Financial Analyst

Band

Level 4

Job Description Summary

- Provide the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. Financial planning & analysis. Business Partnering.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Accountable for management reporting, financial planning & analysis activities.
• Ensure the operational conversion of the Finance strategic goals within a dedicated area of the business.
• Provide services to other Finance Teams and contribute to the success of the finance function within their area of the business.
• Actively contributes to the development of strategic long-term financial and business plans through the provision of accurate data and analysis.
• Ensure the implementation of risk management, financial compliance and controls (Business Process Controls [BPC], Internal and External Audits), and provide necessary information to internal and external auditors.
• Provide accurate operational information and advice to support decision making of business managers, e.g. financial reporting, budgets, forecasts, development of financial systems and audit.
• Provide well managed and quality financial analysis in order to support the business planning and forecasting process and alignment across the organization.
• Contributing, leading FP&A, business partnering, digital finance projects.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt-Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable).

Key Performance Indicators:

• Internal customer satisfaction with quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of financial analyses provided.
• Reliability, timeliness and accuracy of budgetary and financial forecasts.
• 100% compliance with all global and local procedures and policies.

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum 2 years of similar experience in FP&A, Business Partnering or financial controller role.
• Financial Modelling and Management Reporting.
• Developed functional breadth through involvement in Finance, Commercial, Procurement and Operational efficiency initiatives.
• Strong Analytical and Critical Thinking.
• Political Savviness and Effective communication.
• Aligning people and resources.
• High Integrity Financial Compliance and Control.
• Solution Driven and Pragmatic Financial Service Delivery.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel and EPM tools.
• Proficiency in English and Turkish.

Why Novartis?

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us! Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

Benefits And Rewards:

Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: Novartis Life Handbook

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.

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Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, Building Effective Teams, Compliance And Controls, Continuous Process Improvement, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing Normalization, Data Visualization, Employee Engagement, Esg Data Management, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, Market Understanding, People Development, Planning & Analysis, Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Understanding Value Drivers