Summary
About the Role
Location: Montreal, #LI-Hybrid
Novartis is unable to offer relocation support for this role: please only apply if this location is accessible for you.
Major accountabilities:
Your responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Prepare and post monthly journal entries to ensure the proper recognition of revenue, with a main focus on accounting for revenue deductions
- Perform balance sheet account reconciliations for complex accounting topics (i.e. revenue deals, business development & licensing deals, leases, etc.) and ensure timely resolution and clean-up of overdue items identified
- Prepare month-end financial reporting schedules in accordance with IFRS and Novartis required standards
- Interact proactively with the finance team to ensure that appropriate accounting, financial reporting and settlement of revenue matters is accomplished
- Closely collaborate and provide support to the business on the accounting treatment of complex transactions to ensure accurate and complete financial information, including preparation of technical accounting position papers
- Provide support to the business for ad hoc requests related to accounting
Key performance indicators:
- Internal customer satisfaction with quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of financial analyses provided -Customer satisfaction of service delivery and process specific meaningful metrics in accordance with agreed SLAs.
Minimum Requirements:
- CPA Designation
- 2 - 4 years accounting experience
- Strong knowledge of accounting standards (IFRS) and their application
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work autonomously
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills
- Detail-oriented with an ability to work under tight deadlines
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint
- French and English mandatory (spoken and written)
Desirable:
- Experience with SAP, an asset
Skills:
- Financial Accounting and Reporting
- Analytical
- Detail-Oriented
- Quick Learner
- Critical Thinking.
- Continuous Operational Improvement
- Rapid Problem Solving
- Compliance and Controls
Languages :
- French and English mandatory (spoken and written)
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