Manager, Business Planning & Analysis - Cataract

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. As the global leader in eye care, we innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers.

We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon. As a BPA Manager supporting Alcon’s US Surgical function, you will serve as a trusted finance business partner across the Cataract & Glaucoma businesses. You will play a critical role in driving financial performance through insightful analytics, robust planning, and strong operational execution. This role provides end-to-end exposure across planning, forecasting, reporting, and business decision support, partnering closely with Sales, Marketing, S&OP and other finance stakeholders at our Fort Worth, TX site. In this role, a typical day will include:

Business Partnership & Decision Support

- Act as a strategic partner to business leaders, providing actionable financial insights to support operational and strategic decision-making

- Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Marketing, to evaluate business opportunities and performance drivers

- Support forward-looking insights and scenario analysis to guide business direction

- Lead sales unit forecast reconciliation with S&OP and proactively highlight long term write-offs risk

Planning, Forecasting & Performance Reporting

- Support and coordinate key planning cycles including Target, OQR/Latest Outlook (LO), and Strategic Plan (Strat Plan)

- Forecast and report on key drivers of sales performance (B-3)

- Proactively monitor business performance against targets

- Analyze drivers of variances (price-volume-mix analysis) and identify risks and opportunities

Closing & Compliance

- Own & coordinate monthly and quarterly close activities with operations & FRA

- Support reporting decks (New Product Launch review, MFR and OQR decks)

- Lead ad hoc analyses and reporting requests