Job Description Summary
Provide the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. Act as Business Partner for BPA within a country, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the management team
Job Description
Major accountabilities:
- Leading 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
- Closely follow-up the digital transformation in Finance and implement Global initiatives
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 4-6 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
Benefits:
- Being part of flexible and agile team
- High visibility in Global Finance and Site Leadership Team
- Opportunity to have a career path in Novartis Technical Operations Global Finance Team
- Being part of a company that values their employees and encourages unbossed, inspired and curious culture
- Flexible working environment
Benefits and Rewards:
Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: Novartis Life Handbook
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.
Location: Istanbul Kurtköy, Turkey; #Hybrid
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
What We Do
Novartis is an innovative medicines company. Every day, working to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives so that patients, healthcare professionals and societies are empowered in the face of serious disease. Our medicines reach more than 250 million people worldwide.
