TCM - Cash Management Specialist

Job Description Summary

The Cash Management Analyst is responsible for optimizing cash positions to ensure adequate liquidity while effectively managing payments, receipts, and financial risks for Sandoz Group entities. This role involves collaborating with the Cash Management team, sharing knowledge, and supporting junior team members, all while maintaining a proactive and customer-focused approach.
The Analyst ensures that Cash Management processes (bank accounting, reconciliations, closings, entries, validation, quality, reporting, and analysis) are managed according to defined standards and operating procedures. This includes identifying operational improvements, resolving complex issues, and coordinating with key stakeholders.

Job Description

As a newly listed, independent organization, we have an exciting, once-in-a-career opportunity to set our own path forward.

Together, we are shaping the future of Sandoz. Our momentum is driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience a supportive and collaborative culture, with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed, and personal growth is encouraged!

The Cash Management Analyst is responsible for optimizing cash positions to ensure adequate liquidity while effectively managing payments, receipts, and financial risks for Sandoz Group entities. This role involves collaborating with the Cash Management team, sharing knowledge, and supporting junior team members, all while maintaining a proactive and customer-focused approach.

The Analyst ensures that Cash Management processes (bank accounting, reconciliations, closings, entries, validation, quality, reporting, and analysis) are managed according to defined standards and operating procedures. This includes identifying operational improvements, resolving complex issues, and coordinating with key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Operational Oversight: Provide services with a clear customer focus, handling exceptions as needed.
• Functional Guidance: Offer guidance from a Cash Management perspective for business transactions, ensuring accurate cash forecasting and liquidity positions.
• Collaboration: Work with key stakeholders, including business colleagues across Sandoz entities and local financial reporting teams.
• Continuous Improvement: Support productivity objectives and process enhancements, promoting efficient and effective practices.
• Cash Forecasting: Drive initiatives to improve the accuracy of short-term cash forecasts.
• Internal Controls: Perform relevant internal controls for Cash Management and bank reconciliations in a timely manner.
• Data Analysis: Establish effective data collection processes for forecasting and control mechanisms.
• Internal Customer Support: Assist internal customers in understanding the benefits of optimized cash management operations.
• Innovation: Actively seek innovation and automation in cash management processes.

Key Performance Indicators

• Delivery of accurate daily cash forecast analysis and execution.
• Customer satisfaction in service delivery and compliance with specific KPIs.
• Effective coordination with the In-House Bank, Group Treasury, and Payments Team.

Ideal Background

Education:

• University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or related IT fields.

Languages:

• English and Spanish, both written and spoken; additional languages are a plus.

Experience:

• 1+ years of relevant experience with good exposure to Treasury and Cash Management processes. Accounting and reporting experience is a plus.
• In-depth knowledge of Treasury processes and system solutions.
• Experience with SAP FI and Business Warehouse.
• Ability to work effectively in a multinational organization.
• Previous experience in financial shared service centers is desirable.

What you will bring to the position:

You will receive: (not required) Breakdown of benefits received in this role. Also include flexible work, learning and development opportunities.

Why Sandoz? 500 million patients received generic and biosimilar medicines from Sandoz in 2021, and while we are proud of that, we know we can do more to continue helping pioneer access to medicines for people around the world. How will we do it? this? We believe new insights, perspectives and innovative solutions can be found at the intersection of medical science and digital innovation. May a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment inspire new ways of working. We believe our potential can thrive and grow in a command-free culture underpinned by integrity, curiosity and flexibility. And we can reinvent what is possible when we boldly collaborate to aggressively and ambitiously address the world's most difficult medical challenges. Because the biggest risk in life is the risk of never trying! Imagine what you could achieve here at Sandoz!

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Skills Desired

Compliance And Controls, Continuous Process Improvement, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing Normalization, Embracing Change, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, Rapid Problem Solving, Resilience, Tax