Senior Business Planning & Analysis Manager at Sandoz

Job Description

• The role of the Senior Business Planning & Analysis Manager is to provide Sandoz South Africa with analysis, reporting, forecast and finance support, and will provide insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the CFO and management team.

Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Financial planning activities including driving Target, Forecast and Outlook process for South Africa market and the legal entity (export markets), focus on Full P&L (Sales, Gross Profit and TFC’s (Total Functional Costs), headcount monitoring and planning as well as working capital and Management Cash Flow.
• Business partnership and performance monitoring for commercial functions, Sales (Public and Private), RX Marketing and OTC as well as Supply Chain and other function financial support.
• Month, quarter and year end closing and reporting activities, including journal preparation, month end reporting and analysis of key figures.
• Financial Compliance activities according to SFCF (Sandoz Financial Controls Framework)
• Collaboration with Cluster and Regional Finance (BPA) teams to drive process simplification and optimisation

You’ll receive:

• Competitive market related salary
• Learning & development opportunities
• Substantial medical aid subsidy
• Group Life benefits, including dread disease cover
• Company paid medical aid gap cover
• Generous leave policy, including parental leave

Why consider Sandoz?

• Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
• With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
• Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

The future is ours to shape!

Role Requirements :

Education:        CA(SA) Chartered Accountant (South Africa)

Languages:       English

Experience:

• Significant (5-7 years) experience in auditing, financial reporting or management accounting, with record of strong BPA focus
• Excellent analytical ability
• Strong written and oral communication skills, and ability to clearly present financial data in reports distributed internally and externally
• Excellent understanding and ability with ERP (SAP preferrable) systems, as well as relevant financial reporting tools and systems
• Experience collaborating in a cross-functional team environment

Additional Entry Level Criteria:

• Proficiency in MS Office Suite
• Proficiency in SAP
• Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: