Summary

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

About the Role

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

• 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

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