Senior Financial Reporting and Accounting Specialist GL

Job Description Summary

Role of FRA Senior Specialist is to provide expert advice on Financial Reporting & Accounting and manage the reporting and accounting requirements for the general ledger; to ensure compliance with external and internal accounting reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner

Job Description

Your key responsibilities:

• Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Provide timely, proactive support on the general ledger

• 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 FRA projects at country or BU level.

• Work with direct managers to support financial activities, decision making and general projects.

What you’ll bring to the role:

• Relevant years of financial experience, with in-depth functional expertise

• University level degree in Business Administration/ Economics/Finance or Chartered Accountant 

• English required (written and spoken)

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-national organization

• SAP knowledge

Desirable requirements:

• Good people skills, leadership exposure

• Strong communication, time-managing and organizing skills

You’ll receive: 
Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary; Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis); 5-week holiday per year; (1 week above the Labour Law requirement) ; 4 paid sick days within one calendar year in case of absence due to sickness without a medical sickness report; Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus in the amount of 12,500 CZK per year; Meal vouchers in amount of 105 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company); Public Transportation allowance; MultiSport Card. Find out more about Novartis Business Services: https://www.novartis.cz/ 

Accessibility and accommodation:

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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