Summary

The Manager, Financial Reporting & Accounting (FRA) Integrations will be supporting the FRA function within a very large country across divisions or lead a core FRA service line or process globally or for a very large region and will support the end-to-end service delivery to all Novartis divisions. Responsibilities will include supporting the integration of bolt-on acquisitions. Responsible for delivering efficient integration of acquisitions with consideration to people, processes, and systems. Delivering value to the business through integration readiness assessments for financial processes and systems, developing integration strategies in collaboration with cross functional areas, participate in due diligence, and post-close integration management. Will also support the financial reporting life cycle of major product divestments from deal due diligence support to post deal Transition Distribution Services Agreement (TDSA) period.

• Manage the execution of regional / global accounting strategies and standards for own part of the organization & oversee the management and development of teams of experienced FRA professionals.
• Manage the development and implementation of financial reporting processes and systems across the Region, including tax, inventory, corporate-control, payment and purchasing data and manage large-scale business process change initiatives.
• Ensure compliance of daily accounting procedures, develop and support standardized reporting processes and present focused analysis of financial information (monthly, quarterly and annual data) in accordance with business needs.
• Manage the correct and timely implementation of Financial, Reporting and Accounting processes, standards and policies (i.e.: Tax policies, Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act and Novartis Financial Control Manual (NFCM)) and ensure adherence / compliance thereof.
• Participate in merger and acquisition transactions in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders including Global Integration and Separations Organization.
• Manage the integration activities across all FRA domains and with the respective BPA and business process owner involvement (Commercial, Managed Markets Finance, Novartis Tech Ops, Legal, Research & Development, etc.).
• Develop and execute on business continuity plans with consideration to people, process and (acquired company) systems.
• Manage the mapping of acquired company Trial Balances to FCRS (financial reporting system) and secure ability to report per Group FRA requirements.
• Assess controls landscape and identify any gaps in collaboration with Financial Controls & Compliance to ensure relevant NFCM controls are identified and in place to mitigate any risks.
• Support the medium/ large systems-implementation or performance-improvement initiatives necessary to enable integrations. Accelerate the pace by anticipating problems, rapidly solving them and constantly driving the decision-making process.

• Bachelor's degree required; degree subject area in Accounting or advanced degree in Accounting and/or Finance is preferred
• Minimum 5 years of experience required (6+ years preferred) at a major company or division of a large corporation in relevant accounting, reporting or finance roles
• Demonstrated ability to apply International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) accounting practices
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Strong systems (i.e. SAP, NetSuite, QuickBooks, Coupa, Prendio) and process skills

• CPA strongly preferred
• Big 4 audit experience