Job Description Summary
-Provides key support that includes oversight on Record to Report activities within the Sandoz GCC. The candidate should have strong IFRS accounting and financial reporting background. R2R manager ensures compliance with financial reporting standards, financial and internal controls, fiscal requirements, high quality balance sheet and account reconciliations. The R2R Manager plays a key role ensuring systems, processes, documentation and proper reporting procedures are in place.Job Description
Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable biosimilar and generic medicines. As we move forward on this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will arise, both professionally and personally. Join us—the future is in our hands!
Major accountabilities:
- Supervise the day to day operations, performance and development of a small team of FRA Specialists.
- Collaborates in ensuring the integrity, viability, and interoperability of financial reporting processes and systems.
- Ensures that different deadlines for financial reporting, controls and related procedures are met.
- Provide financial accounting services and data in a timely and accurate manner, including fixed assets, cash activities and divestment activities; ensures appropriate information is provided to relevant individuals and external interested parties.
- Support internal and external audit and reporting processes and support compliance for various tax related reports (i.e.: VAT, corporate tax, employee tax).
- Supervise the development and maintenance of current reporting systems and tools (SAP, SURF, SPMR).
- Prepares on demand ‘accounting / management’ information and quality financial analysis in order to support global and organization’s requirements including Accounting Position Papers and Accounting Position Memos.
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:
Work Experience:
- Strong IFRS accounting background.
- Experience in financial reporting under IFRS
- Having worked for a listed company is a plus
- Operations Management and Execution.
Skills:
- 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
Languages:
- English
- Portuguese would be a plus but not a must
Why Sandoz?
Generic and biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global pharmaceutical industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million treatments to patients in over 100 countries in 2024. Through investments in new development capabilities, production facilities, acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients access high-quality, affordable medicines in a sustainable way. Our open and collaborative culture is powered by talented and ambitious colleagues in an agile and collegial environment with impactful, flexible, and hybrid careers—where diversity is welcomed and personal growth is supported.
Commitment To Diversity And Inclusion
We are committed to creating an exceptional and inclusive work environment and diverse teams that represent the patients and communities we serve.
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 DriversSkills Required
- Strong IFRS accounting background
- Experience in financial reporting under IFRS
- Operations management and execution experience
- Experience with SAP, SURF, SPMR reporting systems
- Experience supervising and developing a small finance team
- Experience working for a listed company
- Fluent English
- Portuguese language skills
Sandoz Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Sandoz and has not been reviewed or approved by Sandoz.
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Healthcare Strength — Health, dental, vision, and prescription coverage are consistently described as core components across U.S. roles and materials. Feedback suggests the medical offering is broad and a standard pillar of the package.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) plan with a company match described as generous is commonly included for U.S. roles. This savings support is positioned alongside other primary benefits as part of total rewards.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity eligibility is noted for many positions and a global all‑employee share program is being introduced from 2026. These elements add upside beyond base salary and annual bonus.
Sandoz Insights
What We Do
Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance. We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.
