The Role
Provide financial planning and analysis support to a manufacturing site, including budgeting, forecasting, CapEx planning, FTE and indirect-spend reporting, business-case evaluation, profitability tracking, and performance monitoring. Partner with site finance, production, supply chain, and other global stakeholders to ensure accurate, timely data and decision support. Improve management reporting through Power BI dashboards, streamline processes, and recommend forecast and resource-allocation improvements.
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Job Description Summary
About the role:Provide expert advice to superiors on BPA as well as insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to management team. Provide financial and administrative support to a manufacturing site , regarding financial planning and analysis.
Job Description
Key Requirements
- Support Site finance head with the operational conversion of the BPA strategic goals within a dedicated area of the business
- Works with site finance to support financial activities, decision making and general projects.
- Provide analysis or reporting with particular emphasis on accuracy, compliance and timeliness of data provided for Capex, FTE, Indirect spend management.
- Ensure ongoing business performance is appropriately monitored and measured, and drive early warning for re-direction of resources with Business Partners.
- Ensure integrity of data provided by site business teams, and provide value added; provides recommendations on forecast accuracy improvement (CAPEX planning, CAR preparation).
- Support the improvement and streamlining of existing management reporting processes (IFP, Power BI dashboards) and the definition and implementation of lean processes.
- Coordinate Business Partnering with other areas of the business (Production unit, FRA, Supply Chain and other functions) to support on time and accurate information gathering.
- Supports and improves business case proposals and profitability tracking and the annual budgeting, rolling forecast/Latest outlook and Strategic Planning processes.
Essential Requirements
- At least 4 years'experience in finance & controlling
- Atleast 2 years'experience in managing global stakeholders
- Chartered Accountant, equivalent degree or MBA in Finance from renowned business school
Desirable Requirements
- Strong analytical skills, detail orientation and ability to deep dive in processes and systems
- Good organizational & communication skills, ability to work with different stakeholders in a multicultural environment
- Fluent in English
Skills Desired
Critical Thinking, Data Visualization, Employee Engagement, Insight Generation, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Process OptimizationSkills Required
- At least 4 years of experience in finance and controlling
- At least 2 years of experience managing global stakeholders
- Chartered Accountant, equivalent degree, or MBA in Finance from a renowned business school
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
- Ability to deep dive into processes and systems
- Good organizational and communication skills
- Ability to work with stakeholders in a multicultural environment
- Fluent English
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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The Company
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.
