Manager FP&A

Job Description: Cluster FP&A

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead Consolidated Planning and Reporting for multiple markets/business units (TGT, Latest Forecast, Strategic Plan) with strong focus on accuracy, timeliness, and quality of reported numbers.

• Drive consolidation of financials across cluster/countries, ensuring alignment with global standards and providing meaningful insights at a regional level.

• Support planning cycles (LF/TGT/SP) and deliver ad-hoc analysis to enable informed decision-making.

• Own Daily Sales reporting process, ensuring accurate and timely publishing for consolidated cluster performance.

• Perform TPC analysis and manage Master Data in SAP and BPC for cluster-level consistency.

• Monthly Sales, COGS, and Constant Gross Margin (CGM) analysis and reporting, including variance explanations versus budget, forecast, previous outlooks, and prior year.

• Gross-to-Net analysis and new product launch reporting for consolidated cluster performance.

• Price-Volume analysis and reporting (Actual vs PY/LF/TGT) across markets to identify key drivers of performance.

• Month-End Closing and Variance Analysis for major cost items at cluster level.

• Enable continuous process improvement and automation initiatives to enhance efficiency and accuracy.

• Ensure timely and accurate BPC submissions for all planning cycles across cluster.

• Leverage advanced tools (Alteryx, BPC, QlikSense, AFO) for data processing and visualization.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Financial degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics; MBA Finance / Chartered Accountant / CMA highly preferred.

• 6–10 years of relevant accounting/financial experience; strong FP&A/BPA experience in multi-country or cluster roles highly preferred.

• Excellent analytical and strategic skills with ability to interpret consolidated data and provide actionable insights.

• Strong experience in consolidation, constant gross margin analysis, and price-volume analysis.

• Ability to interface effectively with global and regional counterparts.

• In-depth knowledge of Sandoz systems and enabling functions (SHAPE, Data Warehouse, BPC) highly preferred.

• Strong communication skills to explain complex financial concepts to diverse audiences.

• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.