Major Accountabilities:

• Understand Novartis Financial Controls Manual (NFCM) and SOX 404 requirements and ensure compliance with those requirements and US specific needs
• Conduct end-to-end process walkthroughs to gain deep understanding of process and identify controls
• Independently test effectiveness of NFCM controls
• In coordination with the control owner, ensure a timely reporting of control deficiencies to regional /global team members and agree on any necessary remediation actions.
• Liaison with key business partners, including Control Owners, CFO, FRA Head and Financial Controls & Compliance team
• Identify potential risks and opportunity for simplification, recommend controls or business operational improvements
• Raise awareness of risks in the organization
• Support Internal and external audits requirements as needed
• Deliver or support special US and Global projects including S4HANA Digital Landscape Transformation (LDC) and support evaluation of impacts on NFCM controls 

Requirements:

·       Bachelor’s degree or Equivalent 4-year degree required; degree subject area in Finance or Accounting preferred

·       Master’s degree in Finance/Accounting/Business a plus

·       CA/CPA/CIA certification preferred

·       5+ years of accounting, compliance, audit experience and Financial Controls & Compliance experience

·       Proven strong Project management experience – S4Hana deployment experience is a plus

·       Multi-national and/or multi-dimensional organization experience preferred

·       Strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence / motivate others under different geographies / cultural and hierarchy setting

·       IT audit experience and acumen is a plus

·       Pharmaceutical industry/manufacturing experience preferred

·       SAP or Shared services experience a plus

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams' representative of the patients and communities we serve.