Novartis

Senior Manager BPA - P&O

Hyderabad (Office) Full time

Job Description Summary

To support the business within a function with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. (typically very large to large cost base) and may coordinate a team of specialists. To act as a global finance Business Partner for P&O function, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the leadership team.


 

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Ensure the operational conversion of the BPA strategic goals within a dedicated area of the business -Provide management with accurate, relevant business analysis to support monthly operational reviews and ad-hoc requests, and ensure timely and accurate information gathering.

  • Perform analysis to evaluate risks or opportunities; make recommendations to mitigate these risks.

  • Manage and provide financial analysis and decision making support for a investment/project in a domain -Ensure ongoing business performance is appropriately monitored and measured, and drive early warning for re-direction of resources with Business Partners.

  • Provide accurate operational information and advice to support the annual budgeting, rolling forecast and Strategic Planning processes.

  • Ensure integrity of data provided by commercial teams, and provides value added; provides recommendations on forecast accuracy improvement.

  • Provide well managed and quality financial analysis in order to improve business case proposals and profitability tracking.

  • Continually improve and streamline existing management reporting processes and support the definition and implementation of lean processes to meet the changing demands of the business.

  • Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Essential Requirements:

  • University degree with CA or MBA

  • Minimum 10 years of experience in Budgeting, Forecasting, and FP&A

  • Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and effective partnerships across teams.

  • Proven expertise in Stakeholder Management, influencing and collaborating with senior leadership.


 

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, Group Problem Solving, Insight Generation, Interpersonal Relationships, Management Reporting, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Process Optimization, Understanding Value Drivers