Manager, International BPA

You will be supporting the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts, etc., and may coordinate a team of specialists. As a Business Partner for BPA within the country, you will provide insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the management team. - 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 - Perform analysis to evaluate risks or opportunities and make recommendations to mitigate these risks - Manage and provide financial analysis and decision-making support for an 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 provide value-added recommendations on forecast accuracy improvement - Provide well-managed and quality financial analysis 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:** - Chartered Accountant/MBA - 5-8 years of financial and/or operational experience - Good team player - Strong analysis and communication skills - Successful finance business partnering experience - Experience in Transformation Projects is preferred **About Novartis:** Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting, and inspiring each other to achieve breakthroughs that change patients" lives. Ready to create a brighter future together [Learn more about Novartis here](https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture) If you are interested in joining our Novartis Network, you can sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up. [Join our talent community](https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network) **Note:** Benefits and rewards information can be found in our handbook to help you thrive personally and professionally. [Read more about benefits and rewards here](https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards),