Manager FP&A – Indirect Procurement

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!
To support Indirect Procurement finance team with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc., for effective achievement of business objectives. To provide insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the management team.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Run month‑end close, ensuring accurate actuals with detailed review, for functional cost and headcount.
• Provide variance analysis with quality commentary in order to support the business planning and forecasting process and alignment across the organization.
• Ensure timely and accurate reporting of spot landing and actuals into designated systems. Automate financial processes which are in line with internal and external control requirements.
• Provide accurate financial information and operational support during the annual budgeting, rolling forecast and Strategic Planning processes.
• Own master data maintenance in SAP, IFP and Workday. Ensure timely and pro-active X-functional partnering with R2R, Global and local BPAs, P&O etc, for required alignment, corrections etc.
• Support to prepare Monthly Business Review (MBR) decks with quality insights.
• FTE tracking and monitoring. Support preparation of spend analysis with Aladdin database.
• Support the implementation of risk management, financial compliance and controls (Business Process Controls [BPC], Internal and External Audits), and assist in the preparation of internal and external audits.

Required Qualifications:

• Educational: University degree, plus CA/CWA/MBA Finance (CA/CWA preferred).
• Min. 5 years of work experience with at least 3 years of experience in financial planning & analysis, in global/regional finance role.
• Good knowledge in P&L management, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Experience in business partnering with cross-functional teams preferred.
• Proficiency in financial systems, analytics, and dashboard tools.
• Experience in the field of accounting and reporting, or very good understanding of accounting principles and SAP is necessary.
  Key Skills:

• Excellent knowledge of SAP and BI.
• Excel, power point and power query proficiency.
• Use of AI tools (CoPilot) in key activities with critical mindset.
• Process improvement and automation mindset with high accountability.
• Strong analytical skills, critical thinking skills.
• Understanding value drivers.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication. Excellent time management.
• Data Visualization. Problem solving approach.

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, Compliance And Controls, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Data Visualization, Employee Engagement, Financial And Management, Giving And Receiving Feedback, Insight Generation, Interpersonal Savvy, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Reporting, Understanding Value Drivers