Summary
About the Role
Key Responsibilities:
Performance Management and Service Delivery
Provides services at expected levels with a clear customer focus and escalates exceptions as well as interacts proactively with the NGSC and Divisions to ensure accurate accounting and financial reporting
Beining responsible for an in-time submission of assigned statutory reports to management and authorities following local regulations
Works on the bridge between IFRS, Statutory and Tax P&L and Balance-Sheet
Manage day-to-day activities for Statutory Accounting and Reporting
Actively contributes to the period-end closing and reporting in accordance with laws and Novartis required standards
Supports the balance sheet account reconciliations of allocated accounts and ensures timely resolution and cleans of overdue items identified.
Ensures proper statutory accounting of financial transactions and accounting specific questions are well addressed and solved
Proactively reviews assigned statutory accounts and the bridging from IFRS to statutory to ensure all financial transactions are valid and recorded to ensure accuracy of reported data
Compliance
Ensures all processes, policies and procedures are clearly defined, fully documented and aligned to Finance Core as well as ensures compliance with local GAAP and Novartis Financial Controls Manual (NFCM)
Ensures application of agreed Novartis control procedures and actively supports to deliver SOX certification and promotes a strong control environment, follows up on allocated audit issues and implements correcting measures
People
Actively supports the collaboration with the NGSC and other in country business partners by being inclusive, proactive, respectful, and results driven in alignment with Novartis values and behaviors
Acts service oriented to deliver a high-performing organization and contributes to improvements/standard solutions while cultivating customer service focus culture
Essential Requirements:
University level degree in Business Administration/ Economics/Finance or part qualified Chartered Accountant
Local Language and English
5+ years of financial experience, with in-depth functional expertise
Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-national organization
SAP expertise
Previous experience in auditing, statutory and IFRS accounting
Experience in supporting projects driving performance improvements
High cultural awareness to be able to manage, inspire and lead diverse teams
Desirable Requirements:
Lean/ Six Sigma Certified preferred
Preferably experience working with a Shared Service Center
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that
change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? : https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Benefits and rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/ne
Why Novartis: Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
Join our Novartis Network: Not the right Novartis role for you? Sign up to our talent community to stay connected and learn about suitable career opportunities as soon as they come up: https://talentnetwork.novartis.com/network
Benefits and Rewards: Read our handbook to learn about all the ways we’ll help you thrive personally and professionally: https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.
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