This is a temporary contractor opportunity at Novartis

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The Financial Controls & Compliance Specialist will be responsible for supporting the Financial Controls & Compliance Manager in ensuring compliance with Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, Financial Controls Manual (FCM) and SOX 404 requirements.
To support the business within a country with complex analysis, reporting, forecasts etc. (typically very large to large revenue) and provide expert advice within a core FRA process/ area/ technology. This role is critical to establish compliance environment in the units.

Your Responsibilities:
• Ensure compliance with the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting, Financial Controls Manual (FCM) and SOX 404 requirements
• Support SOX 404 attestation processes
• Understand business processes; review process documentation and have a good understanding of key risks and mitigating controls.
• Ensure understanding of the standard processes and controls related requirements, Internal & external audits.
• Provide deliverables according to NFCM schedule on establishing and maintaining an adequate control environment.
• Report on the adequacy of financial controls, including documentation, testing and remediation and track status in case of remediation / gaps.
• Recommend and support implementation of control improvements where needed.
• Assess change impacts, including new technologies, business processes changes and whether control changes are needed.
• Support implementation of controls in front of changes in the organization, understand risk involved to ensure proper controls are in place.
• Liaise with partners regarding financial controls and compliance related matters.

What you’ll bring to the role:
• University Degree in Economics or Business Administration (or equivalent), specializing in Finance/Accounting/Auditing
• At least 5 years’ experience in compliance, internal and/or external audit (preferable Big 4 audit firm) focusing on finance audits, SOX audits and compliance
• English (written and spoken)
• German (preferable)
• SAP ERP knowledge
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to influence
• High integrity
• Independent and ability to challenge status quo
• Operational Decision Making – possess strong decision-making skills.
• Highly customer oriented
• Team player

Workload: 40 hours/week
Role type: 2 days per week home office. 3 days on site. 5 days on site preferred.

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

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion / EEO: Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

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Accommodation: If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Magnit at directsourceproteam@prounlimited.com