BPA Manager – Capital Invest, Sandoz, Germany (f/m).

Job description

Job Description

Job Summary
Would you like to work for a Global Generics and Biosimilars company and contribute to our mission to extend and improve people’s lives?
Look no further, apply today. BPA Manager Capital Invest, Sandoz International, Holzkirchen, Germany.

Sandoz is currently recruiting for a BPA Manager Capital Invest to join our global team to support senior management by preparing financial data as basis for decision making.

Job purpose

The purpose of the BPA Manager Capital Invest role is to provide tools and expertise to the overall BPA function. Manage financial processes to ensure effective and timely delivery of insightful financial information - recurring or ad-hoc.

Key Responsibilities

• To assist in the monthly / quarterly reporting, budget planning, and financial forecasting processes for FCF, including NWC and investments.
• To review, validate, and challenge large investment proposals, including profitability calculations using NPVs.
• To take the lead in developing and consolidating a five-year financial plan, including management presentations.
• To carry out value-added analysis on financial data, leading to crisp and clear recommendations and proposals.
• To support the CFO and the Global Head BPA on strategic and ad-hoc requests and in creating top management presentations.
• Key interfaces include: CFO, Global Head BPA, Sandoz Executive Committee Members, Finance Leaders.

About Sandoz:
Sandoz is a global leader in generic pharmaceuticals and biosimilars. As a division of the Novartis Group, our purpose is to discover new ways to improve and extend people’s lives. We contribute to society’s ability to support growing healthcare needs by pioneering novel approaches to help people around the world access high-quality medicine. Our portfolio of approximately 1000 molecules, covering all major therapeutic areas, accounted for 2016 sales of USD 10.1 billion. In 2016, our products reached well over 500 million patients and we aspire to reach one billion. Sandoz is headquartered in Holzkirchen, in Germany’s Greater Munich area.

Sandoz Biopharmaceuticals, a global business unit of Sandoz, comprises biosimilars, contract manufacturing and Glatopa 20mg (glatiramer acetate). It is a USD one billion business (2016 annual sales). As the pioneer and global leader in biosimilars, with sales in 86 countries and five marketed biosimilars in Europe, Sandoz is committed to increasing patient access to high-quality, life-enhancing biosimilars. Its biosimilar products (Omnitrope, Binocrit, Zarzio/Zarzio, Rixathon and Erelzi) have generated more than 340 million patient days of experience. Sandoz has a leading biosimilar pipeline and plans to launch a total of five biosimilars of major oncology and immunology biologics across major markets between 2017 and 2020. A division of the Novartis Group, Sandoz is well-positioned to continue leading the biosimilars industry based on its experience and capabilities in development, manufacturing, and commercialization.

Benefits of Working for Sandoz
• Competitive salary
• Performance based annual bonus
• Work/life balance
• Additional holiday allowance
• Eligible to Sandoz pension plan
• 30 working days' holiday per calendar year
• Subsidised on-site cafeteria
• Free shuttle bus between Sandoz and Holzkirchen train station
• Additional benefits

‘I came for the job, I stay for the culture’

Desired profile

Minimum requirements

The ideal candidate will have

• University degree
• Fluent English
• At least 2 years of experience in Management Consulting, with additional 3 years of other business experience
• Consulting projects with pharmaceutical or manufacturing background (e.g. Chemicals, FMCG or similar industries)
• Proven track record demonstrating high familiarity with financials and resultorientation
• Proven track record demonstrating strong analytical skills, business acumen, communication and presentation skills
• Effective team player

We focus on creating an inclusive organisation and welcome people who have different knowledge, perspectives, experience and working styles from across the global population.