BPA Head

Sandoz US; Town of Cairo (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sandoz US is seeking a senior finance leader to drive regional/global BPA execution, budgeting, and forecasting. You will deliver core reporting, develop early warning systems, and guide performance improvements through advanced analytics and stakeholder collaboration.

The role requires 8–10 years of experience, with strong leadership and Power BI proficiency. Based in New York area, the position emphasizes strategic partnership with executives, managing a BPA team, and ensuring timely, accurate

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field.
• 8-10 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years in a managerial role.
• Experience within the pharmaceutical industry is preferred or from FMCG.
• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strategic mindset with solid business acumen.
• Advanced Analytics skills to drive performance and business decisions.
• Very good presentation and communication skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse stakeholders & executives.
• People Leadership & Change Management experience.
• Advanced analytical tools skills ( ex.Power BI ) with the ability to build dashboards and financial models.

Responsibilities

• Manage the execution of regional/global strategies for own part of the organization and the correct and timely implementation of BPA processes and policies and ensure adherence thereof.
• Deliver core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure the effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information.
• Lead the development of detailed budget and financial forecasts for use in Global and Regional, country, Business Franchise (BF), and Business Unit (BU) planning.
• Design and maintain early warning systems for financial tracking, ensuring accurate advance warning for all financial results.
• Proactively drive performance and carry out value-added analyses on financial data: Sales trends, Functional Expenses, Other Income and Expenses, Impairment review, Management Cash Flow, Capital Investments, life time costs for projects, NPV etc
• Support the organization’s leadership team with financial analysis (including Risks and Opportunities analysis), cost analysis and control and drive corrective actions.
• Conduct value added analyses, e.g. Resource Allocation, Profitability analyses, Benchmarking to recommend short -and long-term targets and improvement areas.
• Manage and ensure the development of a team of experienced BPA professionals.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Skills

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders.

Ai Driven.

Building Effective Teams.

Capital Allocation.

Critical Thinking.

Data Cleansing / Normalization.

Data Visualization.

Financial And Management Reporting.

Giving And Receiving Feedback.

Insight Generation.

Interpersonal Savvy.

Managing Ambiguity.

Market Understanding.

Planning & Analysis.

Process Optimization.

Rapid Problem Solving.

Understanding Value Drivers.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field.

Tools

Power BI

Job description

• Manage the execution of regional / global strategies for own part of the organization and the correct and timely implementation of BPA processes and policies and ensure adherence thereof.


• Deliver core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure the effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information.


• Lead the development of detailed budget and financial forecasts for use in Global and Regional, country, Business Franchise (BF), and Business Unit (BU) planning.


• Design and maintain early warning systems for financial tracking, ensuring accurate advance warning for all financial results.


• Proactively drive performance and carry out value-added analyses on financial data: Sales trends, Functional Expenses, Other Income and Expenses, Impairment review, Management Cash Flow, Capital Investments, life time costs for projects, NPV etc


• Support the organization’s leadership team with financial analysis (including Risks and Opportunities analysis), cost analysis and control and drive corrective actions.


• Conduct value added analyses, e.g. Resource Allocation, Profitability analyses, Benchmarking to recommend short -and long-term targets and improvement areas.


• Manage and ensure the development of a team of experienced BPA professionals.


• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Major Accountabilities

• Manage the execution of regional / global strategies for own part of the organization and the correct and timely implementation of BPA processes and policies and ensure adherence thereof.


• Deliver core management reporting and financial planning processes to ensure the effective and timely delivery of insightful, recurring or ad-hoc financial information.


• Lead the development of detailed budget and financial forecasts for use in Global and Regional, country, Business Franchise (BF), and Business Unit (BU) planning.


• Design and maintain early warning systems for financial tracking, ensuring accurate advance warning for all financial results.


• Proactively drive performance and carry out value-added analyses on financial data: Sales trends, Functional Expenses, Other Income and Expenses, Impairment review, Management Cash Flow, Capital Investments, life time costs for projects, NPV etc


• Support the organization’s leadership team with financial analysis (including Risks and Opportunities analysis), cost analysis and control and drive corrective actions.


• Conduct value added analyses, e.g. Resource Allocation, Profitability analyses, Benchmarking to recommend short -and long-term targets and improvement areas.


• Manage and ensure the development of a team of experienced BPA professionals.


• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

What You Will Bring To The Role

• Bachelor’s degree in finance or a related field.


• 8-10 years of relevant experience, including at least 5 years in a managerial role.


• Experience within the pharmaceutical industry is preferred or from FMCG.


• Strong business partnering and stakeholder management capabilities.


• Strategic mindset with solid business acumen.


• Advanced Analytics skills to drive performance and business decisions.


• Very good presentation and communication skills with the ability to engage and influence diverse stakeholders & executives .


• People Leadership & Change Management experience.


• Advanced analytical tools skills ( ex.Power BI ) with the ability to build dashboards and financial models .

Skills

• Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders.


• Ai Driven.


• Building Effective Teams.


• Capital Allocation.


• Critical Thinking.


• Data Cleansing / Normalization.


• Data Visualization.


• Financial And Management Reporting.


• Giving And Receiving Feedback.


• Insight Generation.


• Interpersonal Savvy.


• Managing Ambiguity.


• Market Understanding.


• Planning & Analysis.


• Process Optimization.


• Rapid Problem Solving.


• Understanding Value Drivers.

Languages

• English.

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people 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 careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.

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.

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