Lead FP&A - Europe

Job Description Summary

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

Sandoz is a global market leader in Biosimilar and Generics medicine, a market leader in a sector is helped pioneer. Our Vision is to be the world’s leading and most valued generic and biosimilar medicine company. We are pursuing access to medicine goals in two areas: 

ensuring responsible access to critical antibiotics which is seen as the backbone of modern medicine, and

democratizing access to biologic therapies through healthy competition 

As the FP&A Lead you will oversee FP&A related processes, working closely with RE CFO and Markets FP&A Leads. He/she coordinates and governs MEC, RE HQ budget and support TGT, MYF cycles ensuring and driving effective and efficient financial processes, removing inefficiencies thus enabling rational and in-time decision making and insightful analyses and presentations to both regional management. This position also plays a key role in tracking, coordinating and analyzing APO$. Additionally close collaboration and coordination with Hyderabad FP&A team will be part of this role

Job Description

Major accountabilities: 

• Support and manage the budgeting and LO process for the area of responsibility seeking to improve efficiency of those processes by enhancing usage of digital solutions, AI and APO based tools

• Accountable to identify and deliver regional processes simplification and activity-reporting automation and standardization.    

• Develops tools, designs frameworks and processes that enable strategic, optimized and effective business decision-making, monitors business performance against set objectives and take corrective measures·    

• Actively manage relationships with and between regional and clusters / market finance stakeholders

• Facilitates and supports liaison with the FP&A Markets Leads and the FP&A team based in Hyderabad

• Manage and integrate services delivered to the organization and provide expert advice and financial support to multiple countries.

• Provide well managed, accurate and quality financial analysis and technical / analytical support to the business, effective financial critical information and prepare various high level management reports on a monthly, quarterly and/or annual basis

• Key interfaces include Regional CFO and Finance team, Region Europe HQs, CFOs and FP&A lead in EU clusters / markets

 Key performance indicators:

• Effective oversight of the regional/cluster/market financial processes, resulting in efficient MEC, planning and forecast processes aiming to high financial accuracy and insights

• Achievement of planned Sales, TFC and Consolidated Gross Income -Accuracy of Forecasts compared to Actuals - Working Capital ratios achieved - and meeting internal reporting deadlines.

• Effective team partner and player

What you'll bring to the role:

• University level degree in Business Administration/ Economics/Finance/ MBA desirable. >10 years of relevant business experience (Sandoz finance experience as BPA / Head BPA considered an asset)

• Experience in establish complex processes and digital initiatives. Experience in problem structuring and problem solving, able to handle complex analysis.

• Experience in IT skills, particularly BPC, MS Excel, MS Power-Point. Alteryx and, Dashboard modelling desirable. Strong analytic and decision-making abilities.

• Problem solving and root cause identification skills with analytical mindset and ability to understand situations, interdependencies and challenges in a holistic way. Able to leverage networks of professionals across functions and business areas and get them to produce high quality output as well as to interpret complex information and to influence internal and external peers

• Negotiation skills, ability to clearly define trade-offs and drive decision making in a context of competing priorities, partnering up with stakeholders at all levels. Drives project efficiently, with a ‘value creation’ mentality by maintaining a key focus on efficiency, effectiveness and user experience. Able to work effectively and keep deadlines at all levels in an organization.

• Excellent communication, collaboration and leadership skills with proven speaking, presentation and facilitation experience in internal and external environments

• Can conform to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment. Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-national and complex matrix organization.

• Dynamic, ambitious and passionate. Role model for Sandoz values and behaviors within the organization with ability to motivate people and has team player mentality. Proactive, result orientated and with a strong customer centric attitude. Interest to learn, explore and develop within the given role.

 

Languages:

• English

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

Join us!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

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

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

Global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, operating as an independent company spun off from Novartis. Based in Basel.

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