Prakash Chainani Cwa Life Sciences

About Prakash Chainani Cwa Life Sciences

Hands on Global Finance Professional (by qualifications) having extensive business experience in Public, Private Companies and Startups. Handled Finance leadership role for various geographies – US, Canada, Latin America and India. Handled IT implementations and projects as well as Human Resources and built compliances for the organizations I have been associated with. Proficient in - Setting up Teams and motivating members with a strong focus on people management- Global Financial Accounting, Reporting, Auditing, FP & A, Budgeting- People Management in a global environment, Talent development & retention- P&L Management, GAAP/IFRS reporting- Planning Operations, Budgeting, Forecasting, Strategic and long range plans- Setting Policies and procedures with a strong SOX background- Implementation of ERP (SAP, Great Plains), Revenue Management systems (VISTEX, MODEL N)- Cost and Management Accounting, Plant Accounting, Margin improvement, Value engineering- M&A support, Make or buy decisions, product launch analyses and project management, Acquisitions, Divestitures- Collaborative Partnering with cross functional teams across Sales operations, Marketing, Business development, Legal, Supply Chain, R&D and shared services to align business priorities and drive effective execution- Extensive management analyses for business decision making- AR, AP, Procure to Pay, Order to cash cycles, Working Capital Management, Banking relationships, Factoring deals, Funding- Insurance set up and overall Business compliances- Pharmaceuticals pricing, contracting and negotiations. Gross to Net Accounting- Board presentations, Internal controls, Audit Committees- Setting up businesses in Canada and Latin America from scratch and assisting in overall compliances in these geographies- Tax, Treasury, International Transfer pricing mechanism working around LRD models- Profit share Audits and Royalty calculations for in-licensing deals- Commercial 3PL Management and setup of inventory management, Order2Cash and pick pack ship systems- Speaker / panelist in various industry forums (Gross to Net Accounting in the Pharmaceutical industry)- Officer / Secretary positions in current and past employments- Strong networking within the Healthcare space in North America. Please see my article in the Profile magazine: http://profilemagazine.com/2016/prakash-chainani/

Experience

1. Senior VP Finance, IT and HR

   MANKIND PHARMA LTD

   Apr 2023 — Present · Mahwah, NJ, US

   Responsible for Lifestar Pharma (the US Business of Mankind Pharma). Creative, Result Oriented, Hands on and People’s person! Seen the company grow from incumbency to adult. Responsible for Finance, Audit, Tax, Treasury, Transfer pricing, HR, IT and overall compliance for the business. Closely work with Corporate on shared services and created a centre of excellence (for operational activities) in India. Responsible for 3PL, Reverse logistics and Outsourced activities in the US.

Education

• Institute of Management Accountants

  CMA, Cost Accounting, Management Accounting

• University of Mumbai

  Masters MBA, Accounting and Finance

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Financial Management, Accounting , Auditing , Economics, Information Technology

• Institute of Cost and Work Accountants of India

  AICWA, Accounting and Business/Management

Skills

• Financial Accounting
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Financial Reporting
• Accounting
• Erp
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Business Process Improvement
• Internal Audit
• Consulting
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Pharmaceutics
• Pricing
• Financial Forecasting
• Auditing
• Computer System Validation
• Business Strategy
• Financial Planning
• Business Development
• Negotiation
• Forecasting
• Managerial Finance
• Strategic Planning
• Process Engineering
• Sap
• Strategic Financial Planning
• Due Diligence
• Leadership
• Analysis
• Sarbanes-Oxley
• Banking
• Risk Management
• Team Management
• Financial Analysis
• Strategy
• Internal Controls
• Financial Modeling
• Budgets
• Finance
• Mis