Senior Financial Analyst, Business Planning & Analysis
Novartis Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees
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About the role
The role acts as a bridge between Finance and IT to manage planning systems, budgets, and financial forecasts. You will coordinate with cross-functional teams to resolve data issues and validate system enhancements to ensure operational efficiency.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Chartered Accountant or MBA in Finance with at least two years of relevant experience. Proficiency in SAP Business Planning and Consolidation and strong analytical skills are essential for this position.
Full description
Job Description Summary
#LI-Hybrid Location: Hyderabad, India
About the role: Ready to combine your Finance expertise with technology and play a key role in how financial planning evolves? You’ll act as an important link between Finance and Information Technology, supporting critical planning, closing and day-to-day operations while helping solve system and data challenges. You’ll build on your hands-on SAP Business Planning and Consolidation expertise while developing your capabilities in SAP Analytics Cloud as our planning environment evolves. With future rollouts ahead, this is an opportunity to grow your technical expertise, broaden your impact and help shape how Finance works across the organization.
Job Description
Key Requirements:
- Act as a key link between Finance and Information Technology, supporting effective day-to-day planning system operations.
- Prepare budgets, forecasts and variance analyses, translating financial performance into clear, actionable business insights.
- Support end-to-end month-end close checks, planning submissions and validation activities to ensure smooth business operations.
- Coordinate with Information Technology and cross-functional teams to investigate and resolve system, data and integration issues.
- Translate business needs into effective planning solutions, defining clear requirements, priorities and expected outcomes.
- Test and validate system enhancements and changes, supporting successful deployment and business readiness.
- Communicate clearly with stakeholders during planning cycles, close activities and incidents, driving timely resolution and follow-through.
Essential Requirements
- Chartered Accountant or Master of Business Administration in Finance, with at least two years of relevant Finance experience.
- Hands-on experience with SAP Business Planning and Consolidation, supporting planning, closing and operational processes.
- Strong knowledge of financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and related Finance processes.
Desirable Requirements
- Ability to analyze complex data flows, system integrations and dependencies to identify and resolve issues.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting and problem-solving skills, with a techno-functional mindset across Finance and technology.
- Excellent communication, collaboration and stakeholder management skills, working effectively across Finance, technology and diverse user groups.
- Knowledge or experience of SAP Analytics Cloud, with an interest in building deeper expertise as the planning environment evolves.
- Familiarity with emerging artificial intelligence capabilities and AI-enabled Finance tools, including Microsoft Copilot.
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
