.As a newly listed, independent organization, we have an exciting, once-in-a-career opportunity to set our own path forward.- **Leadership and Management**:- Role models a leadership style, that is inclusive, proactive, respectful, and results driven.- Manages a diverse team to deliver a high-performing organization and drive improvements/standard solutions, while fostering a high degree of collaboration.- Builds and strengthens the capabilities of the team by identifying, deploying, developing and overseeing talent within the function- Provides leadership, training and development to ensure unified teamwork and alignment with Sandoz Values and Behaviours- Sponsors and oversees new initiatives and/or projects, which will drive productivity and efficiency objectives- Onboards and trains new team members to the team in a welcoming and efficient manner ensuring that they have required resources and knowledge to perform their roles effectively.- **Service Delivery**:- Ensure the operational conversion of the Finance strategic goals within a dedicated area of the business & supervise the performance and development of the FRA team.- Ensuring the integrity, viability, and interoperability of financial reporting processes (Actuals, Budgets and Latest Estimates) and systems, including tax, inventory, corporate controls, and- payment and purchasing data.- Manage and operate the basic reporting processes for actuals and forecasts to agreed quality and fast close timeline.- Provide financial accounting services and data in a timely and accurate manner, including fixed assets, cash activities and divestment activities; ensures appropriate information is provided to relevant individuals and external bodies.- Manage audit reporting processes and support compliance for various tax related reports (i.E.: VAT, corporate tax, employee tax); provide necessary data to internal and external authorities.- Manage and automate the provision of routine information to local users from SAP and perform 'super user' responsibilities for Finance and Controlling modules in SAP.- Supervise the development and maintenance of current reporting systems (SAP, BI, SPMR and FCRS); integrate other requirements and the changing needs of the organization so that processes to report actuals, budgets, latest estimates and mid-range plans are met cost effectively and responsively.- Prepares ad-hoc and routine 'accounting / management' information and quality financial analysis in order to support global and organization's requirements.)- Review and assess changes to the process in scope for potential financial statement impacts.- Participate in Balance Sheet discussions ensuring balances are appropriately recorded.- Prepare journal entries and account reconciliations.- Review and formally assess, on a quarterly basis, the reasonableness of accrual estimates provided by the areas under scope