Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Timeline
Selected FP&A Highlights
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HARISHARAN KUMAR

HARISHARAN KUMAR

Mumbai

Summary

Finance & analytics professional with 12+ years of experience across FP&A, Business analytics, pricing, claims, and operations in Pharma Industry. Known for building automated dashboards, accelerating reporting cycles, and improving forecast accuracy to drive better, faster decisions. Partnered with business heads to enhance working capital, reduce inventory days, and strengthen financial controls. Collaborative leader partners with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Manager – Business Analytics & Operations

Cipla Ltd.
12.2022 - Current
  • Own design and automation of sales/finance dashboards in Power BI to track revenue, price-volume-mix, contribution, and working-capital KPIs.
  • Establish forecasting cadence (multiple time frame) with business heads; deliver variance analysis vs. budget and prior periods with clear drivers.
  • Standardize management reporting (MoM, YoY, YTD, MAT, CAGR) and ensure data quality, leading to faster and more reliable decision-making.
  • Partner with sales and marketing to optimize inventory norms, expiry control, credit control, monitor credit hygiene and past-due risk.
  • Executed monthly audits of secondary sales and claims; improved policy adherence and insight into channel performance.

Business Partner

Pharma Distribution Company
09.2018 - 11.2022
  • Managed end-to-end secondary sales for 176 companies and ~12,000 SKUs; led daily MIS, demand planning, and stock audits.
  • Reduced inventory days from 30 to 12; cut expiry losses through tighter SOPs, visibility, and replenishment rules.
  • Strengthened collections and vendor programs; lowered bad debts and improved cash flow via structured offers and follow-ups.

Finance & Operations Roles

Cipla Ltd.
09.2013 - 09.2018
  • Key Account Management: Led institutional pricing and hospital contracts; performed product gross contribution analysis, rate negotiations, and exception reviews.
  • Team Lead – Claim Processing: Implemented claim SOPs and national tracker; saved ₹1.2 Cr and recovered ₹80 Lacs in one year.
  • Sales Tax & MIS Executive: Managed VAT/CST/WCT compliance across North Zone; designed tax SOPs and automated trackers; created management MIS.
  • Accounts Payable Team Lead: Drove on-time vendor payments, contract governance, GL scrutiny, and reconciliations; rolled out commercial tracker; achieved zero non-compliances.

Audit Intern

Yoges & Jain (CA Firm)
09.2011 - 09.2013
  • Performed statutory, internal, and concurrent audits; executed reconciliations and compliance reviews; prepared audit findings decks for stakeholders.

Education

B. Com (Accounts Hons.) - Commerce

Magadh University
Patna
01.2013

CA Intermediate -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
New Delhi
01.2011

Skills

  • Budget Management and Forecasting
  • Variance Analysis
  • P&L and Margin Analytics
  • Pricing & Discounts/Claims
  • Sales & Inventory Analytics
  • Executive Dashboards & Storytelling
  • Internal Controls & Audit
  • SAP; Power BI; Advanced Excel; Copilot/Gen AI

Timeline

Manager – Business Analytics & Operations

Cipla Ltd.
12.2022 - Current

Business Partner

Pharma Distribution Company
09.2018 - 11.2022

Finance & Operations Roles

Cipla Ltd.
09.2013 - 09.2018

Audit Intern

Yoges & Jain (CA Firm)
09.2011 - 09.2013

B. Com (Accounts Hons.) - Commerce

Magadh University

CA Intermediate -

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

Selected FP&A Highlights

  • Improved KPI visibility by 35% via real-time Power BI dashboards; enabled faster course-correction by leadership.
  • Cut report turnaround time by 30% and improved data accuracy by ~20%, contributing to ~5% growth through more targeted actions.
  • Reduced inventory holding from 30 to 12 days without loss of sales; improved cash conversion and working capital.
  • Implemented new SOPs and trackers, delivering ₹1.2 Cr annual savings; strengthened compliance and audit readiness.
  • Built daily sales & inventory MIS, ageing analysis, and forecasting, cadence; reduced expiry-related losses and enhanced demand planning.
  • Supported 658 brands (₹1000 Cr secondary sales) and 6 brands (₹60 Cr primary business) with FP&A, pricing, Budgeting, forecasting, claims, dilution and other insights.
HARISHARAN KUMAR