Manohar Shetty

About Manohar Shetty

Strategic Finance & Transformation Leader | Enterprise FP & A, P&L Ownership & Cash Flow Discipline Across Regulated & Growth EnvironmentsEnterprise Finance & Performance Leadership:Over the last 16+ years, I’ve led enterprise finance, FP & A and performance governance across pharma, IT services, media and BFSI, aligning financial strategy with commercial priorities, P&L ownership and cash-flow discipline to support scalable growth in regulated and promoter-led environments.Finance Transformation & Business Partnering:At Signet Excipients, I am leading finance for a Cr enterprise, owning FP & A, working capital, treasury, governance and board-level reporting. I partner closely with promoters and senior leadership on planning, forecasting, pricing, credit and capital allocation decisions, while driving finance transformation initiatives across ERP, analytics, automation and operating model standardization to improve visibility, control and execution.Career Impact:Previously, as Principal Consultant at Wipro, I led enterprise finance transformation programs for global clients. At Amp Communications, I built and led the end-to-end finance function for a fast-scaling media business. Earlier roles at Piramal Enterprises and TCS strengthened my expertise in shared services, working capital governance and CFO-level reporting within large, complex organizations.Leadership & Team Development:I am deeply invested in building high-performing finance teams, strengthening accountability, governance and functional capability. I have led and scaled multi-location teams across enterprise and shared services environments, embedding process discipline, performance metrics and a culture of continuous improvement.Core Strengths:Enterprise FP & A | P&L & Cash Flow Leadership | Finance Transformation | Working Capital & Treasury | Commercial & Contract Governance | Board & CXO Advisory | Shared Services & Process Excellence | Financial Controls & ComplianceProfessional Philosophy:I believe strong finance leadership is built on disciplined execution, commercial partnership and data-led decisions.

Experience

1. Deputy General Manager - Finance

   Signet Excipients Pvt. Ltd

   Jan 2021 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   At Signet Excipients, I am leading enterprise finance for a Cr pharma excipients business, owning FP & A, P&L, cash flow, working capital and governance, while partnering closely with promoters and senior leadership to strengthen financial discipline, decision-making and scalable growth across India and global operations.Key Accomplishments: • Led enterprise FP & A, delivering AOP, rolling forecasts and multi-year plans with <2% budget variance.• Strengthened working capital governance, improving DSO & unlocking ₹20–25 Cr monthly cash flow.• Built and scaled a dedicated credit and finance team across PAN-India operations.• Owned treasury, liquidity planning & banking optimization, including ₹200 Cr quarterly dividend repatriations.• Institutionalized commercial, pricing & contract governance, generating ₹14–20 Cr annual rebate recoveries.• Delivered cost optimization and capex efficiency through vendor, logistics & office consolidation initiatives.• Led ERP, BI and automation initiatives to improve reporting, controls and finance productivity.• Drove board-level reporting, governance, audit, ESG and compliance execution in a regulated environment.

Education

• Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam

  Executive Program in Business Analytics & Data

• Mumbai Educational Trust, MET League of Colleges

  Masters in Financial Management

• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA)

  Certified Management Accountant

• Vivek College of Commerce

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.)