Global Senior Manager Technical Accounting

Job Description Summary

Responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of Technical Accounting globally in co-ordination with the Lead Technical Accounting Global function, with the goal of delivering robust technical expertise to decision making and transactional planning and reporting.

Job Description

• Providing Technical Accounting direction across the full Sandoz organization (including commercial and non-commercial operations), in the planning and reporting of local BD&L and other transactions, accounting for strategic projects, and other complex / significant accounting matters

• Ensure that transactions are appropriately documented in accordance with the Sandoz Accounting Manual

• Ensuring global compliance with IFRS and the Sandoz Accounting Manual

• Drive the upskilling of the broader finance community through design and delivery of training, and fostering relevant technical accounting knowledge sharing across the whole organization

• Responsible for communicating and coordinating Technical Accounting matters both internally within FRA and with external auditors

• Ensuring that the Sandoz Accounting Manual is updated for changes and is at all times fully IFRS compliant

• Assist in the preparation of the Annual Report

• Work on special projects (including BD&L and M&A transactions) and support as needed

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• University degree, preferably in Accounting

• 2-4 years of experience in resolving and documenting technical accounting matters under IFRS

• Strong technical accounting skills

• Highly professional behaviour and good communication skills

• Ability to extract and communicate key concepts from complex situation

• Analytical and conceptual thinking

• Critical questioning and application of learning to new situations

• Ability to build trust and strong cross-functional relationships

• Fluent English

What you’ll receive:

• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary

• Car allowance

• 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!

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.

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Skills Desired

Compliance And Controls, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, E2E Process View, Embracing Change, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, Interpersonal Savvy, Resilience, Tax