Head of Finance, FP&A, North America

The Head of Finance Business Partnering & FP&A, North America is a senior finance leadership role and a key member of the North America Finance Leadership Team. Reporting to the CFO North America, this position serves as the primary strategic finance partner to the North America President and executive NA leadership team. This role manages a total of 10 reports.

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally.

Join us, the future is ours to shape!

This position will be located at the Princeton, NJ US Headquarters site.

Our Sandoz flexible hybrid working approach allows US office-based employees to work up to 50% of their monthly workday remotely. This role will not have the ability to be located remotely. Preference will be given to local candidates not requiring relocation.

• Serve as a trusted advisor to the North America President, CFO, and Leadership Team, providing financial leadership and strategic guidance.
• Lead all North America planning processes, including Strategic Plans, Annual Budget, Targets, Mid-Year Forecasts, Latest Estimates, Long Range Plans, and Rolling Forecasts.

• Continuously monitor performance against expectations, proactively identifying variances, risks, and corrective actions.

• Lead preparation of financial updates and business performance materials for North America and Global leadership teams.

• Serve as the primary finance partner for Investor Relations activities supporting North America.

• Lead and develop a high-performing Finance Business Partnering and FP&A organization across the US and India (dotted line).

• A strategic and commercial mindset
  , with the ability to connect financial insights to business decisions and value creation.
• The confidence to constructively challenge
  , bring an independent point of view, and act as a trusted partner to senior leaders.
• Strong leadership and communication skills
  , with the ability to simplify complex topics, influence decisions, and develop high-performing teams.
• A forward-looking, curious and improvement-oriented mindset
  , comfortable navigating ambiguity and embracing data, digital tools and AI to improve how Finance works.

• Bachelor’s degree in:
  Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, or related field.
• 15+ years of progressive finance leadership experience within a complex, global organization.
• Significant experience leading financial planning and analysis, finance business partnering, performance management, and strategic planning functions.
• Demonstrated success partnering with senior executives and influencing business strategy and operational decisions.

• MBA, CPA, CFA, or other relevant advanced business degree preferred.
• Experience in gross-to-net forecasting, accruals, pricing, contracting, government pricing, and associated risks and opportunities within the U.S. pharmaceutical market preferred.
• Experience supporting investor relations, strategic transactions, mergers and acquisitions, or business development activities preferred.
• Pharmaceutical, healthcare, biotech, or life sciences industry experience strongly preferred.

· Willingness to travel over a broad geography required (up to 25%)

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