Lead FP&A

Job Description Summary

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!
Lead all BPA activities within a country ,unit, or function, a region or globally (depending on the business unit size), providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the business leadership.

Job Description

Major accountabilities: 

• Manage the execution of regional / global strategies for own part of the organization and the correct and timely implementation of BPA processes and policies and ensure adherence thereof.
• Deliver core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure the effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information.
• Lead the development of detailed budget and financial forecasts for use in Global and Regional, country, Business Franchise (BF), and Business Unit (BU) planning.
• Design and maintain early warning systems for financial tracking, ensuring accurate advance warning for all financial results.
• Proactively drive performance and carry out value-added analyses on financial data: Sales trends, Functional Expenses, Other Income and Expenses, Impairment review, Management Cash Flow, Capital Investments, life time costs for projects, NPV etc -Support the organization’s leadership team with financial analysis (including Risks and Opportunities analysis), cost analysis and control and drive corrective actions.
• Conduct value added analyses, e.g. Resource Allocation, Profitability analyses, Benchmarking to recommend short -and long-term targets and improvement areas.
• Manage and ensure the development of a team of experienced BPA professionals.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

 Key performance indicators:

• Accuracy of actuals, plans, availability of analysis in time and of required quality -Achievement of Budget targets, quarterly financial forecast accuracy, Specific Franchises output KPIs, -Customer satisfaction

 Minimum Requirements: 
  Work Experience:

• Functional Breadth.
• Financial Management.
• Project Management.
• Business case management.

 Skills:

• Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders. Building Effective Teams.
• AI Driven. Data Cleansing / Normalization. Data Visualization.
• Capital Allocation. Critical Thinking.
• Financial And Management Reporting.
• Giving And Receiving Feedback. Managing Ambiguity.
• Insight Generation. Interpersonal Savvy.
• Market Understanding. Planning & Analysis. PMI (Post-Merger Integration).
• Process Optimization. Rapid Problem Solving. Understanding Value Drivers.

 Languages :

• English.

Why Sandoz?Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! Join us!Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: We are 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, AI Driven, Building Effective Teams, Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Data Visualization, Financial And Management Reporting, Giving And Receiving Feedback, Insight Generation, Interpersonal Savvy, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Pmi (Post-Merger Integration), Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Understanding Value Drivers