A2R General Ledger & Reporting Senior Accountant \xe2\x80\x93 Greater China

About the job
Our Team:
The Account to Report (A2R) General Ledger & Reporting team is accountable for the processing of transactions related to accounting, and closing & reporting of financial books. This role will support the A2R GL & Reporting Manager in ensuring the enforcement of accounting standards and reliability of the data collected from management, controllers, tax department and other end-to-end processes. Apart from that, this role will require active participation in driving A2R continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:
Operations

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  Ensure quality reporting of legal statutory accounts and consolidation packages within the local regulatory and Sanofi Group calendar timeframes
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  Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS) and company procedures SAGA and GDOPS to ensure integrity of financial information
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  Facilitate various closing governance meetings
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  Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
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  Guides accounting team by coordinating activities and answering questions.
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  Contribute to Account Committee reviews and preparation
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  Highlight potential delays if any
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  Work with country Finance and the Auditors in audit planning
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  Substantiate with auditors the main restatements and ensure reconciliation of the accounts, discuss options
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  Coordination and administrative follow-up of issues identified during external and internal Audits
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  Collaborate with A2R Retained, other End to End processes (P2P, CI2C & HRS), tax & treasury departments and Country Finance to manage and address potential closing risks (pre/post close meetings)
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  Active participation in Sanofi global projects with close collaboration with Project team, Country Finance and other End to End processes (P2P, CI2C & HRS)
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  Implement successfully A2R Core Model for transitions to KL (inclusive of participation where required in CM presentation & IA workshops)
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  Align, promote and deliver as per Global A2R Vision, Mission incorporating all Sanofi\xe2\x80\x99s Play To Win (PTW) behaviors.

Compliance

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  Maintains strong internal controls by initiating change management to put in place all internal controls process as per A2R Core Model and ensuring compliance to SOX controls and local GAAP
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  Ensure SOX and Internal Control Framework compliance across activities, and partner with A2R General Ledger & Reporting Manager \xe2\x80\x93 Greater China and Country Finance to review, identify and address any gaps
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  Support external and internal audits by working closely with A2R General Ledger & Reporting Manager \xe2\x80\x93 Greater China and Country Finance
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  Ensure adequate follow up on issues identified during external and internal audit
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  Identify and mitigate issues on segregation of duties within team
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  Ensure proper internal control framework and prepare SOA documentation
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  Ensure SOP documentations are updated on timely basis to reflect latest process/tool/policy changes

Continuous Improvements

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  Partner with A2R General Ledger & Reporting Manager \xe2\x80\x93 Greater China in monitoring performance on a continuous basis against agreed SLAs and define corrective actions, where necessary
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  Motivate and support team members to identify and articulate improvement areas across processes and technology \xe2\x80\x93 including ERP and other tools and solutions
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  Support customer satisfaction initiatives, including regular assessment of service satisfaction across Country Finance and other stakeholders

About you
Key Requirements:
Essential Skills and Experience

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  5 years of relevant working experience in the Finance/Accounting sector/A2R/SSC.
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  Exposure to multinational or regional corporate business environments, or similar.
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  Working experience with SAP, specifically Fi/Co
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  Proficient in the use of applications in the MS-Office suite, including MS-Excel
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  Good English communication skills, both verbal and written.
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  Good Mandarin communication skills, both verbal and written.
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  Working experience in Account to Report

Essential Qualifications

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  Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree/Professional Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent

Desirable Skills and Experience

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  Working experience in a customer-facing and service-oriented corporate position.
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  Working experience in a Finance shared services environment, either captive (in-house) or in a BPO setting
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  Possess strong analytical skill
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  Good interpersonal and communication skills
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  Attention to detail

Sanofi Behaviors and Skills
This position is required to demonstrate behaviors such as Stretch, Put the interest of the organization, Act in the interest of our patients and customers and Take Action. During the interview we will also be asking for examples of skills such as Strategic Thinking, Result Orientation, People Leadership (if applicable), Relationship and Influence.

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