Statutory Accounting and Reporting Lead

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

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