Budget & Planning Analyst

Job Description Summary

Provide the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting and forecasts.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Support financials in month/year end closing & reporting activities
• Forecasting, business planning, budgeting & strategic planning including periodical revisions
• Support Product Cost calculations and reporting variances in month-end closing and forecast studies
• Support COGS improvement projects and Kurtkoy factory long-term strategy
• Provide management with accurate, relevant business analysis to support monthly operational reviews and ad-hoc requests, and ensures timely and accurate information
• Builds a strong Business partner relationship with Site Leadership Team, Commercial Team and Global Team
• Cost Center Budgeting, Controlling and Business Partnering with key stakeholders
• Investment preparation and follow-up OpEx Projects

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:

• University degree, ideally in Business Administration or Economics
• Minimum 3-4 years of experience in financial reporting, budgeting and planning within a global manufacturing company
• Knowledge of statutory & international accounting & reporting standards
• Strong analytical ability including the use of related analysis tools with a high level of energy and dedication
• Task oriented and capable of working with strict deadlines
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills with speak-up and teamwork mentality
• Being flexible to changes in business environment, concept and tools
• Fluency in both written and spoken English

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:

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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

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