Financial Controls and Compliance Manager

Job Description Summary

-To support the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. (typically very large to large revenue) and provide expert advice within a core FRA process/ area/ technology.

Job Description

Sandoz is going through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. By creating a new and ambitious path, it will provide a unique opportunity for us all, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Perform operating effectiveness testing of financial controls
• Regular monitoring and oversight of the financial controls
• Close monitoring of the action items to ensure timely remediation
• Monitor and Report on Key Performance Indicators, analyze trends and provide insights on the overall controls and compliance to various local and global stakeholders
• Perform additional activities as per the requirements of the ICT methodology
• Participate in projects such as controls harmonization across multiple business units and divisions, identification of opportunities for continuous improvement etc.
• Co-ordination with external auditors, as required
• Co-ordination with internal auditors, as required.
• Participate in continuous improvement and automation projects, as required.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• Master’s degree required; degree area in Business, Accounting, Finance
• ACCA, ACA, CMA, CPA, CIA and/or CISA preferred
• 5 + years of accounting experience, OR external/internal audit, internal controls and/or compliance experience
• Multi-national and/or multi-dimensional organization experience preferred
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence / motivate others under different geographies / cultural and hierarchy setting
• SAP experience preferred
• Pharmaceutical industry/manufacturing experience a plus

What you’ll receive:

• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary
• Risk Life Insurance
• 5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labor Law requirement)
• Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus CZ in the amount of 12,000 CZK per year
• Meal vouchers in amount of 120 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)
• Multisport Card
• Premium Health Care Program

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, touched the lives of almost 500 million patients last year and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, state-of-the-art production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.

Our momentum and entrepreneurial spirit is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is encouraged!

The future is ours to shape!

#Sandoz

Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, Building Effective Teams, Critical Thinking, Effective Communications, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, People Development, Process Optimization, Resource Allocation, Understanding Value Drivers