Head FP&A – Prague Hub

Job Description Summary

The role leads the setup and scaling of the Prague FP&A Hub, building a high-performing team that delivers standardized, high-quality FP&A support to European markets while driving finance transformation, process harmonization, and stronger data-driven decision making.

Job Description

The role is responsible for establishing, leading, and scaling the FP&A Prague Hub, a strategic finance capability center supporting Commercial Markets across Europe. The position combines FP&A leadership, people leadership, and organizational build-up responsibilities, with accountability for creating a high-performing team and building scalable capabilities that support regional planning, reporting, and analytical activities.

The Head FP&A Prague plays a key role in strengthening the European FP&A operating model by standardizing and harmonizing finance processes, driving continuous improvement, and consolidating activities to increase efficiency, productivity, and service quality. The role ensures strong collaboration with Country CFOs, Finance Business Partners, Regional Finance leadership, and the existing GCC India organization to deliver consistent and high-quality finance support across the region.

By establishing best-in-class processes and developing a high-performing organization from the ground up, the role contributes to finance transformation, enables data-driven decision making, optimizes resource allocation, and supports the development of a world-class finance organization.
 

Your Key Responsibilities: 

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to: 

• Lead the setup, development, and growth of the Prague FP&A Hub, including team structure, workforce planning, and a high-performance culture.

• Recruit, onboard, coach, and develop a team of FP&A professionals while building a strong talent pipeline and succession bench.

• Lead the delivery of FP&A activities for European markets across the CCE and SECE clusters, operating as an integrated extension of country FP&A teams.

• Support all planning cycles, including Target Setting, Strategic Planning, Latest Outlooks, Monthly Forecasts, and market financial plans.

• Ensure high-quality management reporting, business performance analysis, month-end closing support, and actionable financial insights for decision-making.

• Build strong partnerships with Country CFOs, Regional Finance Leadership, Commercial Finance teams, and GCC India FP&A leadership to drive aligned processes, governance, and service delivery.

• Develop a balanced operating model combining standardized, centralized processes with tailored support for individual country needs, driving efficiency, consistency, and cost-effectiveness.

• Drive finance transformation, harmonization, standardization, automation, and continuous improvement through best-in-class processes, systems, and global finance initiatives.

What you’ll bring to the role: 

Essential Requirements: 

• Master's degree in Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or a related field.

• Fluent English, both written and spoken.

• 8+ years of FP&A experience at country or cluster level, including finance leadership experience in an SSC or finance transformation environment.

• Experience working in multi-location and multi-market environments.

• Strong strategic thinking and planning capabilities.

• Proven experience collaborating with global counterparts and international stakeholders.

• Knowledge of the pharmaceutical industry is an advantage.

• Advanced financial systems and analytical skills, including SAP, Excel, and data analytics platforms, combined with strong communication 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. 

#Sandoz 

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