Global Head, Novartis Product Margin Reporting

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Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key responsibilities:

• Ensure the integrity and accuracy of the financial reporting and product margin reporting processes and systems

• Manage the systems internal controls, ensuring compliance in line with Sarbanes-Oxley and internal requirements

• Manage the liaison with the external auditors relating to the system and processes under the control of the position

• Provide timely reporting information to key customers (global, regional and local FRA and BPA management, Organizational Unit CFOs, Technical Operations (Production and Supply Chain), Strategy & Growth, Research and Development)

• Working closely with local FRA teams, helping to maintain qualitative and timely reporting data

• Support the FRA Organization in ad hoc projects such as acquisitions, divestments, productivity analysis…

• Ensure full understanding and contribute to the reporting of the gross margins and inventory together with the movements in the intercompany profit margin (“Pre-Profit”) elimination

• Ensure adequate training to key stakeholders on systems as well as business knowledge building

• Ensure adequate development and career planning of team members

• Secure NPMR technical set up (e.g.: IT disaster recovery…) coordinating with the appropriate IT Finance supports and global FRA / global IT

• Ensure that NPMR platform and tools are aligned with the overall FRA reporting landscape and remain compatible with the downstream and upstream systems

Essential Criteria:

• University degree (ideally advanced) in finance & accounting/ business administration

• Extensive experience in financial reporting systems & multi-currency financial consolidation in matrix organization

• Experience or solid understanding of product costing in manufacturing

• Excellent understanding & ability with ERP/BI as well as relevant financial sub-systems

• Advanced written and oral communication, leadership, project management and analytical skills

• Proficiency in English required – spoken & written

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