Regional Head Business Planning & Analysis REFS (Real Estate and Facility Services)

ES06 (FCRS = ES006) Novartis Farmacéutica, S.A.; Barcelona; Presencial; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

An established industry player is seeking a Regional Head for Business Planning and Analysis in the Real Estate and Facility Services sector. This pivotal role involves providing financial expertise and driving the achievement of financial targets across regions. You will partner with global finance teams, ensure cost transparency, and lead high-impact projects while managing a high-performing team. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence strategic decisions and make a significant impact on the organization’s success. If you have a strong financial background and a passion for leadership, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Formación

• 10-15 years experience in budgeting, controlling, and reporting.
• Strong business partnering skills across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience with strategy implementation and performance monitoring.

Responsabilidades

• Coordinate REFS Planning and Reporting for the RoW Region.
• Provide decision support for high-impact Investments/Projects.
• Lead innovative Productivity & Offshoring/Outsourcing Initiatives.

Conocimientos

Budgeting

Controlling

Reporting

Cost Management

Critical Thinking

Data Visualization

Effective Communication

Planning & Analysis

Educación

University Degree in Finance

MBA

Certified Public Accountant (CPA)

Herramientas

Excel

Power Point

SAP

Ariba

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Regional Head Business Planning & Analysis REFS (Real Estate and Facility Services)

Apply locations Barcelona Gran Vía time type Full time posted on Posted 30+ Days Ago job requisition id REQ-10020359

Band

Level 6

Job Description Summary

Join Novartis as the Head Business Planning and Analysis REFS Rest of World region, which is a pivotal role that provides financial expertise and drives the achievement of REFS financial, transformation, and savings targets. As a key member of the REFS ROW LT and REFS Finance LT, this role acts as the strategic Finance partner for the REFS RoW Head.

Responsibilities include coordinating the REFS Planning and Reporting for the RoW Region, providing decision support for high-impact Investments/Projects, and leading innovative Productivity & Offshoring/Outsourcing Initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to manage and develop a high-performing team, while providing leadership to cross-functional teams and making a significant impact on the organization's success.

Job Description

Major accountabilities:

• Partnering effectively with REFS Finance globally, Operations Finance, and REFS Business Leadership teams in RoW to align financial strategies and objectives,
• Providing cost transparency and ensuring a good understanding of key cost drivers for REFS RoW by location and business area (Real Estate Mgmt, Design Construction Mgmt, Facility Mgmt, HSE),
• Evaluating risks & opportunities, proactively communicating findings, and making recommendations for mitigation. Following up to ensure issues are addressed promptly,
• Understanding and keeping current with the business strategy and objectives of various divisions, partnering effectively to provide cost-effective solutions, such as identifying savings opportunities,
• Providing timely, accurate, and meaningful financial management reporting on operation and project costs, serving as the basis for performance management and decision-making,
• Collaborating closely with Country/Region Finance and Business in REFS, as well as across Operations and all divisions, providing financial expertise for the evaluation, execution, and tracking of REFS Investments/Divestments and projects in RoW,
• Providing a standardized Investment/Divestments and projects approval process and ensuring adherence to Novartis MAL,
• Establishing a robust process for accurate monitoring and reporting of key KPIs for savings and performance,
• Ensuring good accounting practices in line with Novartis Accounting Manual (NAM), MAL/FIKO, Investment guidelines and approvals process, all Operations forms (IS40, IS26, etc.), SOPs, and POP policy,
• Training and developing the Finance team to be recognized as a value-adding function within the organization.

Minimum Requirements:

• University Degree in Finance / MBA / Certified Public Accountant Degree (CPA),
• English language is mandatory, Spanish is beneficial,
• 10 - 15 years of experience in budgeting, controlling and reporting for shared service and real estate function or equivalent,
• Experience with strategy implementation, system development, cost management, performance monitoring,
• Experience in multi-function project and change,
• Accounting, internal audit / financial reporting and accounting experience,
• Strong business partnering across multiple stakeholders,
• Active cost management,
• Excellent knowledge of Excel, Power Point, SAP systems, with working knowledge of Ariba.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

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

Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, AI Driven, Building Effective Teams, Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Data Visualization, Effective Communications, Embracing Change, Employee Engagement, Financial And Management, Insight Generation, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Reporting, Understanding Value Drivers

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