R2R GL Team Lead

Novartis Malaysia; Selangor; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global health company in Malaysia is seeking a Finance Operations Specialist to drive financial reporting and team performance management. Key responsibilities include ensuring integrity in reporting processes, managing audit/compliance reports, and developing effective teams. Ideal candidates possess strong financial acumen, risk management skills, and a background in operations management. Join us in our mission to improve lives through innovative solutions and teamwork.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for professional growth

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in finance operations management and execution.
• Ability to lead and develop effective teams.
• Complementary skills in compliance and control management.

Responsibilities

• Ensure operational conversion of finance strategic goals.
• Supervise performance and development of FSC specialists.
• Manage audit and compliance reporting processes.

Skills

Building Effective Teams

Compliance And Controls

Continuous Process Improvement

Critical Thinking

Esg Data Management

Financial Accounting

Financial And Management Reporting

People Development

Process Optimization

Rapid Problem Solving

Job description

Overview

Summary The role supports the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. (typically very large to large revenue) and provides expert advice within a core FSC process/ area/ technology.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the operational conversion of the Finance strategic goals within a dedicated area of the business and supervise the performance and development of a small team of FSC specialists.
• Ensure 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.
• Support global project at global/region/country/division level.

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

Work Experience:

• Functional Breadth.
• People Leadership.
• Operations Management and Execution.

Skills

• Building Effective Teams.
• Compliance And Controls.
• Continuous Process Improvement.
• Critical Thinking.
• Esg Data Management.
• Financial Accounting.
• Financial And Management Reporting.
• People Development.
• Process Optimization.
• Rapid Problem Solving.

Languages

• English.

Why Novartis

Our purpose is to reimagine medicine to improve and extend people’s lives and our vision is to become the most valued and trusted medicines company in the world. How can we achieve this? With our people. It is our associates that drive us each day to reach our ambitions. Be a part of this mission and join us!

Learn more here: https://www.novartis.com/about/strategy/people-and-culture

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Why Novartis

Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together?

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