Financial Manager, Corporate

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally.

As a newly independent company we are focused on growth. We see growth as the engine powering everything we want to achieve for patients. It will allow us to innovate & pioneer greater access to high-quality medicines, but we can only do this by bringing the best and the brightest minds together.

We're recruiting a Finance Manager for our corporate site in Madrid, who'll be responsible for financial governance of the 4 Legal Entities of IBERIA with the proper segregation of costs, STS complex/ matrix set-up and track of the Global Hubs and above country functions based in Spain while partnering with Senior Finance Heads in Iberia, Group Corporate Finance, STO Finance and Local Boards.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Act as coordinator of the Country Finance Leadership Team and Corporate functions
• Liaise with BPA /FRA colleagues and provide inputs to support charging models for statutory or management reporting as might be required
• SLA intra-group Support creation/ Definition and follow up
• Adequacy of cross-charge allocations,
• Ensure proper track and FTE allocation where corresponding among BUs, Hubs and above country functions
• Consolidate and review the monthly results of the country (legal entities) for accuracy and compliance with internal and external control requirements
• Understand balance sheet implications as needed
• Provide financial analysis for ad hoc projects as requested by senior management
• Liaise with Technology/ Digital on global systems projects for Finance in country
• Transfer Price, Cross Country Statutory Management, Consolidation legal entities KPIS (NWC, )
• REFS shared areas with NVS post Orbit, STS x-charge model, Pension Plan Management
• Coordinate at Group level consolidation and/or remediation of risk management and financial controls.
• to help define/ improve internal processes, often dependent from above-country hubs
• To initiate and track CCC KPIs for the country and support cross-business segments projects

What you need to bring to the role:

• University degree in Accounting/Finance/Economics; MBA highly desirable
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
• 10 years of relevant accounting/financial experience, extensive BPA & FRA experience
• Previous experience with Commercial Operations Business Units and supporting functional business partners (Finance, Legal, Development, P&O, Communications) preferred
• Desirable to have had Manufacturing exposure
• Excellent analytical and strategic skills
• Ability to understand the bigger picture (i.e. impacts of major initiatives in the supported areas across the business, etc)
• Experience with interfacing effectively with parent and global counterparts
• In-depth knowledge of Sandoz business information systems and structure, including SHAPE, ASPIRE, Data Warehouse, and BPC highly preferred
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing; ability to clearly explain financial information to a variety of audiences
• Strong PC skills including excellent proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint

Why 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 (y)ours to shape!

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Sandoz is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Pioneering access for patients

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