Senior FRA Specialist

Key Requirements:

• Ensure the operational conversion of the Finance strategic goals within a dedicated area of the business & supervise the performance and development of a small team of FRA specialists.
• Ensures the integrity, viability, and interoperability of financial reporting processes (Actuals, Budgets and Latest Estimates) and systems, including tax, inventory, corporate controls, and payment and purchasing data.
• Manage and operate the basic reporting processes for actuals and forecasts to agreed quality and fast close timeline.
• 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 bodies.
• Manage audit reporting processes and support compliance for various tax related reports (i.e.: VAT, corporate tax, employee tax); provide necessary data to internal and external authorities.
• Manage and automate the provision of routine information to local users from SAP and BW, and perform ‘super user’ responsibilities for Finance and Controlling modules in SAP.
• Supervise the development and maintenance of current reporting systems (SAP, BW, Excel); integrate other requirements and the changing needs of the organization so that processes to report actuals, budgets, latest estimates and mid-range plans are met cost effectively and responsively.
• Prepares ad-hoc and routine ‘accounting / management’ information and quality financial analysis in order to support global and organization’s requirements.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt
• Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Essential Requirements:

• 2–3 years of relevant GL experience was the hiring manager’s guideline. However, she emphasized that the actual depth of responsibility matters more than the job title, since a GL Specialist title can represent different levels of seniority across companies.
• Experience in a similar GL / reporting role, with exposure to accounting decisions and financial closing/reporting activities, is important.
• Finance or Accounting education is required.
• A Business Administration qualification (finance and accounting).

Desirable Requirements:

• Prior GL/R2R and reporting exposure; strong presentation and cross-functional stakeholder engagement skills;
• Adaptability, resilience, and a demonstrated openness to feedback and continuous learning.