R2r Specialist

**Summary**:

- To provide expert advice to superiors for a sub-area within FSC and related key activities; to ensure compliance with external and internal accounting reporting requirements in a timely and accurate manner.

**About the Role**:
**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 reporting information in the general ledger including Financial Consolidation and Reporting System (FCRS) and Novartis Product Margin Reporting (NPMR).
- 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 (FCRS and NPMR) 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, inventory and general ledger.
- Contribute to key projects at country or BU level.
- 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**:

- University level degree Finance/Accounting or any related field.
- Fluent in English both written and spoken, excellent communication skills. Other languages are a plus.
- At least 6 years of relevant experience, with good functional exposure to finance processes (R2R, Financial Compliance and Control, Management Reporting, Technical Accounting). Previous experience within financial shared service centers is desirable.
- Conceptual thinking and ability to align specific functional requirements with the overall finance strategy.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-national organization.
- Previous experience working in projects to drive performance improvements with good track of stakeholder management skills.

**Skills Desired**

Adaptability, Compliance and Controls, Continual Improvement Process, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, Financial Accounting, Financial and Management Reporting, Group Problem Solving, Resilience Training, Taxes

**Why Novartis**:
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Division

Finance

Business Unit

CTS

Location

Malaysia

Site

Selangor

Company / Legal Entity

MY01 (FCRS = MY001) Novartis Corporation (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (19710100054)

Functional Area

Audit & Finance

Job Type

Full time

Employment Type

Regular

Shift Work

No