Job Description Summary
Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines.
Now as an independently listed company, Sandoz aims to increase its strategic focus, operate with greater agility, set clearer business objectives, enhance shareholder returns, and strengthen its culture for us, the Sandoz associates. This is an exciting time in our history, and by creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally. Join us as a Founder of our 'new' Sandoz! Job Description Your Key Responsibilities: Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Responsible for Financial stewardship of MY & SG, in close partnership with the country commercial team
Ensure strong compliance to Financial controls and Sandoz Accounting Manual in all countries
Develop country priorities in collaboration with the Country Head and allocate resources to accordingly (Country Growth Plans, Channel & Geographical expansion, Business reorganisation etc.)
Monitor and keep track of all Risks and Opportunities for the business, actively managing the P&L to ensure key objectives are met
Review Outlooks, Latest Forecasts (LFs) and Budgets as well as analysis of Actual performance
Optimising Net Working Capital, closely monitor over dues and slow moving inventory
Ensure business is managed within the Management Approval Limits, seeking cluster/regional endorsement in a timely manner when needed
Functionally lead the local Finance team: Recruitment, Training and development of Finance team. Ensure strong bench strength in the MY & SG Finance teams managing personal and capability building activities across function
Closely work with the cluster CFO to provide business and financial insights and alignment with cluster BPA in the planning process
Collaborate closely with cross functional and cross divisional teams to ensure business results (Commercial, BD&L, Portfolio, Supply chain, Shared services, Procurement, IT etc)
What you'll bring to the role: Essential Requirements: Commercial finance experience / BPA background, prior CFO experience withing the pharmaceutical industry is preferred.
Highly adept in analysis, and possesses the ability to understand complexity easily, dive into detail, drive business discussions and provide insights on opportunities that can exist withing the markets.
Leadership maturity, and team management experience.
Good business insight, agile.
Demonstrate capability to drive performance among challenges, embrace changes and deliver results with positive approach.
Why Sandoz? Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art 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 and entrepreneurial spirit 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 encouraged!
The future is ours to shape!
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.
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: Sandoz Talentpool (novartis.com)
#Sandoz Skills Desired
Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, Adaptability, Building High Performance Team, Capital Allocation, Compliance And Controls, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing Normalization, Data Visualization, E2E Process View, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, Giving And Receiving Feedback, Group Problem Solving, Interpersonal Relationships, Market Understanding, Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), Pmi (Post-Merger Integration), Resilience Training, Taxes, Treasury, Understanding Value Drivers Planning & Analysis #J-18808-Ljbffr
