Summary
Work closely with the Operations Centre and Financial Services Centre finance teams to drive daily process improvements by ensuring compliance with the NAM/TechOps accounting manual. Also provide insightful, value-added analysis and decision support to management and develop robust financial plans and detailed tracking processes. Support the site finance manager in analyzing site financial KPIs.
About the Role
Major accountabilities:
- Operate responsibly in project budgeting and manufacturing cost control.
- • Understand and implement Novartis accounting procedures and internal controls in a manner consistent with Japan, working with the global organization.
- • Build steady and strong relationships with both domestic and international stakeholders to provide high quality and timely services.
- • Ensure the integrity of data provided by the production team and provide value-added analysis.
- • Provide quality financial analysis that supports and appropriately manages the product costing process to improve
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Essential Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree or above (any major)
- At least five years' experience in cost control/management accounting in a manufacturing environment.
- Advanced business level English and fluent Japanese
- Must have a solid cultural awareness of corporate culture and be a team player.
Desirable Requirements:
- Experience in setting up a new plant finance team is desirable. (Any industry, size).
- Experience in management accounting in a pharmaceutical company is desirable.
- Level 2 or above in Japanese bookkeeping if preferable
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Division
Finance
Business Unit
Pharmaceuticals
Location
Japan
Site
Sasayama
Company / Legal Entity
JP99 (FCRS = JP005) Ciba-Geigy Ltd.
Functional Area
Audit & Finance
Job Type
Full time
Employment Type
Regular
Shift Work
No