Salary Range:
€59,100.00 - €109,700.00Job Description Summary
#LI-HybridLocation Barcelona, Spain
Relocation Support Yes
Are you passionate about turning financial insights into strategic business decisions? As our Global Finance Business Planning & Analysis Manager, you will help shape financial performance across a global organization, partnering with senior leaders to strengthen forecasting, planning, and value creation. You will influence key business decisions, lead continuous improvement, and transform complex data into actionable insights that support our mission to reimagine medicine. If you thrive in a dynamic, international environment where your expertise can make a meaningful impact, we would like to hear from you.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- Lead global financial planning, forecasting, and budgeting to support strategic business objectives.
- Deliver timely management reporting and actionable insights for senior business and finance stakeholders.
- Analyze financial results, trends, risks, and opportunities to enable informed decision-making.
- Challenge assumptions and drive performance improvements through rigorous, data-led financial analysis.
- Develop forecasting models and early-warning mechanisms that strengthen financial visibility and accuracy.
- Partner with business leaders to identify growth opportunities, cost efficiencies, and value-creation initiatives.
- Conduct profitability, resource-allocation, and benchmarking analyses to guide long-term business priorities.
- Improve planning processes, financial tools, reporting capabilities, and policy adherence.
- Provide functional leadership, coaching, and development support to finance team members.
- Lead or co-lead special projects that improve financial performance and operational effectiveness.
Essential Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.
- Significant financial planning, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting experience within a complex global organization.
- Advanced analytical capability and confidence translating financial data into clear, actionable business insights.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and support senior leaders with strategic decision-making.
- Experience improving processes and implementing effective financial planning and reporting solutions.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills in a global, cross-functional environment.
Benefits & Rewards
At Novartis, we’re committed to reimagining medicine together - and rewarding the people who make it
happen.
Expected Annual Base Salary Range for role: € 59,100 to € 109.700
The base salary offered is determined based on gender-neutral objectives, such as relevant skills, competencies and experience in accordance with the Novartis pay setting policy and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically.
In addition to your base salary, you may be eligible for a performance-based bonus depending on certain performance parameters.
The rewards of being part of our team go far beyond base pay and incentives. We also offer a variety of competitive benefits in kind to help you thrive personally and professionally, such as insurance plans, retirement plans, wellbeing resources and global recognition programs. In addition, we provide flexible and hybrid working options, where possible, and minimum 14 weeks paid parental leave.
Read our brochure to learn more about our global total rewards offering:
https://www.novartis.com/sites/novartis_com/files/novartis-life-handbook.pdf
Note: Benefits and compensation may vary by country and are subject to local legal requirements, including provisions of collective bargaining agreements where applicable. A full overview of your compensation package, including any relevant collective bargaining agreement details applicable to your role based on your employment location and Novartis employer entity, will be communicated separately to you during the application process.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Skills Desired
Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Visualization, Insight Generation, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Process OptimizationSkills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field
- Significant experience in financial planning, analysis, budgeting, and forecasting within a complex global organization
- Advanced analytical capability and ability to translate financial data into actionable business insights
- Ability to influence stakeholders and support senior leaders with strategic decision-making
- Experience improving processes and implementing financial planning and reporting solutions
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills in a global, cross-functional environment
Novartis Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Novartis and has not been reviewed or approved by Novartis.
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Healthcare Strength — Pay and benefits are described as a strong overall package, supported by medical, dental, and vision insurance alongside FSAs/HSAs and disability and life coverage. Mental-health support is reinforced through an employee assistance program with psychological support and a network of mental health first aiders.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout element, with an automatic company contribution plus dollar-for-dollar matching in the 401(k). Additional retirement funding is described through an age-based defined contribution program and access to an employee share purchase plan discount.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-related benefits are framed as robust, including a global minimum of paid parental leave for new parents following birth or adoption. Added supports include domestic partner coverage, dependent-care resources, and benefits such as adoption assistance and child/elder care options.
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Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
