Job Description

Summary-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.

Major accountabilities: 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. May supervise the performance and development of a small team of BPA specialists. Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable) Key performance indicators: Internal customer satisfaction with quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of financial analyses provided -Reliability, timeliness and accuracy of budgetary and financial forecasts -Accuracy of early-warning system and results. Managing risks and ops efficiently for the line of business Minimum Requirements: Work Experience: Operations Management and Execution. Functional Breadth. Financial Management. Skills: Analytical Thinking and Financial Modeling. Financial Business Partnering. Aligning people and resources. Political Savvy. Solution Driven and Pragmatic Financial Service Delivery. Effective communication. Languages : English.

Skills Desired

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