BPA Manager

BPA Manager supports the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. (typically very large to large revenue). This role act as a Business Partner for BPA within a country, providing insightful and value-added analysis and decision support to the management team.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Act as financial business partner to the Commercial Business Unit
• Provide management with accurate, relevant business analysis to support monthly operational reviews and ad-hoc requests, and ensure timely and accurate information gathering
• Perform analysis to evaluate risks or opportunities; make recommendations to mitigate these risks
• Manage and provide financial analysis and decision-making support for investment/project in a domain
• Ensure ongoing business performance is appropriately monitored and measured, and drive early warning for re-direction of resources with Business Partners
• Provide accurate operational information and advice to support the annual budgeting, rolling forecast and Strategic Planning processes
• Ensure integrity of data provided by commercial teams, and provide value added; provide recommendations on forecast accuracy improvement
• Provide well managed and quality financial analysis in order to improve business case proposals and profitability tracking
• Continually improve and streamline existing management reporting processes and support the definition and implementation of lean processes to meet the changing demands of the business

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.

What you’ll bring to the role: Essential Requirements

• University degree in Finance or Economics or similar, MBA as a plus
• At least 4 years of relevant experience in Financial Planning & Analysis (P&L/Balance Sheet/Cash flow) ideally as financial business partner
• Excellent analytical skills with ability to understand the bigger picture
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing. Ability to clearly explain financial information to a broad range of audiences
• Proactivity, ability to work independently, passion for commercial business
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Tools (Excel, Power point)
• Fluent in English and Italian (written & verbal)
• Previous experience from Pharmaceutical or FMCG Industries as preferred

You’ll receive

• Customized development paths and free access to our on-demand training catalogs
• Job rotation projects that will give you the opportunity to collaborate with global teams
• Corporate Welfare Plan
• Recognition Program to highlight your impact for the organization
• Hybrid Work Model based on flexibility and trust

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!

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