Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the operational conversion of the Finance strategic goals within a dedicated area of the business & supervise the performance.

• 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.

• Handle 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.

• Handle audit reporting processes and support compliance for various tax related reports (i.e.: VAT, corporate tax, employee tax); provide vital data to internal and external authorities.

• 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, the latest estimates and mid-range plans are met efficiently and adaptively.

• Prepares ad-hoc and routine ‘accounting / management’ information and quality financial analysis in order to support global and organization’s requirements.

• Reporting of complaints / adverse events / special case scenarios related to Novartis products within 24 hours of receipt -Distribution of marketing samples (where applicable)

Key Requirements:

• Internal customer happiness with quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of financial analyses provided -Customer happiness of service delivery and process specific critical metrics in accordance with agreed SLAs

• Professional level of English and Dutch

• Experience with IFRS and local GAAP

•  University degree or equivalent experience in finance

• Proven track record to work optimally in a multi-national, matrix organization

Benefits and rewards: 

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