Job ID
REQ-10054010
Date: Jun 12, 2025
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Summary
The Accounting Manager plays a crucial role in Financial Reporting and Accounting for various Novartis legal entities based in Switzerland, focusing primarily on Statutory Accounting (Swiss GAAP) and monthly financial reporting (FCRS). This position serves as a key resource for statutory accounting and collaborates closely with the NOCC and FRA R2R Swiss teams, Group/Swiss Tax, and business units to ensure accurate statutory accounting treatments and year-end statements.
In addition, the Accounting Manager will design, automate, and implement processes related to US tariffs documentation requirements for Finance, ensuring comprehensive service delivery. This role guarantees the quality and effectiveness of these processes to maintain proper systems, documentation, compliance, and reporting.
Responsibilities
- Ensure complete and accurate accounting during the monthly close process and general ledger accounting activities throughout the month.
- Provide input to the accounting of complex transactions, including documentation in Accounting Position Papers (APPs).
- Offer functional guidance from an accounting perspective for business transactions, proactively interacting within FRA/NOC and Divisions to ensure accurate accounting and financial reporting.
- Deliver high-quality and timely monthly (FCRS) reporting and prepare statutory reports promptly.
- Manage and execute strategies for the US tariff project while ensuring operational oversight to provide services at expected levels and address exceptions with a clear customer focus.
- Communicate effectively with stakeholders, offering regular updates on project status and addressing any arising issues.
- Lead and manage project teams to ensure successful project delivery; develop and implement project plans, including timelines, budgets, and resource allocation.
- Ensure all processes, policies, and procedures are clearly defined and fully documented.
- Ensure compliance with the Novartis Accounting Manual (NAM), Novartis Financial Controls Manual (NFCM), and regulatory requirements, defining and documenting processes in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
- Drive and monitor improvements to sustain a highly effective accounting and reporting process, realizing cost reduction opportunities while harmonizing and standardizing processes.
- Contribute to Global initiatives, such as the Global SAP S/HANA implementation Lean Digital Core (LDC).
Minimum Requirements
- University degree in Business Administration, Economics, Finance, or Chartered Accountant.
- Preferred: Swiss Certified Public Accountant or Swiss Expert in Financial and Managerial Accounting and Reporting.
- Overall relevant work experience of 5-8 years, with strong technical competence in Audit and Financial Reporting & Accounting, including a minimum of 3 years in Big 4 and/or Public Accounting.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multinational organization.
- Experience managing projects that drive performance improvements.
- Knowledge of IFRS and Swiss Statutory reporting.
- Proficient in SAP.
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Application Process
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Division
Finance
Business Unit
CTS
Location
Switzerland
Site
Basel (City)
Company / Legal Entity
C028 (FCRS = CH028) Novartis Pharma AG
Functional Area
Audit & Finance
Job Type
Full-time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No
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