FP&A Manager

Sandoz India; Telangana; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandoz India seeks a finance professional to provide month-end close support for the Sandoz AG entity, ensuring timely and accurate reporting while maintaining accruals.

You will manage master data, cost centers, IOs, and PO processes, collaborating with FRA and teams, and support vendor onboarding, EBX and Ariba systems. Strong data governance and process improvements are essential within a transformation finance framework.

Qualifications

• Experience in month-end close and accruals.
• Familiar with PO management and vendor onboarding.
• Strong data accuracy and reporting capabilities.
• English proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Provide month-end close support with accurate accruals.
• Manage master data including cost centers, IOs, WBS elements, assets and hierarchy nodes; SPOC for PO management.
• Oversee vendor onboarding and PO processing; resolve vendor queries.
• Conduct onboarding and training on PO processes, EBX, and Ariba; manage approvals.
• Perform monthly FTE analysis and planning activities, including cash flow for Sandoz AG.

Skills

Stakeholder Influence

Compliance & Controls

Data Cleaning & Visualization

Financial & Management Reporting

Interpersonal Skills

Planning & Analysis

Process Optimization

Problem Solving

Tools

EBX

Ariba

Job description

• Provide month-end close support for the Sandoz AG entity, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. Ensure completeness and accuracy of accruals, including wholesaler accruals and MDT invoicing
• Manage master data creation, maintenance and reporting including cost centers (CC), Internal orders (IO), WBS elements, Assets, profit centers and Hierarchy nodes. Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Sandoz AG Purchase Order (PO) management and related support activities
• Oversee reclassification of SIRVA and other employee relocation expenses. Support vendor management and onboarding, ensuring smooth PO creation and execution
• Manage invoice processing, including accurate coding of cost centers and general ledger (GL) accounts. Handle vendor payment queries and coordinate timely resolution of issues
• Conduct onboarding and training for new associates on PO processes, EBX, and Ariba systems. Manage ICSI approvals and related reporting activities
• Perform monthly FTE analysis, reporting, and necessary corrections to ensure data accuracy. Responsible for planning activities (TGT/MYF) which include Amortisation submissions, net working capital and cash flow for Sandoz AG
• Be an extended team member for transformation finance and drive process enhancements. Adhoc analysis for specific management request. Close collaboration with FRA on Monthly pre-close meeting, restructuring, accruals review, Master data maintenance and closing calls

Major Accountabilities

• Provide month-end close support for the Sandoz AG entity, ensuring timely and accurate financial reporting. Ensure completeness and accuracy of accruals, including wholesaler accruals and MDT invoicing
• Manage master data creation, maintenance and reporting including cost centers (CC), Internal orders (IO), WBS elements, Assets, profit centers and Hierarchy nodes. Act as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for Sandoz AG Purchase Order (PO) management and related support activities
• Oversee reclassification of SIRVA and other employee relocation expenses. Support vendor management and onboarding, ensuring smooth PO creation and execution
• Manage invoice processing, including accurate coding of cost centers and general ledger (GL) accounts. Handle vendor payment queries and coordinate timely resolution of issues
• Conduct onboarding and training for new associates on PO processes, EBX, and Ariba systems. Manage ICSI approvals and related reporting activities
• Perform monthly FTE analysis, reporting, and necessary corrections to ensure data accuracy. Responsible for planning activities (TGT/MYF) which include Amortisation submissions, net working capital and cash flow for Sandoz AG
• Be an extended team member for transformation finance and drive process enhancements. Adhoc analysis for specific management request. Close collaboration with FRA on Monthly pre-close meeting, restructuring, accruals review, Master data maintenance and closing calls

Key Performance Indicators

• Internal customer satisfaction with quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of financial analyses provided -Reliability, timeliness and accuracy of budgetary and financial forecasts -Accuracy of early-warning system and results.
• Managing risks and ops efficiently for the line of business

Minimum Requirements

• Functional Breadth.
• Financial Management.
• Operations Management and Execution.

Skills

• Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders. AI Driven.
• Compliance And Controls. Critical Thinking.
• Data Cleansing / Normalization. Data Visualization.
• Employee Engagement. Financial And Management.
• Giving And Receiving Feedback. Insight Generation.
• Interpersonal Savvy. Managing Ambiguity.
• Market Understanding. Planning & Analysis.
• Process Optimization. Rapid Problem Solving.
• Reporting. Understanding Value Drivers.

Languages

• English.

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, 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 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 supported!

Join us!

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.