Senior FRA Specialist

Job Description Summary

To support the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. (typically very large to large revenue) and provide expert advice within a core FRA process/ area/ technology.

Job Description

Your Key Responsibilities:  

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• 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.

What you’ll bring to the role:  

Essential Requirements:  

• Experience in General Ledger (GL) accounting and inventory accounting.

• Knowledge of financial accounting principles and reporting requirements.

• Experience with financial and management reporting.

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.

• Ability to influence and engage key stakeholders across the organization.

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

• Experience in process optimization and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Experience in SAP and Navision

• Fluency in English language

What you’ll receive:

• Risk Life Insurance

• 5-week holiday per year (1 week above the Labor Law requirement)

• Cafeteria employee benefit program – choice of benefits from Benefit Plus CZ in the amount of 12,000 CZK per year

• Meal vouchers in amount of 120 CZK for each working day (full tax covered by company)

• Multisport Card

• Premium Health Care Program

• Transportation allowance

Why Sandoz? 

Sandoz is the global leader in Biosimilar and Generic medicines, a segment of the healthcare industry that delivers 80% of the world’s medicines at 30% of the cost, touching the lives of more than 1 billion people across 100+ countries! While we are proud of our achievements, we have an ambition to do more so that everyone can achieve the basic human right of good health. 

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help even more people gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.  

Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills, experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful careers, where diversity of thought is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!  

  

Join us, help us make healthcare fairer and faster.  

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion  

We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. 

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Skills Desired

Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders, Building Effective Teams, Critical Thinking, Effective Communications, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, People Development, Process Optimization, Resource Allocation, Understanding Value Drivers