Accountant

Job description / Role

Job Purpose
Accountant is responsible for NOTC accounting issues including: the primary point of contact for the Egypt & NE team, technical accounting, month-end closings, financial reporting, NFCM (SOX) compliance.

Major Accountabilities
• Maintain proper documentation in line with NFCM guidelines
• Execution of all cash discount, free goods & incentive claims received from each distributor
• Review accruals sheet with fully supporting documents received from Purchasing Dep.(Egypt)
• Execution of all closing entries (accruals, prepayments & sales deduction accrual)
• Execution of the monthly payroll reconciliation between the system run and gen-eral ledger
• Execution of the monthly submission of NPMR for Inventory & Income state-ment on actual figures.
• Ensure the alignment of the financial statement figures with pharma before sub-mission.
• Execution of the monthly submission of the FCRS financial statements on actual figures.
• Execution of the monthly balance sheet accounts reconciliations.
• Review Accruals sheet with fully supporting documents received from Purchasing Dep. (Export Markets).
• Review Personnel Cost (Export for NE, MAG, and Morocco & FWA) received From HR Dep.
• Execution of the monthly accruals (Salaries, M&S and A&P) for export markets.
• Review the draft P&L for export markets and ask Nyon for any adjustment needed before sign off.
• Participate in the NFCM (SOX) testing process.
• Review the weekly petty cash reimbursement entries and monthly physical count.
• Responsible for the stock in trade analysis for Egypt & Export Markets.
• Responsible for any further analysis required from the FRA head or CFO.
• Responsible for Etravel FRA role.

Key Performance Indicators
• Provide accurate accounting and reporting to Business financials results
• Accurate general ledger reporting to agreed timelines

Requirements

5 + years of accounting/finance experience. Also, a BA/BS degree, as well as excellent analysis skills, and the ability to collaborate with a multi-department team. Also helpful to have experience manipulating large databases.

About the Company

Novartis UK is the UK affiliate of Swiss-based Novartis AG – one of the largest and most widely respected healthcare companies in the world.

In the UK Novartis employs over 3,000 people across eight sites, including Novartis UK headquarters in Frimley, Surrey. These sites are responsible for research, development, sales, marketing and manufacturing of products used in the UK and worldwide.

Our portfolio focuses on healthcare sectors that are growing rapidly, reward innovation, and enhance the lives of patients. Novartis is the only company with leading positions in each of these key areas:

Pharmaceuticals: innovative patent-protected prescription medicines Alcon: eye care with surgical, ophthalmology and consumer products Sandoz: affordable, high-quality generic medicines and biosimilars Over-the-Counter (OTC): self-medication products that do not require a prescription Vaccines and Diagnostics: vaccines to protect against life-threatening diseases Animal Health: new and better ways to prevent and treat diseases in animals

Our strategy is to provide healthcare solutions that address the evolving needs of patients and societies worldwide.