Job Description

Summary

About the role:



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 country, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the management team.

About the Role

Key Requirements:

Responsible for end-to-end

Annual Planning and periodic Forecasting

processes, ensuring alignment with business heads and adherence to defined timelines. Act as a financial partner to key stakeholders by consistently

monitoring business performance

, delivering early warning signals to Country QA Heads, and ensuring

proactive management of risks and opportunities

to optimize spending control.

Lead strategic projects

by identifying opportunities, fostering collaboration across cross-functional teams, exploring synergies, and delivering actionable insights. Optimize and improve management reporting processes by

implementing streamlined workflows

and lean practices. Focus on

enhancing forecast accuracy

, ensuring

budget compliance

, improving financial performance, and delivering strategic insights to drive growth.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams

- Local/Global Accounting, Tech Ops Sites, People Partners, Data and Digital and the Central Consolidations team, to ensure the timely and accurate collection and reporting of data. Foster

operational excellence

by leveraging a process simplification mindset to enhance cost competitiveness and align with our evolving portfolio. Leverage

data & digital to simplify & automate our financial processes.

Essential Requirements:

Experience in managing the P&L, Budgeting and Forecasting and month close activities. Strong interpersonal skills with the proven ability to build trust and foster effective cross - functional partnerships. Self- motivated and innovative and the ability to perform under pressure and deliver results.

Desirable Requirements:

CA or MBA with 5+years of relevant experience.

Why Novartis:

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Division
Finance
Business Unit
Universal Hierarchy Node
Location
India
Site
Hyderabad (Office)
Company / Legal Entity
IN10 (FCRS = IN010) Novartis Healthcare Private Limited
Functional Area
Audit & Finance
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No

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