Senior Financial Analyst
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The Senior Financial Analyst will provide expert financial advice, decision support, and administrative support to a manufacturing site. They are responsible for monitoring business performance, managing Capex and FTE data, and streamlining management reporting processes.
Candidates must have at least 4 years of experience in finance and controlling, with at least 2 years in managing global stakeholders. A Chartered Accountant qualification, equivalent degree, or an MBA in Finance is required.
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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.
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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 OptimizationAbout Novartis
Novartis is an innovative global healthcare company dedicated to reimagining medicine to enhance and extend lives, impacting over 250 million patients worldwide.