Job Description Summary
#LI-HybridLocation: Hyderabad, India
About the role:
To provide expert advice on Business Planning and Analysis as well as insightful and valuable analysis and decision support to management team. This includes offering financial and administrative assistance to country organizations in areas like financial planning, reporting, and performance monitoring.
Job Description
Key Requirements:
Collaborate with the country BPAs and CFOs to operationalize strategic goals. Partner with local teams to support financial operational activities, drive decision-making, and lead key projects
Drive adoption and ensure smooth implementation of Hyderabad CoE standardized solutions in close collaboration with Hyderabad Strategy & Operations team thereby contributing to the HCoE vision. Support the improvement and streamlining of existing management reporting processes and implementation of processes through automated solutions provided by HCoE
Ensure ongoing business performance is accurately measured and monitored. Deliver early warnings for potential resource reallocation and conduct insightful analysis of KPIs and variances during monthly closing activities
Collaborate with Process & Master Data Management teams / BPAs/CFOs of Country teams in delivering the P&L reports / solutions
Support annual budgeting (1FP) and strategic planning processes while collaborating with Business Partners across various domains. Provide accurate operational data to drive business targets
Essential requirements:
MBA degree from a premier institute/Chartered Accountant with excellent academic record
Have atleast 6-8 years of related BPA experience.
Desirable requirements:
An open-minded person, curious to learn more and committed to deliver in a fast-paced environment
Good team player with strong analysis and communication skills, and ability to influence key stakeholders
Skills Desired
Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders (Inactive), AI Driven (Inactive), Compliance And Controls (Inactive), Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization (Inactive), Data Visualization, Employee Engagement, Financial And Management (Inactive), Giving And Receiving Feedback (Inactive), Insight Generation, Interpersonal Savvy (Inactive), Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis (Inactive), Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Reporting (Inactive), Understanding Value Drivers (Inactive)Skills Required
- MBA degree from a premier institute or Chartered Accountant with excellent academic record
- At least 6-8 years of related Business Planning & Analysis (BPA) experience
- Strong analysis and communication skills and ability to influence key stakeholders
- Experience with financial planning, budgeting, P&L reporting and monthly closing/KPI variance analysis
- Experience with process optimization and implementing standardized/automated reporting solutions
- Data visualization and insight generation skills
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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What We Do
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.
