Novartis

Business Planning & Analysis Associate (15-Month Fixed-Term Contract)

Casablanca

CDD / ContratSur site3–5 ansLicence / Bac+3FinancePharmaceutique

L’essentiel du poste

Résumé par Postule AI

The BPA Associate supports business performance management at Novartis in Casablanca through financial planning, forecasting, sales and performance reporting, and financial analysis. The role gives management insights and decision support, ensures the accuracy of commercial and financial data, flags risks and opportunities, and keeps finance processes and controls compliant. It is a 15-month fixed-term contract requiring 3-5 years of relevant FP&A or BPA experience.

Vos missions

  • Prepare monthly sales reporting, management reports, and sales versus forecast and budget analyses.
  • Support forecasting submissions such as Latest Outlook, rolling forecast, and budget, and validate assumptions.
  • Coordinate inputs from Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Supply Chain, and FRA teams for business partnering.
  • Prepare business cases, profitability analyses, and ad-hoc financial simulations to support decision-making.
  • Reconcile commercial and financial data, challenge unusual movements, and ensure data accuracy before submission.
  • Maintain recurring BPA reports, Excel-based analytical models, and SAP-related reporting, and support automation initiatives.

Profil recherché

  • You have 3-5 years of experience in FP&A, BPA, corporate finance, or financial analysis
  • You enjoy turning sales and financial data into insights and recommendations for management
  • You are comfortable coordinating with Sales, Marketing, Market Access, and Supply Chain teams
  • You can spot inconsistencies, challenge variances, and escalate risks with quantified business impact

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Role Overview

The Business Planning & Analysis (BPA) Associate supports business performance management through financial planning, forecasting, reporting, and analysis. The role provides insights and decision support to management through sales and business performance reporting, financial analyses, forecasting processes, and strategic planning exercises.

Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders, the BPA Associate ensures the accuracy of commercial and financial data, identifies risks and opportunities, supports business decision-making through analytical recommendations, and maintains compliance with finance processes, controls, and reporting requirements.

Band: Level 3
Contract: 15-month fixed-term contract to support BPA activities.

Key Responsibilities

Sales & Performance Reporting

  • Prepare monthly sales reporting and management reports.
  • Conduct sales versus forecast and budget analyses.
  • Perform customer and SKU performance analyses.
  • Provide variance explanations and performance insights.

Forecasting

  • Support Latest Outlook, rolling forecast, budget, and strategic planning submissions.
  • Consolidate inputs from relevant stakeholders.
  • Perform reasonability checks and validate assumptions.

Business Partnering

  • Coordinate inputs from Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Supply Chain, and FRA teams.
  • Identify and flag inconsistencies in business and financial inputs.
  • Collaborate across functions to support planning and performance management activities.

Financial Analysis

  • Prepare business cases and profitability analyses.
  • Support investment evaluations and financial assessments.
  • Conduct ad-hoc financial simulations to support decision-making.

Data Quality & Validation

  • Reconcile commercial and financial data from multiple sources.
  • Challenge unusual movements and variances.
  • Ensure accuracy and integrity of data prior to submission.

Risk & Opportunity Management

  • Identify gaps versus sales and forecast expectations.
  • Highlight business risks and opportunities.
  • Escalate issues proactively with quantified business impact.

Reporting & Process Management

  • Maintain recurring BPA reports and reporting tools.
  • Support process improvements and automation initiatives.
  • Simplify manual reporting and analytical processes where possible.

SAP & Excel Analysis

  • Extract, reconcile, and analyze financial information.
  • Maintain robust Excel-based analytical models.
  • Support SAP-related BPA activities and reporting requirements.

Controls & Compliance

  • Ensure analyses and submissions comply with finance controls and processes.
  • Adhere to reporting timelines and deadlines.
  • Support governance and compliance requirements.

Management Support

  • Prepare analyses, commentary, and supporting materials for management discussions.
  • Support local and regional business review meetings.
  • Provide high-context information and insights for senior management decision-making.

Experience / Professional Requirements

  • 3-5 years of prior relevant experience in FP&A / BPA teams working on business performance measurement, forecasting, corporate finance, and financial analysis.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to communicate and provide high-context information to senior management and regional offices.
  • Experience collaborating in a cross-functional team environment.
  • Background in Finance with good knowledge of finance controlling and accounting processes.

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent 5-year university degree, preferably in Finance or a related field.

Skills Desired

Artificial Intelligence (AI), Controls Compliance, Critical Thinking, Database Normalization, Data Cleansing, Data Reporting, Data Visualization, Employee Engagement, Financial Management, Give Feedback, Insight Generation, Interpersonal Relationships, Key Driver Analysis (KDA), Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning Analysis, Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Stakeholder Influence

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