Associate Director, Finance Technology & Compliance Solutions

Job Description Summary
Location: Hyderabad, India #LI-Hybrid
Internal job title: Associate Director DDIT FM&A Sol. Del. Financial Compliance
About the Role:
The Associate Director DDIT FM&A Solution Delivery - Financial Compliance is responsible for driving technology-enabled solutions supporting Finance, Financial Compliance and Digital Assurance.
The role acts as a key interface between Finance business stakeholders, DDIT teams, platform teams and delivery partners, translating business and compliance requirements into scalable digital solutions. The position will provide end-to-end ownership across solution delivery, project execution, stakeholder management, operational transition and continuous improvement.
Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Act as a trusted DDIT partner to Finance business owners and senior stakeholders.
Translate business needs into actionable technology requirements and delivery plans.
Lead end-to-end delivery of Finance and Financial Compliance digital solutions from requirements and solution design through implementation, testing, deployment and stabilization.
Manage multiple initiatives across the Finance Digital Assurance portfolio, ensuring clear scope, priorities, dependencies, risks and delivery milestones.
Coordinate business, functional, technical and external delivery teams to ensure successful implementation.
Manage enhancement demand and contribute to resource, capacity and budget planning.
Support technology-enabled automation and analytics opportunities that improve control effectiveness, monitoring and assurance.
Work across technologies and platforms supporting the portfolio, particularly areas such as Celonis, Power BI, SAP and enterprise data platforms.
Partner with solution architects and platform teams to ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable and aligned with enterprise architecture.
Manage cross-functional dependencies spanning Finance, DDIT, Security, Integration, Data and Compliance teams.
Manage external vendors and implementation partners, including delivery quality, commitments, costs and outcomes.
Essential Requirements:
10+ years of experience in IT/Digital solution delivery within Finance, Financial Reporting, Compliance, Audit or related enterprise functions.
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Finance, or related discipline.
Proven ability to manage complex, cross-functional technology initiatives.
Strong understanding of enterprise Finance processes and systems, preferably including SAP.
Experience with analytics, process mining, reporting or data platforms such as Celonis and Power BI.
Understanding of SOX/internal controls, IT controls or financial compliance concepts.
Experience coordinating business, technology, architecture, security and external partner teams.
Strong project/program management and stakeholder-management capabilities.
Ability to communicate effectively with both technical teams and senior business stakeholders.
Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Desirable requirements:
Experience in a large multinational, regulated or highly controlled environment.
Exposure to Finance transformation, process mining, continuous controls monitoring or digital assurance.
Familiarity with Agile delivery and enterprise change/release processes.
Experience working with global and geographically distributed teams.
Experience managing vendors and delivery partners.
​Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Why Novartis?
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Skills Desired
Budget Management, Commercial Acumen, Influencing Skills, Performance Management (PM), Risk Management, Service Delivery Management, Strategic Planning, Waterfall Model