Head of Financial Reporting & Accounting

Job Description Summary

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!

As the primary point of contact for all Financial Reporting and Accounting (FRA) matters, you will apply IFRS principles in the preparation and analysis of financial statements, ensuring effective controls and high-quality reporting. You will lead month-end closing processes, provide guidance on technical accounting issues, and liaise with internal and external auditors. In addition, you will be responsible for delivering various financial services and projects, which may include designing, modifying, installing, and maintaining accounting systems to ensure accurate recognition of financial transactions.

Job Description

Your Key Responsibilities:

Your responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all FRA matters, ensuring delivery of agreed service levels and KPIs.

• Lead month-end close activities, including analysis, review, and validation of financial statements, and conduct cross-functional performance reviews.

• Drive conclusions on complex accounting issues, implement reporting projects and policies, and lead continuous process improvements across the accounting cycle.

• Ensure adherence to the Financial Control Manual (FCM) and oversee remediation activities identified through internal or external audits.

• Approve significant journal entries and account reconciliations to maintain accuracy and compliance.

• Review significant contracts for appropriate financial terms, technical accounting conclusions, and alignment with functional requirements.

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including auditors and senior finance leaders, ensuring timely communication and resolution of issues.

• Review and assess changes to employee benefit plans and accrual estimates for potential financial statement impacts, ensuring compliance and accuracy.

What you’ll bring to the role:

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Accounting or Finance; CPA or Chartered Accountant qualification strongly preferred.

• Advanced degree in Accounting or Finance is an advantage.

• Proficiency in Thai and English, with strong communication skills.

• Minimum of 8+ years of accounting experience, ideally in Big 4 public accounting, healthcare, or a large corporation with a shared services model.

• Demonstrated expertise in applying IFRS accounting practices and principles.

• Significant experience in financial accounting and reporting, auditing, and process engineering, with a proven track record of strong control focus and delivering change initiatives.

• In-depth knowledge of complex accounting topics such as revenue recognition, inventory, divestitures, and acquisitions.

• Strong technical skills, including enterprise systems knowledge (SAP), combined with critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities.

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

Compliance And Controls, Critical Thinking, Data Cleansing / Normalization, E2E Process View, Embracing Change, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, Interpersonal Savvy, Resilience, Tax