Financial Analyst - RDF (CoE)

Job Description Summary

Provide operational support to Novartis Clinical operations team (stakeholders) and to track clinical expenses as per Novartis Standard/accounting policies/process

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide operational partnership/ support to Novartis Clinical operations team (stakeholders) Proper accounting of clinical expenses as per Novartis Standard/accounting policies/process, Generate timely payment requests, track/monitor spends on clinical trials that are created using internal clinical data base
• Partnering various stakeholders to ensure that, contractual terms in clinical trial agreements (CTA) reflects the protocol design; and reflected correctly on a Novartis Purchase Order.
• Liaison with various departments within Novartis to process investigator contract payments. Comply to various mandatory training . Demonstrate/comply Novartis value & behaviors and office etiquettes.
• Quick grasp on functional training related to job provided by Novartis during induction and ready to train new joiner in the team
• Provide accountable and transparent records for audit trail. Prior transition experience in any accounting process is preferred
• Generate various MIS reports; analyze investigators spend, forecasting, payment data and maintains historical information for both internal and external stakeholders.
• Business partner to ensure investigator spend compliance; analysis overdue & follow up to resolve queries/trouble shoot issues for all studies. Exposure to Lean Six Sigma methodologies for process improvements

Essential Requirement:

• MBA or Master s degree in Finance from reputed institute or an equivalent accounting qualification
• 3-5 years experience in finance/accounts payable in a leading multinational/ corporation
• Hands on Experience of working on SAP

Desirable Requirement:

• Should be a quick learner and able to train others
• Fluent English (oral and written)

Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, Building Effective Teams, Critical Thinking, Effective Communications, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, People Development, Process Optimization, Resource Allocation, Understanding Value Drivers