LDC Adopt Process Lead - BPA and R&A

Job Description Summary

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Strategic position to support deployment activities for Business Planning and Analysis (BPA) and R&A (Reporting and Analytics) area in collaboration with global LDC leads, function leads and experts in NOCCs, countries and above country
The role is the LACan functional representative working and reporting directly to the Americas ADOPT Finance Lead

Job Description

Main Responsibilities:

• Support repeatable and scalable deployment of LACan LDC (Lean Digitaal Core) releases for Business Planning and Analysis (BPA) and R&A (Reporting and Analytics)

• Ensure LACan specific R&A and BPA user requirements are captured, assessed and implemented or mitigated through LDC LACan project

• Be the main point of contact for the Global BPA LDC team and the BPA communities within the countries in scope to ensure the relevant topics are raised and tackled to comply with the LDC model

• Be the main point of contact for the Global R&A LDC structures and the countries to assess the reporting needs and changes triggered by LDC

• Own transition from current environment to future LDC based and enabled reporting, through inputs to data migration/mapping, coordination and execution of testing activities and communication/change management with respective reporting lead product owners and reporting team leads

• Outline, assign and coach required resources for successful deployment in-country for successful delivery​

• Support Americas Finance Adopt Lead to ensure smooth interaction of expertise areas & activities above country

• Have an oversight and coordination role of LDC LACan local dependent, triggered and competing projects and be the connection with the global projects’ owners to have visibility on potential risks to develop mitigation actions

• Engage with internal stakeholders on functional & deployment deliverables​. Support user acceptance testing to enable local organization acceptance and support for positive “Go” decision​. Facilitate robust collaboration between Functional and Business experts to achieve sustainable process solutions 

Essential requirements:

• Certified Accountant, Finance, Business Administration or similar (MBA is a plus)
• 10 years of experience in leadership roles within Finance Planning & Analysis
• Experience in implementation of new tools and project management
• Proficient in English & Spanish
• Proven experience in Commercial Business Planning & Analysis
• Operations Management and Execution. * Working in complex matrix organization. Process management and Project Management Technical knowledge
• In-depth knowledge of functional area business processes. Compliant Financial and Technical Accounting. Financial Business Partnering
• High integrity financial Compliance and Control

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve

Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, Business Planning, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Data Visualization, Finance, Financial And Management Reporting, Management Reporting, Planning & Analysis, Pmi (Post-Merger Integration), Process Optimization