Senior Financial Analyst- BPC

Job ID 347650BR

Your responsibilities include but not limited to:
• Support direct manager with the operational conversion of the BPA strategic goals within a dedicated area of the business. Works with direct managers to support financial activities, decision making and general projects.
• Provide analysis or reporting with particular emphasis on accuracy, compliance and timeliness of data provided. Ensure ongoing business performance is appropriately monitored and measured and drive early warning for re-direction of resources with Business Partners.
• Ensure integrity of data provided by commercial teams, and provide value added; provides recommendations on forecast accuracy improvement. Support the improvement and streamlining of existing management reporting processes and the definition and implementation of lean processes.
• Coordinate Business Partnering with other areas of the business (FRA, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, and other functions) to support on time and accurate information gathering. Supports and improves business case proposals and profitability tracking & the annual budgeting, rolling forecast/Latest outlook and Strategic Planning processes.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt. Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable). Understand the Country, Region and Global planning processes
• Actively contribute in system integration across markets globally and increase their adoption –Ability to map country’s existing planning process in BPC, identify gaps if any and work towards streamlining the process in BPC. Ability to support the budgeting, planning and forecasting cycles, managing user queries and support business users in day-to-day activities related to business planning
• Define Best practices in terms of planning process and reporting (analytics) Manage enhancements, test new functionalities, identify key issues and suggest improvements - Contribute towards streamlining and performance tuning of reports in BPC - Understand current reporting needs, create/enhance planning reports & input templates using EPM - Support data reconciliation across different systems and perform root cause analysis
• Contribute in design, test and execution of calculation logics in order simplify and automate planning processes - Setting up allocation rules and running the allocations - Conduct online and classroom-training sessions, prepare and deliver effective presentations and create user guides and process documents - Drive new initiatives in close collaboration with BPA community and IT

Minimum requirements

What you’ll bring to the role :
• 3-4 years relevant experience Data Management & Systems Financial Planning, Forecasting and Benchmarking (P&L/Balance Sheet/ Cashflow)
• Desirable education: Chartered Accountant or Master’s Degree in Finance
• Additional education: Any additional certification in Finance or Analytics
• Experience: Minimum 2 to 6 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis with exposure to BPC Implementation and Support
• Languages: Fluent English written & spoken

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Novartis was created in 1996 through a merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz. Novartis and its predecessor companies trace roots back more than 250 years, with a rich history of developing innovative products. From beginnings in the production of synthetic fabric dyes, the companies that eventually became Novartis branched out into producing chemicals and ultimately pharmaceuticals.