Mariam Patel
Mumbai
Summary
Results-oriented Chartered Accountant with 4+ years of experience in FP&A, business finance, controllership, and MIS management within pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare sectors. Expertise includes financial planning, profitability analysis, budgeting, and working capital optimization. Skilled in stakeholder management, finance transformation, and automation initiatives, with proficiency in SAP, Anaplan, and data-driven financial reporting.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
MANAGER
Piramal Pharma LTD
Mumbai
11.2024 - Current
- Leading monthly FP&A and MIS reporting for Piramal Consumer Health business (₹1,000+ Cr topline) across flagship brands such as i-pill, Lacto Calamine, Little’s and Tetmosol, enabling performance tracking, provisioning accuracy and gross contribution analysis in partnership with the VP-Finance.
- Independently driving annual OPEX budgeting and monthly budgetary control across business verticals through expense monitoring and variance analysis.
- Preparing and presenting strategic dashboards and management reports for senior leadership across commercial, supply chain and finance functions.
- Leading working capital optimization initiatives including receivables hygiene, inventory governance and period-end cash flow prioritization.
- Supporting finance transformation initiatives through automation projects, Anaplan utilization improvements and ECC to S4HANA transition activities.
- Developed business case for closure of GC-draining Wipro partnership alongside portfolio rationalization initiatives involving pricing optimization, tail SKU exits, damage recovery negotiations and promoter ROI analysis for Modern Trade business.
- Supporting statutory audits, regulatory compliance, GST matters and cross-functional stakeholder coordination.
DEPUTY MANAGER
Cipla LTD
Mumbai
09.2022 - 11.2024
- Managed P&L of Spain, Norway and France regions, directly contributing $12 mn topline revenue.
- Oversaw inventory control, in-market product expiries, and CoPE management to optimize stock levels.
- Monitored month-on-month performance against budget, recommending product mix and margin improvement strategies.
- Controller for 3 markets including 2 branches, managing periodic closure activities, compliances, taxation and fund management.
- Improved controllership scorecard for the region from 5 to 9 during tenure.
- Visited Spain to resolve receivable management, banking controls and warehousing challenges.
INDUSTRIAL TRAINEE
Cipla LTD
Mumbai
03.2021 - 09.2022
- Central Controller overlooking monthly financial closing of 12 entities/branches in the Emerging Markets segment and managing receivables of ~$100 mn.
- Finance Controller for China Entity, overseeing under-development plant activities along with CWIP capitalisation.
ARTICLE ASSISTANT
Arun Todarwal and Associates LLP
Mumbai
01.2019 - 03.2021
- Managed taxation and statutory audits for listed and unlisted companies and partnership firms in Realty, E-Commerce, AIF, Logistics, and Export-Import sectors.
Education
Chartered Accountant -
ICAI
Mumbai05-2022
B.Com -
Mumbai University
11-2020
Skills
- FP&A
- Budgeting & Forecasting
- Controllership
- Variance Analysis
- Financial Modelling
- Working Capital Management
- MIS Reporting
- Dashboarding
- Anaplan
- SAP ECC & S4HANA
- Advanced Excel
- AI-assisted Financial Analysis (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude)
- Stakeholder Management
Timeline
MANAGER
Piramal Pharma LTD
11.2024 - Current
DEPUTY MANAGER
Cipla LTD
09.2022 - 11.2024
INDUSTRIAL TRAINEE
Cipla LTD
03.2021 - 09.2022
ARTICLE ASSISTANT
Arun Todarwal and Associates LLP
01.2019 - 03.2021
Chartered Accountant -
ICAI
B.Com -
Mumbai University