About the Role

　　Job Purpose

　　To support the Novartis South Africa finance team in their activities with a focus on business planning and analysis.

　　These learnership opportunities means that the succesfull candidates will complete the Business Administration qualification (NQF 4. ID: 61595) and do workplace experience with the workplace company whilst at the same time complete the portfolio of evidence as prescribed by the learnership qualification.

　　Major Accountabilities

　　• Support CFO and Senior BPA (Business planning analyst) in Budget and Financial planning activities including periodical revisions.

　　• Perform month/year end closing & reporting tasks in collaboration with senior BPA and FRA (Financial reporting and accounting) team.

　　• Build standard reports to support business performance analysis.

　　• Master data management

　　• Ad-hoc requests from the business

　　• Perform financial internal controls.

　　• Support other Finance functions when necessary

　　Key Performance Indicators

　　• Reliability, timeliness, and sense of urgency

　　• Internal customer satisfaction with quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of assigned tasks

　　• Successful implementation and adoption of digital tools to support Digital finance transformation.

　　Diversity & Inclusion / EEO

　　We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

　　Role Requirements

　　Education:

　　• Bachelor's or 4-year university degree required preferably in Finance or related field.

　　• Chartered Accountant (Preferred)

　　Languages:

　　English

　　Experience/Professional Requirement: • Background in Finance and good knowledge of finance controlling and accounting processes.

　　• Advanced Excel and powerpoint skills

　　• Learning agility

　　• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

　　• Ability to communicate and provide high context information for stakeholders.

　　• Being flexible to changes in business environment.

　　NB: In order to be considered for the learnership:

　　1) No prior work experience is mandatory

　　2) Your application must be supported by a motivational letter and your academic transcripts

　　The Company's approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply. Novartis recognizes, appreciates and values diversity & inclusion.

　　Division

　　International

　　Business Unit

　　IMI to be remapped

　　Location

　　South Africa

　　Site

　　Gauteng

　　Company / Legal Entity

　　Novartis SA (Pty) Ltd.

　　Functional Area

　　Interns/Students on Novartis Payroll

　　Job Type

　　Full Time

　　Employment Type

　　Internship

　　Shift Work

　　No