Closing & Reporting, Kuala Lumpur Hub, Senior Accountant

About the job

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The Account to Report (A2R) General Ledger & Reporting team is accountable for the processing of transactions related to accounting, closing & reporting of financial books. This role will support the Closing & Reporting Manager in ensuring the enforcement of accounting standards and reliability of the data collected from management, controllers, tax department and other end-to-end processes. Apart from that, this role will require active participation in driving A2R continuous improvement initiatives.

Core model Implementation

• Implement and ensure alignment with Business Operations core model

• Propose and support any project which aim to align to core model but also transform and automate our processes

• Embrace RPA mindset

Compliance

• Ensure SOX and Internal Control Framework compliance across activities, and support A2R Manager/Lead and Country Finance to identify and address any gaps

• Support external and internal audits by working closely with A2R Manager/Lead and Country Finance

• Ensure adequate follow up on issues identified during external and internal audit

Customers oriented / Collaboration and teamwork

• Knowing who are our customers, and prioritize cross collaboration across departments and within the team.

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

• Manage various month-end and year-end close process      

• Contribute to Sanofi Account Committee and Customer Board preparation and reviews

• Ensure SOP documentations are updated on timely basis to reflect latest process/tool/policy changes

• Analyze financial information and summarize financial status to CFO closing meetings

• Facilitate various closing governance meetings

• Recommends financial actions by analyzing accounting options.

• Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.

• Guides accounting team by coordinating activities and answering questions.

• Review of statutory financial statements and coordination of audit requests by working closely with project and business controllers

• Support the transition of Country A2R processes into Business Operations

• Active participation in Sanofi global projects with close collaboration with Project team, Country Finance and other End to End processes

• Support external and internal audits by working closely with A2R Manager/Lead and Country Finance.

Continuous improvement

• Support A2R Manager/Lead 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 to customer satisfaction initiatives, including regular assessment of service satisfaction across Country Finance and other stakeholders

About You

• Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent

• Working experiences in Finance/Accounting sector, particularly in a Finance shared services environment, either captive (in-house) or in a BPO setting

• Knowledge in SAP, specifically FI/CO, and well versed with IFRS and application of the standards in practice

• Possess strong analytical skill

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

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.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including health insurance, out-patient benefits along with a range of family friendly policies such as maternity, paternity, and solo parent leaves to name a few.