Statutory Accounting and Controlling Manager

Viatris is a global healthcare company uniquely positioned to bridge the traditional divide between generics and brands, combining the best of both to more holistically address healthcare needs globally. With a mission to empower people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life, we provide access at scale, currently supplying high-quality medicines to approximately 1 billion patients around the world annually and touching all of life's moments, from birth to the end of life, acute conditions to chronic diseases.

We have been included on number of award lists that demonstrate the impact we are making.
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment. 

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world 

The Role & What You Will Be Doing 

This role is for a Statutory Accounting & Controlling Manager to join the Statutory Accounting and Controlling team.

The Statutory & Controlling team is established to manage the Statutory and Compliance Accounting of various legal entities. The team owns all monthly and annual reporting to Corporate as well as all local Statutory Accounting and Reporting. Included also are the Direct Taxation obligations of the entities as well as all financial related administration and business support.

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here’s how the Statutory Accounting & Controlling Manager role will make an impact:  

• To lead the team of assistant managers with the statutory accounting and controlling activities
• Provide support to the teams during the close process on accounting technical areas
• To manage the close for various legal entities under US GAAP for reporting to Corporate at each month end
• To organize and hold month-end closing calls to ensure the timely closing
• To resolve any issues which arise during the close, review the accounts in their entirety for accuracy prior to Group Reporting
• To provide support to the transaction GL team as required during the close on accounting technical areas (royalties, TPAs, intangibles etc). To also ensure the entire close (AR, AP etc) are completed in line with the reporting timetable
• To prepare and approve any balance sheet reconciliations under scope for the statutory and controlling team
• To prepare, review and present to local Finance teams BS review files for various legal entities under US GAAP
• To calculate, prepare review and approve various journal entries (payroll, tax, royalty, other accruals)
• To calculate, post, review and approve corporate income tax accrual
• To prepare and review statutory accounts under local GAAP along with all workings and notes to the accounts
• To prepare and review set of Financial Statements for entities within their scope
• To manage interim and year-end statutory audits from planning to completion
• To be the primary point of contact for external auditors and to ensure the audit for the entities is progressing with the GL, AR, AP and Indirect tax teams in the transactional GIS centres
• Work with internal auditors to ensure the entities are always in compliance with statutory regulations, SOX and relevant internal policies. Key point of contact for internal audits
• To produce and review company secretarial submissions where required
• To prepare and review all workings required for the Tax filings
• To manage tax audits for the entities within their scope
• To calculate tax package on a quarterly basis
• Participate in the process and systems standardization and automation initiatives
• Participate the business integration and integrated ERP implementation projects
• Manage 1 or 2 assistant managers (people management, goal setting, evaluation etc.)
• To manage stakeholder's queries and concerns

About Your Skills & Experience 

For this role, we’re looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences:  

•  Educated to a degree level and with a Professional Accountancy qualification.
• Fluency in English
• Minimum 8-10 years post qualification experience
• 2+ years of management experience
• Experience as an auditor or in full-scope accounting is required
• Knowledge of local GAAP and US GAAP is required
• Past experience in taking part of projects
• Confidence and ability to work on own initiative
• Strong IT skill set, with ability to analyse large data files and use SAP and Hyperion systems
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines managing multiple priorities
• A “can do” attitude is essential. Ability to adapt to change and to make changes to drive efficiencies in processes is very important
• Strong communication skills
• Tenacity and determination to ensure goals are achieved
• Advantages:
• Preferably Big 4 trained in Audit Department
• Knowledge of a third European language would be an advantage
• Prior people management experience is an advantage. Ability to work with multicultural teams.

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Why Viatris? 

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. You will also have the opportunity to access excellent career progression opportunities and work-life balance initiatives. 

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris 

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/Careers/Diversity-and-Inclusion  

Sustainability at Viatris 

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit https://www.viatris.com/en/about-us/corporate-responsibility  

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.