About the Job
The A2R Asset & Treasury Management Senior Accountant is accountable for the processing of transactions related to Asset & Treasury Management – booking, reconciliation, and reporting.
This role will support the A2R Asset & Treasury Management lead in ensuring the enforcement of accounting standards and reliability of the data collected from management, controllers, tax department and technical E2E processes. Apart from that, this role will require active participation in driving A2R continuous improvement initiatives and support on all kinds of queries from stakeholders related to Asset and Treasury Accounting
Key Responsibilities:
Active participation in the transition of Country A2R processes into SBS, including work shadowing and Standard Operation Procedure (SOP) documentation preparations including implementing SAP AA module & SAP Bank Automation.
Support team members throughout on-boarding, knowledge transfer and training in A2R to-be processes and technology/tools and active contribution to ensure operational readiness by Go-Live date.
Implement successfully A2R Core Model for transitions to KL (inclusive of participation where required in CM presentation & IA workshops).
Operations:
Deliver quality reporting of legal statutory accounts and consolidation packages within the local regulatory and Sanofi Group calendar timeframes.
Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS) and company procedures to ensure integrity of financial information.
Collaborate with other End to End teams (P2P and Ci2C), tax & treasury departments and Country Finance to manage and address potential closing risks.
Respond to and resolve enquiries from Country Finance/Internal and External customers.
Support A2R Asset & Treasury Management Lead in CFO closing meetings by providing detailed analysis and/or explanation of material changes.
General duties include ensuring correct booking of assets, depreciations and banking transactions.
Contribute to Sanofi Account Committee and other business meetings preparation and reviews.
Ensure SOP documentations are updated on timely basis to reflect latest process/tool/policy changes.
Propose and support projects which aim to transformation and automation Asset/Lease accounting processing.
To build future COE for Asset & Treasury Management team.
Compliance:
Ensure SOX and Internal Control Framework compliance across activities, and support Asset & Treasury Management Lead and Country Finance to identify and address any gaps.
Support external and internal audits by working closely with Asset & Treasury Management Lead and Country Finance.
Ensure adequate follow up on issues identified during external and internal audit.
Adhere to segregation of duties defined by management.
Continuous Improvements:
Support Asset & Treasury Management Lead and Closing and Reporting team 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.
Contribute ideas in customer satisfaction initiatives, including regular assessment of service satisfaction across Country Finance and other stakeholders.
Embrace RPA mindset.
About You
Minimum a Bachelor’s Degree / Post Graduate Diploma / Professional Degree in Accounting / Finance / Business or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years of relevant working experience and operational understanding in Finance / Accounting sector specializing in asset accounting.
Good English & Mandarin communication skills, both verbal and written.
Experience in Account-to-Reporting activities with cross functional knowledge, preferably in shared services and/or BPO.
Working experience with SAP, specifically FICO.
Proficient in the use of applications in the MS-Office suite, including MS-Excel.
Good knowledge on IFRS.
Working experience in a customer-facing and service-oriented corporate position.
Why Choose Us?
Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.
Collaborate in a dynamic, fast-paced environment focused on continuous learning and professional development.
Drive process improvement and innovation in partnership with a motivated and supportive team.
Pursue progress, discover extraordinary
Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.
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