Controller

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve. This is hard, urgent, selfless work—but it’s work worth doing. If you’re driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us. 

Financial Reporting and Accounting

• Own accurate, timely US GAAP and local statutory financial statements, including GAAP-to-statutory reconciliations, corporate reporting requirements and regulatory submissions.

• Lead the month-, quarter- and year-end close, and govern journal vouchers, account reconciliations, capital assets and intercompany processes.

• Sign the quarterly sub-certification to corporate, supported by balance sheet, reserve and contingency (ASC 450) reviews.

• Ensure correct revenue recognition (ASC 606) across all channel models, and oversee inventory accounting, including provisions and cost variances.

• Act as subject matter expert on complex accounting, new standards and contract terms, including lease accounting (ASC 842) and clinical trial accruals.

Tax and Transfer Pricing

• Ensure all local taxes are accurately reported and paid on time and manage tax audits.

• Own tax and transfer pricing reporting, including BEPS, Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) reports, Local File and Country-by-Country Reporting inputs.

• Monitor affiliate operating margin against target, manage year-end transfer pricing true ups with Global Tax, and align customs valuation with transfer pricing.

Audit, Controls and Compliance

• Own the external financial statement, statutory, tax and regulatory audits as primary contact for auditors, and lead timely remediation of internal and external audit findings.

• Lead a strong control environment and tone at the top, owning the internal controls program (self-assessments, segregation of duties, access reviews, delegation of authority) and the annual fraud risk assessment.

• Provide financial review of healthcare professional and organization (HCP/HCO) spend, grants, donations and third-party payments with Ethics & Compliance, including transparency reporting.

• Support legal entity governance with Legal, including statutory filings, board resolutions, capital changes, and financial records retention and data privacy.

Treasury and Working Capital

• Ensure effective cash management and optimized working capital.

• Govern bank accounts, signatories and payment controls, including fraud prevention.

• Manage FX exposure and support cash repatriation, dividends and capital management with Treasury.

Business Partnering and Process Simplification

• Partner with the CFO and business leaders as a trusted advisor, communicating financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.

• Ensure financial readiness for product launches, and coordinate local, regional and corporate initiatives such as Business Development transactions, restructurings and ERP changes.

• Own affiliate P2P and General Accounting processes end to end, partnering with GBS and Global Process Owners to simplify and standardize them.

Digital Finance and AI Enablement

• Champion AI, automation and analytics across close, reporting and controls, identifying use cases and measuring the gains.

• Own the controls over AI-assisted work, including human review, audit trail and use of approved tools only, in line with privacy and information security policies.

• Move toward continuous control monitoring using analytics and assess the impact of local e-invoicing and digital tax changes on processes and controls.

Team Leadership

• Lead, engage and develop the finance team through coaching and feedback, with robust succession and business continuity planning.

• Build the team’s digital and responsible-AI capability, and a culture of simplification and prioritization.

• Provide technical training to GBS, hub and affiliate staff, and contribute to the global Controller community.

Qualifications

Required

·       Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or Commerce

·       Qualified CPA, CA or equivalent

·       Minimum 8 years of finance experience, including accounting practice or a multi-national company (Pharma industry preferred)

·       Minimum 3 years as a people manager

·       Professional knowledge of GAAP (US GAAP, IFRS and local statutory GAAP) and local tax requirements

·       SAP experience and advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel

·       Working fluency with generative AI tools (such as Claude and Copilot), with the judgment to validate outputs and recognize their limits

·       Business level of English, written and spoken

Preferred

·       Experience with SOX or equivalent internal control frameworks

·       Experience working with shared service centers (GBS) and Global Process Owners

·       Exposure to transfer pricing processes

·       Knowledge of pharma pricing, reimbursement and gross-to-net mechanics

·       Has delivered an automation or AI use case end to end, including control design (ITGCs, bot and AI governance)

Leadership and Interpersonal Competencies

·       Strong influencing and relationship-building skills across functions, levels and geographies

·       Achieves results through people; inspires and engages diverse teams

·       Manages pressure, ambiguity and conflicting demands with urgency and strong project management

·       Strong ownership, integrity, learning agility and commitment to compliance and continuous improvement

Lilly is dedicated to helping individuals with disabilities to actively engage in the workforce, ensuring equal opportunities when vying for positions. If you require accommodation to submit a resume for a position at Lilly, please complete the accommodation request form (https://careers.lilly.com/us/en/workplace-accommodation) for further assistance. Please note this is for individuals to request an accommodation as part of the application process and any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

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