Summary
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Work with direct managers to support financial activities, decision making and general projects.
- Provide timely, proactive support on the general ledger.
- Maintain accurate and timely fixed asset information in the fixed asset register including assets under construction and depreciation calculations.
- Prepare analysis or reporting with particular emphasis on accuracy, compliance and timeliness of data provided (i.e.: reports on profit and loss activity).
- Provide all data needed for internal (Financial Consolidation and Reporting System) and external reporting (including statutory accounts, national statistics and tax information) in a timely and accurate manner.
- Provides ‘first line support’ on SAP issues including fixed assets, cash and general ledger.
- Contribute to key projects at country or BU level.
Minimum Requirements:
- University level degree Finance/Accounting or any related field.
- Fluent in English both written and spoken, excellent communication skills. Other languages are a plus.
- At least 5 years of relevant experience, with good functional exposure to finance processes (R2R, Financial Compliance and Control, Management Reporting, Technical Accounting). Previous experience within financial shared service centers is desirable.
- Conceptual thinking and ability to align specific functional requirements with the overall finance strategy.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-national organization.
- Previous experience working in projects to drive performance improvements with good track of stakeholder management skills.
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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
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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
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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