R2R Senior Specialist - GL & Reporting

Summary

-To provide expert advice to superiors for a sub-area within FSC and related key activities; to ensure compliance with external and internal accounting reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.

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 reporting information in the general ledger including Financial Consolidation and Reporting System (FCRS) and Novartis Product Margin Reporting (NPMR).
• 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 (FCRS & NPMR) 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, inventory, and general ledger.
• Contribute to key projects at country or BU level.

Key performance indicators:

• Internal customer satisfaction with quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of financial analyses provided -Customer satisfaction of service delivery and process specific KPIs in accordance with agreed SLAs

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.
• 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.

Work Experience:

• At least 6 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.

Skills:

• Compliance And Controls.
• Continuous Process Improvement.
• Critical Thinking.
• Data Cleansing / Normalization.
• Embracing Change.
• Financial Accounting.
• Financial And Management Reporting.
• Rapid Problem Solving.
• Resilience.
• Tax.

Languages :

• English.

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Division
Finance

Business Unit
CTS

Location
Malaysia

Site
Selangor

Company / Legal Entity
MY01 (FCRS = MY001) Novartis Corporation (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (19710100054)

Functional Area
Audit & Finance

Job Type
Full time

Employment Type
Regular

Shift Work
No