• Manage the execution of regional / global strategies for own part of the organization and the correct and timely implementation of BPA processes and policies and ensure adherence thereof.
• Deliver core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure the effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information.
• Lead the development of detailed budget and financial forecasts for use in Global and Regional, country, Business Franchise (BF), and Business Unit (BU) planning.
• Design and maintain early warning systems for financial tracking, ensuring accurate advance warning for all financial results.
• Proactively drive performance and carry out value-added analyses on financial data: Sales trends, Functional Expenses, Other Income and Expenses, Impairment review, Management Cash Flow, Capital Investments, life time costs for projects, NPV etc - Support the organization’s leadership team with financial analysis (including Risks and Opportunities analysis), cost analysis and control and drive corrective actions.
• Conduct value added analyses, e.g. Resource Allocation, Profitability analyses, Benchmarking to recommend short -and long-term targets and improvement areas.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

• Target achievement of Sales / Sales growth, TFC and MR
• Accuracy of budget and estimates as compared to actual
• Availability of analysis in time and of required quality for business leaderships’ decision making
• Specific Franchises output KPIs
• Compliance of financial processes with NFCM requirement and meeting statutory and internal reprinting deadlines
• Customer satisfaction

Minimum degree acceptable: University degree in Finance or Economics

Desirable degrees:  MBA

Languages: Fluent in English & Japanese – written and spoken

Required positions: Extensive experience (minimum 7+ years) at major (international) company in financial administration roles with record of expanding responsibility in business scope. Experience of effective communication and execution in a complex matrix organization.  

Ideal experience:  Project Management, Business case management, Financial Management, Functional Breadth.

Other: Mobility is recommended

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Strategic & competitive business mindset
• Inspires continuous improvement / innovation and break-through thinking.
• Managing change and ambiguity while focusing on growth and striving to deliver results
• Stakeholder engagement and management in a complex matrix organization
• Operation and execution excellence
• Ability to role-model and lead Novarits’ culture journey

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Financial and Management Reporting
• Effective and concise communication of complex models and scenarios
• Analytical thinking and robust financial modelling
• Aligning and influencing key stakeholders and resources towards common goal to drive decisions
• Financial business partnering (market understanding, understanding value drivers, critical thinking, rapid problem solving, insight generation, interpersonal savvy)
• Compliant financial and technical accounting, High integrity on financial compliance and control
• Establishes mutual respect and trust in dealing with others. Open minded to give and receiving feedback.

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Accessibility and Accommodation:

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