A2R Closing & Reporting Accounting Analyst (Senior)

Senior Analyst Closing Reporting

About the job

Our Team:

• The Account to Report (A2R) Closing & Reporting team is accountable for the processing of transactions related to accounting and closing & reporting of financial books. This role will support the A2R Closing & Reporting Lead in ensuring the enforcement of accounting standards and reliability of the data collected from management, controllers, tax department and other end-to-end processes. Apart from that, this role will require active participation in driving A2R continuous improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

Core model Implementation.

• Implement and ensure alignment with core model.
• Propose and support any project which aims to align to core model but also transform and automate our processes.
• Embrace RPA mindset.

Operations

• Deliver quality reporting of legal statutory accounts for Local GAAP and IFRS.
• Execution of GL end to end activities.
• Perform Monthly and Quarterly Balance Sheet Reconciliation.
• Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS) and company procedures to ensure integrity of financial information.
• Collaborate with A2R Retained, other End to End processes (P2P, OTC and PS), tax & treasury departments and Country Finance, Finance Operation (FO) to manage and address potential closing risks (pre/post close meetings).
• Respond to and resolve enquiries from Country Finance/Internal and External customers.
• Ensure SOP documentations are updated on a timely basis to reflect latest process/tool/policy changes.
• Active participation in Sanofi global projects with close collaboration with Project team, Country Finance, FO and other End to End processes (P2P, OTC and PS).
• Align, promote and deliver as per Global A2R Vision, Mission incorporating all Sanofi’s Play To Win (PTW) behaviours.

Compliance

• Ensure SOX and Internal Control Framework compliance across activities, and support A2R Closing & Reporting Lead and Country Finance to review, identify and address any gaps.
• Support external and internal audits by working closely with A2R Closing & Reporting Lead and Country Finance.
• Ensure adequate follow up on issues identified during external and internal audit.
• Continuous Improvements.
• Support A2R Closing & Reporting Lead in monitoring performance on a continuous basis against agreed SLAs and define corrective actions, where necessary.
• Identify and articulate improvement areas across processes and technology – including ERP and other tools and solutions.
• Support customer satisfaction initiatives, including regular assessment of service satisfaction across Country Finance and other stakeholders.

Key Requirements:

• Essential Skills and Experience
• Fresh Graduate or those with minimum 1 year of relevant working experience in the Finance/Accounting sector/A2R /SSC will be added advantage.
• Exposure to multinational or regional corporate business environments, or similar.
• Working experience with SAP, specifically Fi/Co.
• Proficient in the use of applications in the MS-Office suite, including MS-Excel.
• Good English communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Accounting standards: main country of the region and IFRS.
• Attention to detail.
• Essential Qualifications
• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree/Professional Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent.
• Desirable Skills and Experience
• Working experience in a customer-facing and service-oriented corporate position.
• Working experience in a Finance shared services environment, either Hub (in-house) or in a BPO setting.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Possess strong analytical skills.