Job Description Summary
Location: Barcelona, Spain #hybrid
769 million. That's how many lives are touched by Novartis products globally.
And, while we're proud of that fact, in this world of digital and technological
transformation, we must ask ourselves this: how can we continue to improve and extend even more people's lives?
As Business Planning Analyst (BPA) GDD, you will be responsible for the Business Planning & Analysis of Global Drug Development (GDD) Line Functions (Trial Monitoring, Regulatory Affairs, Patient Safety, QA, CPO Medical, etc.) and global trial spend for multiple countries or a cluster organization. You will work closely with country GDD Line Function heads to drive performance, productivity, financial forecast, operational efficiencies, strong financial control environment and continuous process improvements.
As part of the role, you should also drive change and innovation in day to day processes by providing streamlined and automated solutions where possible, to reach standardized, simple, and efficient processes within the different countries of the GDD Finance Barcelona Hub.Job Description Your key responsibilities include, but not limited to; Proactively partner with internal customer groups to prepare and challenge short term plans (Budgets, Latest Outlooks (LOs) and Latest Forecasts (LFs)) for expenses and headcount, as well as identify and communicate financial Risks and Opportunities, cost savings and productivity initiatives associated with those plans.Support the month end closing process by reviewing and analyzing actual costs, expense provisions and headcount reports, and taking the necessary corrective actions or adjustments before local closing. Ensure that headcount and costs are reported according to global guidance.Liaise with management, trial managers and support functions to optimize trial resource allocation and lifetime budgets: TCFs financial planning, challenging and investigating actual spend and ensuring proper follow up on co rective actions. Responsible for refund process with HQ and balance sheet a count reconciliation.Support GDD in projects or special tasks assigned, such as trainings, cross country reviews, clinical trials consultancy, R&D related tax topic, etc.Report the Budget and LOs in corporate tools and systems within local and global timelines.Ensure compliance of GDD financial processes to NFCM and control risks (e.g. Tax).Drive change and innovation in day to day processes by providing streamlined and automated solutions,
capitalizing on today's technologies (e.g. ML)Desirable requirements: •Educational background: BA / post graduate degree in Finance or AccountingMinimum 3 years of experience in Financial Planning & Analysis or related, preferably in Development or other functional controlling.Fluent in written & spoken English (Spanish language is a plus but not required).Strong financial controlling skillset, functional know-how and excellent analytical skills.Demonstrate leadership skills in driving processes across teams and ability to influence others.Strong sense of urgency in solving problems.Why Novartis? 766 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2021, and while we're proud of this, we know there is so much more we could do to help improve and extend people's lives.
We believe new insights, perspectives and ground-breaking solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. That a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspires new ways of working.
We believe our potential can thrive and grow in an unbossed culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity, and flexibility. And we can reinvent what's possible, when we collaborate with courage to aggressively and ambitiously tackle the world's toughest medical challenges. Because the greatest risk in life, is the risk of never trying! Imagine what you could achieve here at Novartis!
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.
Accessibility and accommodation Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to all individuals. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to receive more detailed information about the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to ****** and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.
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, Insight Generation, Interpersonal Savvy, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Reporting, Understanding Value Drivers
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