Associate Director Financial Planning and Analysis

Job Description Summary

The Global Bio Development Associate Director FP&A will be responsible for driving financial planning, forecasting, reporting, analytics, and business partnering for the entire Global Biosimilar Development. This role will oversee a team of 4 finance analysts, ensuring high-quality deliverables, standardization of processes, automation of reporting, and strong financial insights to support strategic decision-making.
• Provide strategic, operational and analytical support for existing or future portfolio
• Act as the go-to-person (SPOC) and finance business partner for Global Biosimilar Development initiatives
• Provide financial support for various projects and for the Bio Platform

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned finance professional with deep FP&A expertise, strong leadership & partnering capability, and a proactive analytical mindset to influence business outcomes.

Job Description

The Global Bio Development Associate Director FP&A will be responsible for driving financial planning, forecasting, reporting, analytics, and business partnering for the entire Global Biosimilar Development. This role will oversee a team of 4 finance analysts, ensuring high-quality deliverables, standardization of processes, automation of reporting, and strong financial insights to support strategic decision-making.

• Provide strategic, operational and analytical support for existing or future portfolio

• Act as the go-to-person (SPOC) and finance business partner for Global Biosimilar Development initiatives

• Provide financial support for various projects and for the Bio Platform

The ideal candidate will be a seasoned finance professional with deep FP&A expertise, strong leadership & partnering capability, and a proactive analytical mindset to influence business outcomes.

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Financial Planning & Forecasting
  • Lead the annual Budget process, Latest Outlooks (LOs), and periodic forecasting cycles
  • Partner with Global D&R stakeholders (Clinical, BTD, RA) to get insights in order to drive results
  • Enhance existing and build robust and driver-based forecasting models to enhance planning reliability
• Reporting & Performance Management
  • Own monthly performance reporting, including D&R Function performance, P&L analysis, KPIs, and business dashboards.
  • Deliver timely and accurate variance analysis with clear, actionable insights.
  • Present financial performance and recommendations to senior leadership.
  • Deputize for Head of Finance
• Analytics & Business Insights
  • Provide deep-dive analytics on costs centres, Biosimilar assets and functions
  • Identify trends, risks, and opportunities to support commercial growth strategies.
  • Support ad-hoc business projects and scenario modelling.
  • Ability to model and monitor both P&L, B/S and Cash lines in detail
• Standardization, Automation & Process Excellence
  • Drive process standardization across regional FP&A activities and across CCO, D&R, BD&L and STO.
  • Implement automation tools and reporting enhancements (e.g., Power BI, VBA, digital FP&A solutions).
  • Strengthen governance and improve cycle times for planning and reporting processes.
• Accruals, Provisions & Financial Controls
  • Oversee monthly accruals and provisioning for D&R internal and external (CDMOs) expenses.
  • Ensure compliance with accounting policies and maintain strong internal controls.
  • Support audits and financial reviews as required.
  • D&R and cash BD tracking within TGT or outlook planning
• Leadership & People Development
  • Lead, coach, and develop a team of 4 finance professionals.
  • Create a high-performance culture with focus on capability building, continuous improvement, and succession planning.
  • Allocate responsibilities, monitor performance outcomes, and ensure quality deliverables.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• CA or MBA (Finance) from a recognized institution.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in FP&A, Development Finance or financial management or controlling in a multinational environment (branded pharma, generics or fast-moving consumer goods industry preferred)
• Demonstrated expertise in budgeting, forecasting, analytics, and financial modelling.
• Proven ability to drive results, work across silos and cultures with strong leadership skills, optimal in matrix organization

You’ll receive: 

Breakdown of benefits received in this role. Include flexible working, learning and development opportunities as well.

Why Sandoz?

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more, so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of access to good healthcare.

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably. 

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported! 

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster. 

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve

Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, AI Driven, Building Effective Teams, Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Data Visualization, Financial And Management Reporting, Giving And Receiving Feedback, Insight Generation, Interpersonal Savvy, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Pmi (Post-Merger Integration), Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Understanding Value Drivers