Business Planning Consultant

Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid Location: São Paulo, Brazil Relocation Support: This role is based in São Paulo, Brazil. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible. Ready to turn data into decisions that shape the business? As a Business Planning Consultant, you will bring together financial, commercial, and external insights to help teams make smarter, value-driven choices. Partnering across Finance and the business, you will influence planning, forecasting, performance, investments, and resource allocation while using data, automation, and artificial intelligence to simplify how Finance works. This is an opportunity to combine analytical rigor with curiosity and business impact, turning complex information into clear recommendations that move priorities forward.   Job Description Key Responsibilities ·    Partner with business leaders to translate strategy into financial insights, recommendations, and actionable decisions. ·    Drive planning, forecasting, and performance analysis, identifying risks, opportunities, trends, and corrective actions. ·    Evaluate investments and business cases using financial analysis, value creation, strategic fit, and execution considerations. ·    Improve resource allocation by monitoring investments, benefits, and opportunities to redirect resources toward higher-value priorities. ·    Leverage data, automation, and artificial intelligence to simplify Finance processes and strengthen analytical insights. ·    Strengthen financial governance through robust controls, clear documentation, cross-functional collaboration, and timely risk escalation. Essential Requirements ·    Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Engineering, Data Analytics, or a related field. ·    Relevant experience in financial planning and analysis, business planning, finance business partnering, commercial finance, or analytics. ·    Strong financial analysis capabilities, including forecasting, performance management, scenario modeling, business cases, and investment analysis. ·    Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, strong presentation capabilities, and experience working with enterprise planning or reporting tools. ·    Fluent Portuguese and strong professional English, with the ability to communicate complex financial topics clearly. ·    Strong business acumen, analytical thinking, learning agility, collaboration, ownership, adaptability, and ability to influence without direct authority. Desirable Requirements ·    Spanish language proficiency and/or experience working within pharmaceutical, healthcare, or another complex regulated industry. ·    Experience with Power BI, automation, generative artificial intelligence, or agent-based solutions to enhance analysis and Finance processes.   Skills Desired Artificial Intelligence (AI), Controls Compliance, Critical Thinking, Database Normalization, Data Cleansing, Data Reporting, Data Visualization, Employee Engagement, Financial Management, Give Feedback, Insight Generation, Interpersonal Relationships, Key Driver Analysis (KDA), Managing Ambiguity, Market Understanding, Planning Analysis, Problem Solving, Process Optimization, Stakeholder Influence