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Job description / Role
Business Planning and Analysis Manager - Tehran, Iran
- Perform, manage and lead budgeting, latest estimates, rolling forecast and risk and opportunities analysis
- Proactively carryout value-added analyses on financial data, supporting and testing information provided by Global and Regional financial officers
- Design, manage and maintain early warning systems for financial tracking, ensuring accurate advance warning for all financial results
- Collaborate with financial control personnel to ensure consistent financial data reporting processes and results
- Explain business variances, opportunities and challenges thru budget and financial forecasts for use in Global and Regional, as well as Country, Business Franchise, and Business Unit planning
- Proactively interface with financial officers in other Country organisations to obtain financial best practices and in-market data results, benchmarking Country results and methods against ones from other markets
- Drive continuous learning within the Country by performing post-implementation financial analyses on past initiatives and sharing results across the organization
- Ensure consistency and interoperability between different financial reporting systems
- Key interfaces include: Finance leader; Country Head; FRA/financial control personnel; BF and BU leaders; Region Finance group
Requirements
- University Qualifications: Bachelors degree or above in the field of finance or accounting
- Nature and length of previous experience: 5-7 years of experience in finance, accounting, controlling and budgeting
- Language Fluency: Enlgish
About the Company
Novartis UK is the UK affiliate of Swiss-based Novartis AG – one of the largest and most widely respected healthcare companies in the world.
In the UK Novartis employs over 3,000 people across eight sites, including Novartis UK headquarters in Frimley, Surrey. These sites are responsible for research, development, sales, marketing and manufacturing of products used in the UK and worldwide.
Our portfolio focuses on healthcare sectors that are growing rapidly, reward innovation, and enhance the lives of patients. Novartis is the only company with leading positions in each of these key areas:
Pharmaceuticals: innovative patent-protected prescription medicines Alcon: eye care with surgical, ophthalmology and consumer products Sandoz: affordable, high-quality generic medicines and biosimilars Over-the-Counter (OTC): self-medication products that do not require a prescription Vaccines and Diagnostics: vaccines to protect against life-threatening diseases Animal Health: new and better ways to prevent and treat diseases in animals
Our strategy is to provide healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies worldwide.