Business Planning & Analysis Manager

The BPA role is a high-impact finance business-partnering role at the centre of commercial operations of Sandoz in the Netherlands. The role is a key team-member of the respective Business Unit (Retail or Bio & Specialty) co-driving strategic decisions and commercial operations.

A. Planning & Performance controlling

• The role is responsible for all non-accounting financial processes, as well as for analyzing & modeling the business drivers, assessing risks & opportunities, leading planning cycles, performance analysis, business cases development, and decision support across the P&L, Cash Flow, and Balance Sheet.


• In parallel, the role retains the ownership and overall accountability of core Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) tasks performed or to be transitioned to a central team in Hyderabad, India.


• Perform regular activities in:

• Performance analysis & management (Profit & Loss; Cash Flow; Balance Sheet)


• Planning process (Strategic Plan, Target Plan (Budget), Middle-Year Plan, Latest Outlooks)


• Month-Closing procedures


• Communication (Commentaries & Slides) & Alignment with Cluster / Region / Global


• Total Functional Costs & Full Time Employee controlling incl. Regulatory Europe costs


• Financial Compliance & Controls


• Other initiatives / projects

B. Revenue & Margin controlling

• Revenue & Margin controlling is at the core of commercial operations and critical for effective Business Partnering. The BPA Manager role is responsible for analyzing and modelling the revenue and margin drivers, contributing among others in the processes of portfolio & launches management, tender-biddings, deal-negotiations, revenue deductions, integrated business planning, and productivity & growth initiatives.


• Working in a lean and efficient organization, requires BPA Managers to exhibit flexibility to support and backup each other, as well as the Finance teams locally in the Netherlands and internationally our FRA team in Prague, BPA team in Hyderabad, or other above-country teams.


• Perform Regular activities in:

• Revenue & Margin planning and performance analysis & management


• Tender-bidding & Deal-negotiations / pricing


• Financial modelling of commercial agreements for planning, analysis and provisions


• Launches (business case / financials) and Portfolio initiatives


• Sales & Business Planning - integrated reconciliation of volumes (APO dollarization)


• Product recalls / returns


• Write-offs and Net Realisable Value (NRV)


• Total Production Cost with elements analysis per SKU


• Stock-in-Trade reporting


• Financial Compliance & Controls


• Other initiatives / projects

• 5+ in an international organization in Financial Controlling and Accounting roles


• Excel power user, including use of Power Queries / Power Pivot.


• Reporting/Planning systems (SAP) experience.


• Master’s degree in Finance / Economics / Accounting.


• Strong analytical skills with critical-thinking and problem-solving mindset to challenge assumptions and enable decision making.


• Business acumen and capacity for modelling the business drivers in structured excel tools.


• Strong communication skills to collaborate cross-functionally, prepare slides, and present to stakeholders.


• High learning agility and capacity to work effectively and efficiently in volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity situations.


• Commitment to deliver in time and at high quality under pressure.


• Strong team player to support others in delivering as a team.


• Accounting professional certification is a plus


• Data Analytics background is a plus


• Fluent in English (verbal and written)


• Proficient business Dutch is a strong plus

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