Business Planning and Analysis Manager (m/f/d)

Job Description

BPA Manager TRD (m/f/d), Schaftenau, Tyrol, Austria

750 million! That is the amount of sales' turnover generated each year by innovative medicines. As a BPA (Business Planning and Alalysis) Manager in Technical Research & Development (TRD) you will be responsible for supporting end-to-end processes globally for TRD Finance and for TRD (sub-) Line Functions to deliver their financial and drug development agenda (including planning and forecasting). You will also be responsible for local statutory and compliance activities in accordance with legislation, internal rules, good practices and business objectives. Furthermore, you will act as a key business and sparring partner providing appropriate financial operational as well as strategic support and insight to business operations in order to achieve key business objectives.

Your key responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Own and support various end-to-end processes of TRD Finance
• Lead the improvement of the design and maintenance of simple, harmonized and automated processes
• Drive process adherence across all TRD Line Functions and sites, in close collaboration with the Finance network
• Support month-end closing, financial planning, and business partnering activities such as preparing investment cases, resource allocation scenarios, and performance analyses
• Own local BPA activities, including statutory and compliance tasks (e.g., audit, TRD client interface)
• Lead adoption of simple, harmonized and automated processes in local area of responsibility
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver financial targets with compliance, ensuring high levels of integrity and respect for laws, policies, and Novartis control frameworks
• Designing your career and owning your personal and professional development.
• Other tasks determined during the annual objectives setting process and by KPIs

Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

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

Minimum Requirements

What you'll bring to the role:
Essential:
• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics or Business
• Fluent in English and German
• Learning agility applied to systems and digital tools (e.g. Excel/PowerPoint and handling large databases)
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to problem solve
• Ability to communicate and lead across diverse teams

Desirable requirements:
• Advanced degree in business
• Work experience in a similar position, ideally within the pharmaceutical industry
• Good knowledge of financial systems (e.g., SAP-BI, FCRS)

Why Novartis?

743 million lives were touched by Novartis medicines in 2022, 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 do here at Novartis!

In addition to a market-competitive base salary, we offer an attractive incentive program, a modern company pension scheme, childcare facilities, learning and development options as well as worldwide career opportunities within the Novartis group. In accordance with Austrian law, we are obliged to disclose the minimum salary as stated in the collective bargaining agreement. For this position the minimum salary is €60,212.18 per year (on a full-time basis). In most cases, the actual salary will be higher, as we strive to maintain a competitive position in the market and consider your previous experience, qualifications and individual competencies.

Disabilities: Accessibility and Reasonable Adjustments:
Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable adjustments to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition, physical disability, or neurodiverse condition you need an adjustment for any part of the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. The support which we can provide will include advice on suitable positions as well as guidance at all stages of the application process. Austrian law provides candidates the opportunity to involve the local disability representative, Behindertenvertrauensperson (BVP), in the application process. If you would like to request this, please let us know in advance as a note on your CV.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse team's representative of the patients and communities we serve. Our recruitment decisions are based on selecting the best person for the job, regardless of gender, religion, age, colour, race, sexual orientation, nationality, or disability.

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