Job Description

2023 will potentially see Sandoz become a standalone organization! Already a global market leader in Generics and Biosimilar medicine, this is an exciting, once-in-a-career opportunity to set our own path forward as an independent, purpose-driven organization, and as the founders of a new Sandoz, this is a time of immense opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally!

Together we will shape the future of Sandoz are you ready to make a difference?

Join Sandoz today as the BPA Manager where you will be co-responsible for developing and using financial early warning forecast systems for Malaysia & Singapore. You will be tasked to provide financial, budgetary forecasts and strategic plans for Malaysia-Brunei and global officers, ensuring reporting system interoperability and data integrity.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and maintain early warning systems for financial tracking, ensuring accurate advance warning for all financial results. Proactively carryout value-added analyses on financial data, supporting and testing information provided by global and regional financial officers.
• Assist with the development of detailed budget and financial forecasts for use in global and regional, as well as Malaysia & Singapore, Business Franchise, and Business Unit planning. Drive continuous learning within Malaysia-Brunei by performing post-implementation financial analyses on past initiatives and sharing results across the organization.
• Responsible for establishing, implementing and maintaining data gathering and analysis systems, including information such as: revenues, expenses, costs, investments, cash flow, pricing & profits in line with global and regional requirements, etc. Perform all types of financial and economic data gathering, processing, analysis and forecasts to meet company growth targets.
• Review and driving Forecasts, Latest Estimates (LEs) and Budgets and analysis of Actual. Co-ordination of Budget process, ensuring budgeting timetable is on track. Monitor and Keep track of all Risks and Opportunities for the business actively managing the P&L to ensure key objectives are met.
• Optimising Net Working Capital, monitoring closely over dues and slow moving inventory. Provide BPA support for business, ensuring financial analysis is sound with appropriate ROI and NPV's for all business cases including investments and BD&L. Understand business requirements and proactively provide financial guidance to ensure bottom line is maximised and improved.
• Ensure consistent financial data and report financial planning. Ensuring regular review and integrity of balance sheet. Supporting preparation of local statutory P&L in collaboration with FRA
• Take an active role in business decisions by providing valuable information and recommendations, including reviewing/challenging all underlying assumptions. Support decision-making and controlling within the Sales &Marketing function through helping to develop financial evaluation of a) proposed projects, and b) planned or actual data in order that enhanced financial performance is delivered.
• Proactively interface with financial officers/BPAs in other country organisations and cluster/region to obtain financial best practices and in-market data results, benchmarking Malaysia-Brunei results and methods against ones from other markets
• Key interfaces include: Finance leader; Country Head; Head of Finance & Supply Chain; FRA/financial control personnel; BF and BU leaders; Region Finance group

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Minimum requirements

What you\'ll bring to the role:

• University degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business, or related field.
• Fluent in English, Fluency in Malays an added advantage

7 years of experience in BPA/FP&A roles

• Experience in audit and/or controlling, ideally in MNC
• Experience designing and operating financial reporting and forecasting systems
• Experience or background in the pharmaceutical or FMCG industry

Why consider Sandoz?
Almost 500 million patients were touched by Sandoz generic and biosimilar medicines in 2022 and while we're proud of this, we know there is more we could do to continue to help pioneer access to medicines for people around the world.

We are at a pivotal moment in our history giving us the freedom to invest in our future so we can continue to help millions of people access affordable high-quality medicines. Together we will shape the future of Sandoz, building an organization from the ground up and in return, experience an ambitious environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

The future is ours to shape

Imagine what you could do at Sandoz!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Sandoz is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Join our Sandoz Network: If this role is not suitable to your experience or career goals but you wish to stay connected to hear more about Sandoz and our career opportunities, join the Network here:

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Functional Area

Audit & Finance

Division

SANDOZ

Business Unit

Commercial OPS SIR SZ

Employment Type

Regular

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No

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