Summary
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Work with direct managers to support financial activities, decision making and general projects.
- Provide timely, proactive support on the general ledger.
- Maintain accurate and timely fixed asset information in the fixed asset register including assets under construction and depreciation calculations.
- 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 key projects at country or BU level.
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:
- Bachelor's degree or higher# 4 + years accounting experience, with in-depth functional & process expertise in P2P / AP / T&E Process
- Proficient in Arabic and English language as this role will require constant communication and dealings with our business users, stakeholders and counterparts in Middle East region and Country.
- Proven ability to work efficiently in a multi-national, matrix organization P2P / R2P/ AP / T&E expertise
- Moderate to Advanced Expertise in P2P and T&E SAP processes and# T-Codes.
- Exposure to projects and continuous improvement initiatives
- Analytical mindset and ability to understand situations, interdependencies and challenges in a holistic way.
- Experience in collaborating remote 3rd party supplier relationships. Previous Experience with Reporting and Analysis – Minimum intermediate Excel skills
Skills:
- Financial Planning, Forecasting and Benchmarking (P&L/Balance Sheet/.
- Compliant Financial and Technical Accounting.
- High Integrity Financial Compliance and Control.
- High Quality Financial and Management Reporting.
Languages:
- English, Arabic.
Why Novartis:
Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!
Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture
You’ll receive: You can find everything you need to know about our benefits and rewards in the Novartis Life Handbook. https://www.novartis.com/careers/benefits-rewards
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