Sr. Manager - Business Planning & Analysis

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

Job summary

Novartis India seeks an experienced financial planning and analysis professional to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights that inform planning, forecasting and performance management.

You will partner across Digital, Data and IT Finance to identify risks and opportunities, support annual budgeting and rolling forecasts, and drive improved profitability and data integrity across planning processes.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in financial planning, analysis, forecasting, budgeting and performance management.
• Proven ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights and actionable business recommendations.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to influence decisions and collaborate effectively across functions.
• Experience identifying financial risks and opportunities and recommending appropriate business actions.
• Demonstrated ability to develop financial models, business cases and profitability analyses.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, data integrity and accurate management reporting.
• Experience improving financial processes, reporting and ways of working, with a proactive approach to identifying and proposing practical solutions.
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, combined with curiosity, agility, accountability and the ability to navigate complexity with limited direction.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to translate financial insights into informed decisions and actions.
• Deliver accurate analysis and insights for monthly performance reviews and ad-hoc business needs.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities, recommending actions to strengthen business performance.
• Provide financial analysis and decision support for key investments, projects and business initiatives.
• Monitor performance and provide early warnings to support timely resource and priority adjustments.
• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and strategic planning with accurate financial insights.
• Strengthen forecast accuracy by ensuring data integrity and recommending improvements across planning processes.
• Develop high-quality financial analyses to strengthen business cases and track profitability.
• Simplify and improve management reporting, introducing leaner processes that respond to evolving business needs.
• Lead workstreams and collaborate across functions through influence, clear ownership and effective stakeholder engagement, without formal line-management responsibility.

Skills

Financial planning

Financial analysis

Forecasting

Budgets

Stakeholder management

Job description

Summary

Turn financial insight into meaningful business impact. In this individual-contributor role, you'll partner across Digital, Data and IT Finance to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights. You'll support planning, forecasting and performance management, identify risks and opportunities early, and bring a proactive, solution-oriented approach to business challenges. Success will come through strong collaboration, curiosity, accountability and the ability to influence stakeholders without formal people-management responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to translate financial insights into informed decisions and actions.
• Deliver accurate analysis and insights for monthly performance reviews and ad-hoc business needs.
• Identify financial risks and opportunities, recommending actions to strengthen business performance.
• Provide financial analysis and decision support for key investments, projects and business initiatives.
• Monitor performance and provide early warnings to support timely resource and priority adjustments.
• Support annual budgeting, rolling forecasts and strategic planning with accurate financial insights.
• Strengthen forecast accuracy by ensuring data integrity and recommending improvements across planning processes.
• Develop high-quality financial analyses to strengthen business cases and track profitability.
• Simplify and improve management reporting, introducing leaner processes that respond to evolving business needs.
• Lead workstreams and collaborate across functions through influence, clear ownership and effective stakeholder engagement, without formal line-management responsibility.

Essential Requirements

• Strong experience in financial planning, analysis, forecasting, budgeting and performance management.
• Proven ability to translate complex financial data into clear insights and actionable business recommendations.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder-management skills, with the confidence to influence decisions and collaborate effectively across functions.
• Experience identifying financial risks and opportunities and recommending appropriate business actions.
• Demonstrated ability to develop financial models, business cases and profitability analyses.
• Strong understanding of financial controls, data integrity and accurate management reporting.
• Experience improving financial processes, reporting and ways of working, with a proactive approach to identifying and proposing practical solutions.
• Strong analytical, communication and problem-solving skills, combined with curiosity, agility, accountability and the ability to navigate complexity with limited direction.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

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

Accessibility and accommodation

Novartis is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the recruitment process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please send an e-mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please include the job requisition number in your message.

Why Novartis:

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