Alcon

Site Finance Head

Alcon$160K — $297K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field; CPA or MBA preferred.
  • 10-15 years of experience in manufacturing finance, including financial planning and performance management.
  • Strong expertise in SAP (S/4HANA preferred) and financial planning tools.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrix organization.
  • Advanced communication skills to present complex financial information to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

  • Lead site financial planning and reporting for GTx, Aseptic, and LMO platforms.
  • Own budgeting and forecasting processes, ensuring accuracy and clarity.
  • Maintain early indicators for proactive visibility into financial performance.
  • Drive performance management through value-added analysis of operating income and costs.
  • Develop and maintain product cost standards according to policies.
  • Conduct advanced analytics to identify improvement opportunities.
  • Partner with teams to define annual services and structured cost allocations.
  • Leverage AI tools to enhance productivity in financial processes.
  • Lead and develop the BPA team to align with business priorities.
  • Ensure compliance with Novartis financial governance standards.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, life, and disability benefits.
  • 401(k) plan with company contributions and match.
  • Generous time-off package including vacation and holidays.
  • Eligibility for performance-based cash incentives and annual equity awards.
Full Job Description

Job Description Summary

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead site financial planning and reporting across GTx, Aseptic, and LMO platforms, ensuring timely delivery of accurate, insightful, and actionable financial information.

  • Own budgeting and forecasting processes, including development of detailed plans and clear explanation of actual performance versus targets.

  • Maintain early indicators, providing proactive visibility to financial risks, opportunities, and expected outcomes.

  • Drive financial performance management through valueadded analysis across key areas, including operating income, FTEs, personnel costs, direct and indirect spend, inventory, and capital investments.

  • Lead the development, validation, and maintenance of product cost standards according to policies, ensuring alignment with manufacturing processes, bill of materials (BOM), routing, and overhead structures; provide transparent variance analysis (standard vs. actual) to support performance management, inventory valuation, and decisionmaking.

  • Conduct advanced analytics (e.g., resource allocation, profitability, benchmarking) to identify improvement opportunities and define short and longterm performance targets.

  • Partner with functional teams to define annual services provided to TRD and translate into structured cost allocations reflected in service level agreements.

  • Leverage AI tools to enhance productivity and decision-making to improve accuracy, quality, and efficiency of deliverables.

  • Lead, manage, and develop the BPA team, ensuring capability building and alignment to business priorities.

  • Ensure full compliance with the Novartis Accounting Manual (NAM) and Novartis Financial Controls Manual (NFCM), maintaining strong financial governance and control standards.

Essential Requirements

  • Bachelors degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or a related field; CPA or MBA preferred.

  • 1015 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing finance, including financial planning, product costing, and performance management.

  • Strong expertise in SAP (S/4HANA preferred) and financial planning tools, with demonstrated ability to leverage systems to drive insights and process efficiency.

  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced, matrix, organization, demonstrating agility and sound judgment.

  • Advanced communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate complex financial information into clear, actionable insights and effectively present to senior leadership.



Desirable Requirements

  • Familiarity with data visualization tools and artificial intelligence-driven analytics



The salary for this position is expected to range between $160,300 and $297,700.00 per year.

The final salary offered is determined based on factors like, but not limited to, relevant skills and experience, and upon joining Novartis will be reviewed periodically. Novartis may change the published salary range based on company and market factors.

Your compensation will include a performance-based cash incentive and, depending on the level of the role, eligibility to be considered for annual equity awards.

US-based eligible employees will receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, life and disability benefits, a 401(k) with company contribution and match, and a variety of other benefits. In addition, employees are eligible for a generous time off package including vacation, personal days, holidays and other leaves.

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Salary Range

$160,300.00 - $297,700.00


Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders (Inactive), AI Driven (Inactive), Building High Performance Team, Capital Allocation, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization (Inactive), Data Visualization, Effective Communications (Inactive), Embrace Change, Employee Engagement, Financial And Management (Inactive), Insight Generation, Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning & Analysis (Inactive), Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Reporting (Inactive), Understanding Value Drivers (Inactive)

About Alcon

Alcon is a global medical company specializing in eye care products and services. The company's products include surgical equipment, contact lenses, and eye drops. Alcon was founded in 1945 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland. The company operates in over 70 countries and has over 20,000 employees. In 2019, Alcon became an independent publicly traded company after being spun off from Novartis.
Learn more about Alcon
Size
24,389 employees
Market Cap
$33.3 billion
Industry
Founded
1945
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