A2R Closing and Reporting Senior Analyst - Greater China
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Job title: A2R Closing and Reporting Senior Analyst – Greater China
Location: Petaling Jaya
About the job
Our Hubs are a crucial part of how we innovate, improving performance across every Sanofi department and providing a springboard for the amazing work we do. Build a career and you can be part of transforming our business while helping to change millions of lives. Ready? As a A2R Closing and Reporting Senior Analyst – Greater China you’ll will support the A2R Closing and Reporting Lead 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.
Main responsibilities:
Core model Implementation
- Implement and ensure alignment with core model
- Propose and support any project which aim to align to core model but also transform and automate our processes
- Embrace RPA mindset
Operations
- Ensure quality reporting of legal statutory accounts and consolidation packages within the local regulatory and Sanofi Group calendar timeframes
- Monitor compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS) and company procedures SAGA and GDOPS to ensure integrity of financial information
- Active participation in various closing governance meetings
- Maintains accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.
- Highlight potential delays if any
- Support A2R Closing and Reporting Lead /Senior Accountant in CFO closing meetings by providing detailed analysis and/or explanation of material changes.
- Contribute to Sanofi Account Committee and Customer Board preparation and reviews
- Collaborate with A2R Retained, other End to End processes (P2P, OTC and PS), tax & treasury departments and Country Finance, Finance Operation (FO) to manage and address potential closing risks (pre/post close meetings)
- Active participation in Sanofi global projects with close collaboration with Project team, Country Finance, FO and other End to End processes (P2P, OTC and PS)
- Implement successfully A2R Core Model for transitions to KL (inclusive of participation where required in CM presentation & IA workshops)
- Align, promote and deliver as per Global A2R Vision, Mission incorporating all Sanofi’s Play To Win (PTW) behaviors.
Compliance
- Maintains strong internal controls by initiating change management to put in place all internal controls process as per A2R Core Model and ensuring compliance to SOX controls and local GAAP
- Ensure SOX and Internal Control Framework compliance across activities, and partner with A2R Closing & Reporting Lead and Country Finance to review, identify and address any gaps.
- Support external and internal audits by working closely with A2R Closing & Reporting Lead and Country Finance
- Ensure adequate follow up on issues identified during external and internal audit
- Ensure proper internal control framework and prepare SOA documentation
- Ensure SOP documentations are updated on timely basis to reflect latest process/tool/policy changes
Continuous Improvements
- Partner with A2R Closing & Reporting 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
- Support customer satisfaction initiatives, including regular assessment of service satisfaction across Country Finance and other stakeholders
About you
Key Requirements:
Essential Skills and Experience
- Minimum 3 years of relevant working experience in the Finance/Accounting sector/A2R /SSC
- Exposure to multinational or regional corporate business environments, or similar
- Working experience with SAP, specifically Fi/Co
- Proficient in the use of applications in the MS-Office suite, including MS-Excel
- Good English and Mandarin communication skills, both verbal and written
- Accounting standards: main country of the region and IFRS
- Attention to detail
Essential Qualifications
- Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree/Professional Degree in Accounting/Finance/Business or equivalent
Desirable Skills and Experience
- Working experience in a customer-facing and service-oriented corporate position
- Working experience in a Finance shared services environment, either captive (in-house) or in a BPO setting
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Possess strong analytical skill
Why choose us?
- Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.
- Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.
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