Tax and Transfer Pricing
Ensure all local taxes are accurately reported and paid on time and manage tax audits.
Own tax and transfer pricing reporting, including BEPS, Advance Pricing Agreement (APA) reports, Local File and Country-by-Country Reporting inputs.
Monitor affiliate operating margin against target, manage year-end transfer pricing true ups with Global Tax, and align customs valuation with transfer pricing.
Audit, Controls and Compliance
Own the external financial statement, statutory, tax and regulatory audits as primary contact for auditors, and lead timely remediation of internal and external audit findings.
Lead a strong control environment and tone at the top, owning the internal controls program (self-assessments, segregation of duties, access reviews, delegation of authority) and the annual fraud risk assessment.
Provide financial review of healthcare professional and organization (HCP/HCO) spend, grants, donations and third-party payments with Ethics & Compliance, including transparency reporting.
Support legal entity governance with Legal, including statutory filings, board resolutions, capital changes, and financial records retention and data privacy.
Treasury and Working Capital
Ensure effective cash management and optimized working capital.
Govern bank accounts, signatories and payment controls, including fraud prevention.
Manage FX exposure and support cash repatriation, dividends and capital management with Treasury.
Business Partnering and Process Simplification
Partner with the CFO and business leaders as a trusted advisor, communicating financial information clearly to non-finance stakeholders.
Ensure financial readiness for product launches, and coordinate local, regional and corporate initiatives such as Business Development transactions, restructurings and ERP changes.
Own affiliate P2P and General Accounting processes end to end, partnering with GBS and Global Process Owners to simplify and standardize them.
Digital Finance and AI Enablement
Champion AI, automation and analytics across close, reporting and controls, identifying use cases and measuring the gains.
Own the controls over AI-assisted work, including human review, audit trail and use of approved tools only, in line with privacy and information security policies.
Move toward continuous control monitoring using analytics and assess the impact of local e-invoicing and digital tax changes on processes and controls.
Team Leadership
Lead, engage and develop the finance team through coaching and feedback, with robust succession and business continuity planning.
Build the team’s digital and responsible-AI capability, and a culture of simplification and prioritization.
Provide technical training to GBS, hub and affiliate staff, and contribute to the global Controller community.
Qualifications
Required
Degree in Accounting, Finance, Business or Commerce
Qualified CPA, CA or equivalent
Minimum 8 years of finance experience, including accounting practice or a multi-national company (Pharma industry preferred)
Minimum 3 years as a people manager
Professional knowledge of GAAP (US GAAP, IFRS and local statutory GAAP) and local tax requirements
SAP experience and advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel
Working fluency with generative AI tools (such as Claude and Copilot), with the judgment to validate outputs and recognize their limits
Business level of English, written and spoken
Preferred
Experience with SOX or equivalent internal control frameworks
Experience working with shared service centers (GBS) and Global Process Owners
Exposure to transfer pricing processes
Knowledge of pharma pricing, reimbursement and gross-to-net mechanics
Has delivered an automation or AI use case end to end, including control design (ITGCs, bot and AI governance)
Leadership and Interpersonal Competencies
Strong influencing and relationship-building skills across functions, levels and geographies
Achieves results through people; inspires and engages diverse teams
Manages pressure, ambiguity and conflicting demands with urgency and strong project management
Strong ownership, integrity, learning agility and commitment to compliance and continuous improvement
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