FRA Specialist

Job Description Summary

To provide expert advice to superiors for Financial Reporting & Accounting and manage the reporting and accounting requirements for the general ledger; to ensure compliance with external and internal accounting reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.

Job Description

Sandoz continues to go through an exciting and transformative period as a global leader and pioneering provider of sustainable Biosimilar and Generic medicines. As we continue down this new and ambitious path, unique opportunities will present themselves, both professionally and personally. Join us, the future is ours to shape!

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 FRA projects at country or BU level.
• Reporting of technical complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Sandoz products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

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

Experience: Proven background in operations management and financial execution.

Skills:

• Financial Accounting and Management Reporting

• Critical Thinking and Process Optimization

• Ability to Influence Stakeholders and Build Effective Teams

• Resource Allocation and Understanding Value Drivers

• Effective Communication and People Development

• Strong customer focus with ability to meet agreed SLAs and KPIs.

Languages: Proficiency in English (written and spoken).

What you’ll receive:

• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary

• 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

Why Sandoz?

Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!

With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients 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, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!

Join us!

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

Global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines, operating as an independent company spun off from Novartis. Based in Basel.

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