Job Description Summary
-To support the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. (typically very large to large revenue) and may coordinate a team of specialists. To act as a Business Partner for BPA within a cluster, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the management team.Job Description
Job Description: Cluster FP&A
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Lead Consolidated Planning and Reporting for multiple markets/business units (TGT, Latest Forecast, Strategic Plan) with strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and quality of reported numbers.
Drive consolidation of financials across cluster/countries, ensuring alignment with global standards and providing meaningful insights at a regional level.
Support planning cycles (LF/TGT/SP) and deliver ad-hoc analysis to enable informed decision-making.
Own Daily Sales reporting process, ensuring accurate and timely publishing for consolidated cluster performance.
Perform TPC analysis and manage Master Data in SAP and BPC for cluster-level consistency.
Monthly Sales, COGS, and Constant Gross Margin (CGM) analysis and reporting, including variance explanations versus budget, forecast, previous outlooks, and prior year.
Gross-to-Net analysis and new product launch reporting for consolidated cluster performance.
Price-Volume analysis and reporting (Actual vs PY/LF/TGT) across markets to identify key drivers of performance.
Month-End Closing and Variance Analysis for major cost items at cluster level.
Enable continuous process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
Ensure timely and accurate BPC submissions for all planning cycles across cluster.
Leverage advanced tools (Alteryx, BPC, QlikSense, AFO) for data processing and visualization.
What you’ll bring to the role:
Financial degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics; MBA Finance / Chartered Accountant / CMA highly preferred.
6–10 years of relevant accounting/financial experience; strong FP&A/BPA experience in multi-country or cluster roles highly preferred.
Excellent analytical and strategic skills with ability to interpret consolidated data and provide actionable insights.
Strong experience in consolidation, constant gross margin analysis, and price-volume analysis.
Ability to interface effectively with global and regional counterparts.
In-depth knowledge of Sandoz systems and enabling functions (SHAPE, Data Warehouse, BPC) highly preferred.
Strong communication skills to explain complex financial concepts to diverse audiences.
Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
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 DriversTop Skills
What We Do
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines.
Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance.
We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.
