) Order to

Cash (OTC), Procure to Pay (P2P) and inventory functions.
- Define scope between Off-shore activities provided by the FSS and any local functions.
- Ensure processes are streamlined and working effectively. Track and share performance

metrics and drive process improvement.
order to ensure - drive best in class governance. Major activities involved here are:

- Propose critical audits and ensure audits are carried out as per requirements and timely

resolution of issues and act as key interface between finance and various functions.
- Standardize all finance practices assuring alignment with group finance practices, processes

and systems and ensure effective and efficient delivery of financial processes, ensuring
control risk is mitigated with sound controls.
- Promote ethical and responsible decision-making and safeguard integrity in financial / nonfinancial

reporting whilst ensuring timely and balanced disclosures and recognising and
manage risk.