Job description summary
lead all bpa activities within the us refs organization (real estate and facility services), providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the business leadership.
job description
major accountabilities:
* manage the execution of regional/global strategies for own part of the organization and the correct and timely implementation of bpa processes and policies and ensure adherence thereof.
* deliver core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure the effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information.
* lead the development of detailed budget and financial forecasts for use in global and regional, country, business franchise (bf), and business unit (bu) planning.
* design and maintain early warning systems for financial tracking, ensuring accurate advance warning for all financial results.
* proactively drive performance and carry out value-added analyses on financial data: functional expenses, other income and expenses, impairment review, management cash flow, capital investments, lifetime costs for projects, npv etc. Support the organization’s leadership team with financial analysis (including risks and opportunities analysis), cost analysis and control, and drive corrective actions.
* conduct value-added analyses, e.g. Resource allocation, profitability analyses, benchmarking to recommend short- and long-term targets and improvement areas.
* manage and ensure the development of a team of experienced bpa professionals.
* reporting of technical complaints/adverse events/special case scenarios related to novartis products within 24 hours of receipt. Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable).
minimum requirements:
ideal background:
education: university degree in finance or business
languages: fluent in speaking/writing in english
experience: >9 years in finance in a variety of functions (bpa preferred)
skills desired: ability to influence key stakeholders, ai driven, building effective teams, capital allocation, critical thinking, data cleansing/normalization, data visualization, financial and management reporting, giving and receiving feedback, insight generation, interpersonal savvy, managing ambiguity, market understanding, planning & analysis, pmi (post-merger integration), process optimization, rapid problem solving, understanding value drivers
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