Business Planning and Analysis Manager Development Cluster

**Summary**:- To support the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. (typically very large to large revenue) and may coordinate a team of specialists. To act as a Business Partner for BPA within a country, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the management team.**About the Role**:- Location: Hybrid. CDMX or ArgentinaYour responsibilities include, but are not limited to:- Ensure the operational conversion of the BPA strategic goals within a dedicated area of the business -Provide management with accurate, relevant business analysis to support monthly operational reviews and ad-hoc requests, and ensure timely and accurate information gathering.- Perform analysis to evaluate risks or opportunities; make recommendations to mitigate these risks.- Manage and provide financial analysis and decision making support for a investment/project in a domain -Ensure ongoing business performance is appropriately monitored and measured, and drive early warning for re-direction of resources with Business Partners.- Provide accurate operational information and advice to support the annual budgeting, rolling forecast and Strategic Planning processes.- Ensure integrity of data provided by commercial teams, and provides value added; provides recommendations on forecast accuracy improvement.- Provide well managed and quality financial analysis in order to improve business case proposals and profitability tracking.- Continually improve and streamline existing management reporting processes and support the definition and implementation of lean processes to meet the changing demands of the business.- May supervise the performance and development of a small team of BPA specialists.- Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)**Minimum requirements**- University degree or equivalent experience in business, finance, economics or related field. Demonstrated ability in Finance or Accounting. - Previous experience with Development or other functional controlling preferred. - Strong financial controlling skill-set, functional know-how and excellent analytical skills attention to details, ability to develop a constructive and challenging dialogue with Functional Areas- Understanding complexity of pharmaceutical industry in general and the matrix of Novartis- Demonstrate leadership skills in driving processes across teams and ability to influence others- Strong technical knowledge of current financial systems like SONAR, SAP and BPC desired- Solid process management capabilities to standardize and streamline processes. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to interact within a matrix organization- Proficiency in English (Both written and spoken), Spanish and other languages would be an asset**Commitment to Diversity and 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**:DivisionFinanceBusiness UnitInnovative MedicinesLocationMexicoSiteINSURGENTESCompany / Legal EntityMX06 (FCRS = MX006) Novartis Farmacéutica S.A. de C.V.Alternative Location 1Ramallo (Argentina), ArgentinaFunctional AreaAudit & FinanceJob TypeFull timeEmployment TypeRegularShift WorkNo**Accessibility and accommodation**:Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.