- Location
- Prague (Sandoz), Czech Republic
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Manufacturing
- Seniority
- Director
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Source
- Workday
Description
Job Description Summary
-Job Description
The FP&A Manager, Manufacturing & Supply (M&S), drives the digital transformation of the FP&A function by leading the standardization, automation, and continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, and analytics across the global M&S organization. The role ensures efficient and scalable reporting, forecasting, and planning processes while delivering actionable performance insights that support data-driven decision making and productivity improvement across the Manufacturing & Supply network.
The FP&A Manager M&S plays a key role in the FP&A organization, supporting Head Finance Gx M&S, Head Finance Bio M&S, Corporate FP&A and partners across the Manufacturing & Supply network.
Your Key Responsibilities:
Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:
Lead the digital transformation of M&S FP&A through automation, simplification, standardization, and continuous improvement of financial processes, systems, tools, and analytics capabilities.
Drive finance workstreams for system implementations and process improvement initiatives across the Manufacturing & Supply organization.
Develop and implement standardized reporting frameworks, KPI definitions, planning methodologies, and best-in-class FP&A practices, including advanced analytics and self-service reporting.
Coordinate M&S planning, forecasting, budgeting, long-range planning, and reporting cycles in alignment with Corporate FP&A and business stakeholders.
Ensure timely, accurate, transparent delivery of financial reports, forecasts, budgets, and plans while aligning assumptions, timelines, and methodologies across M&S.
Facilitate performance reviews and planning discussions, providing financial guidance, decision support, and continuously improving forecasting accuracy and process efficiency.
Deliver impactful management reporting, executive presentations, dashboards, and scorecards, translating financial and operational data into actionable business insights.
Monitor and analyze COGS, productivity initiatives, financial and operational KPIs, risks, opportunities, and strategic priorities to support performance improvement and senior management decision-making.
Key Performance Indicators:
Automation, simplification, and standardization of FP&A processes and reporting
Successful implementation and adoption of FP&A systems, tools, and dashboards
Timely, accurate, and high-quality planning, forecasting, and reporting deliverables
Transparency and actionable insights on COGS, productivity, and key business KPIs
High-impact management reporting and strong stakeholder satisfaction
Strong collaboration and contribution to team performance and engagement
What you’ll bring to the role:
Essential Requirements:
5-8 years of experience in financial management.
Consulting background is an advantage.
Strong analytical skills and conceptual thinking.
Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain financial information to a variety of audiences.
Proficiency in English, with the ability to communicate effectively in an international environment and experience interfacing effectively with global counterparts.
Strong project management skills and a collaborative team-player mindset.
In-depth knowledge in business system as SAP, Alterix and enabling functions as SHAPE, Data Warehouse, IFP plus excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills.
What you’ll receive:
Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary
Risk Life Insurance
5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labor Law requirement)
Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus CZ in the amount of 12,000 CZK per year
Meal vouchers in amount of 120 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)
Multisport Card
Premium Health Care Program
Car allowance
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 good health.
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.
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Skills Desired
Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, AI Driven, Building Effective Teams, Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Data Visualization, Effective Communications, Embracing Change, Employee Engagement, Financial And Management, Insight Generation, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis, Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving, Reporting, Understanding Value Drivers