FRA Technical Accounting Expert

Novartis AG; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading multinational healthcare company is seeking a financial specialist to manage IFRS compliance, support M&A activities, and provide accounting guidance. This role requires a degree in accounting, relevant professional qualifications, and experience in a multinational environment. Benefits include a pension contribution match, generous holiday, and employee welfare programs.

Benefits

Monthly pension contribution matching

Risk Life Insurance

5-week holiday per year

Cafeteria employee benefit program

Meal vouchers

Qualifications

• Relevant years of experience in Big4 Audit company.
• Post qualification experience in a blue-chip multinational environment.
• Experience in business development and M&A.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Novartis Accounting Standards Implementation Group meetings.
• Support impairment reviews and manage accounting position papers.
• Collaborate on Financial Reporting AI solutions.

Skills

Accounting guidance

Financial due diligence

IFRS compliance

Analytical skills

Education

University degree in accounting

Professional qualification (CA, CPA, ACA, ACCA)

Job description

Role is to report to the Head FRA Technical Accounting (TA) with IFRS compliance, BD&L and M&A deal reviews, and financial due diligence. Support intangible asset impairment reviews. Maintain the Novartis Accounting Manual, and act as the TA FRA Digital AI SPOC.

Responsibilities

• Accounting Guidance and Novartis Accounting Manual (NAM): Manage the Novartis Accounting Standards Implementation Group (ASIG) meetings timely reflecting outcomes in the NAM, also ensuring that it is current with IFRS. Update reporting forms and reporting line definitions per Financial Consolidation Reporting System (FCRS) updates. Support NAM upgrades / transition to new platform.
• Supporting impairment reviews including responsibility for goodwill impairment test (critical review of data provided by other functions, challenging assumptions, meeting with business partners, preparation of supporting documentation, coordination of review of associated asset/s with other functions and our external auditors and following up on any review issues)
• Oversee accounting position papers library (APPL); Collaborate with Digital FRA team on Financial Reporting AI solutions with responsibility for Technical Accounting input to the solutions
• Manage content for, and delivery of monthly FRA Global Reporting and Accounting calls with 150+ finance participants.
• Provide technical accounting support, review BD&L and M&A deals, and maintain communication with internal and external stakeholders as appropriate.
• Proactively simplify processes where possible
• Handle ad hoc projects including as part of the team implementing new International Financial Reporting Standards

Qualifications

• University degree, preferably in accounting together with professional qualification - CA, CPA, ACA, ACCA.
• Relevant years of experience working in Big4 Audit company
• Post qualification experience in a blue-chip multinational environment
• Experience in business development and licensing and M&A deal
• Working with internal controls in a SOX environment

Benefits

• Monthly pension contribution matching your individual contribution up to 3% of your gross monthly base salary
• Risk Life Insurance (full cost covered by Novartis)
• 5-week holiday per year (1 week above Labour Law requirement)
• 4 paid sick days per calendar year
• Cafeteria employee benefit program - Benefit Plus Cafeteria 17,500 CZK per year
• Meal vouchers 105 CZK for each working day
• Car Allowance; MultiSport Card; Employee Share Purchase Plan