Site Finance Head

About the Role

Lead site financial planning and reporting across GTx, Aseptic, and LMO platforms, ensuring timely delivery of accurate, insightful, and actionable financial information.

Key Responsibilities

• Own budgeting and forecasting processes, including development of detailed plans and clear explanation of actual performance versus targets.
• Maintain early indicators, providing proactive visibility to financial risks, opportunities, and expected outcomes.
• Drive financial performance management through value-added analysis across key areas, including operating income, FTEs, personnel costs, direct and indirect spend, inventory, and capital investments.
• Lead the development, validation, and maintenance of product cost standards according to policies, ensuring alignment with manufacturing processes, bill of materials (BOM), routing, and overhead structures; provide transparent variance analysis (standard vs. actual) to support performance management, inventory valuation, and decision-making.
• Conduct advanced analytics (e.g., resource allocation, profitability, benchmarking) to identify improvement opportunities and define short- and long-term performance targets.
• Partner with functional teams to define annual services provided to TRD and translate into structured cost allocations reflected in service level agreements.
• Leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and decision-making to improve accuracy, quality, and efficiency of deliverables.
• Lead, manage, and develop the BPA team, ensuring capability building and alignment to business priorities.
• Ensure full compliance with the Novartis Accounting Manual (NAM) and Novartis Financial Controls Manual (NFCM), maintaining strong financial governance and control standards.

Essential Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; CPA or MBA preferred.
• 10–15 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing finance, including financial planning, product costing, and performance management.
• Strong expertise in SAP (S/4HANA preferred) and financial planning tools, with demonstrated ability to leverage systems to drive insights and process efficiency.
• Prowess in managing multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced, matrix organization, demonstrating agility and sound judgment.
• Advanced communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights and effectively present to senior leadership.

Desirable Requirements

• Familiarity with data visualization tools and artificial intelligence-driven analytics

Pay

The salary for this position is expected to range between $160,300 and $297,700.00 per year. The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Benefits and Rewards

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

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Accessibility & Reasonable Accommodations

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