Job Description

About the role

Location: Selangor, Malaysia #LI-Hybrid

About this role:

The purpose of this role is to provide expert advice to superiors for a sub-area within Finance Service Centers and related key activities; to ensure compliance with external and internal accounting reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt.
• Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Role Requirements

Essential 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 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.
• 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.

Why Novartis:
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people\'s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!
Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

You\'ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards

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Functional Area

Audit & Finance

Division

Finance

Business Unit

Global Finance

Employment Type

Regular

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Shift Work

No

Early Talent

No

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