Summary of Position:
The role applies principles of accounting to analyze financial information and prepare financial reports. Responsible for accounting requirements for assigned areas to be completed timely and accurately.
Key Responsibilities:
- Interact proactively with functional areas to ensure accurate accounting and financial reporting is accomplished within prescribed deadlines and in accordance with IFRS / Alcon Accounting Manual
- Prepare accurate and robust monthly balance sheet account analyses and reconciliations, including analyses for balance sheet reviews
- Prepare accurate journal entries in a timely manner
- Collaborate proactively with key stakeholders, including Finance colleagues and Regional Financial Reporting and Accounting. Communication with these stakeholders is appropriate and timely when questions regarding accounting/reporting matters arise.
- Corresponds to internal and external inquiries
- Supports transitions and knowledge transfer
- Act as System Key User Lead and actively initiate and participate in improvements to sustain a highly effective and efficient process
- Ensure all processes, policies and procedures are clearly defined, fully documented
- Ensure all processes comply with Alcon standards and policies (i.e. global processes, Alcon Accounting Manual, Alcon Financial Controls Manual, Management Authorization Levels, etc.).
- Understand impacts to the general ledger for assigned areas due to other intra- and inter-departmental transactions and activity from other functional departments.
- Promote a strong and control environment and follow up on audit issues and implement correcting measures
- Interact proactively with functional areas to ensure accurate accounting and financial reporting is accomplished within prescribed deadlines and in accordance with IFRS / Alcon Accounting Manual
- Prepare accurate and robust monthly balance sheet account analyses and reconciliations, including analyses for balance sheet reviews
- Prepare accurate journal entries in a timely manner
- Collaborate proactively with key stakeholders, including Finance colleagues and Regional Financial Reporting and Accounting. Communication with these stakeholders is appropriate and timely when questions regarding accounting/reporting matters arise.
- Corresponds to internal and external inquiries
- Supports transitions and knowledge transfer
- Act as System Key User Lead and actively initiate and participate in improvements to sustain a highly effective and efficient process
- Ensure all processes, policies and procedures are clearly defined, fully documented
- Ensure all processes comply with Alcon standards and policies (i.e. global processes, Alcon Accounting Manual, Alcon Financial Controls Manual, Management Authorization Levels, etc.).
- Understand impacts to the general ledger for assigned areas due to other intra- and inter-departmental transactions and activity from other functional departments.
- Promote a strong and control environment and follow up on audit issues and implement correcting measures
Key Requirements/Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in finance, accounting. B.Com, M.Com, MBA (Finance)
- 3 to 4 years of strong quantitative & communication experience
- Experience in GL/Inter Company with SAP ERP.
- Strong proficiency in MS Office and general computer use
- Ability to effectively manage competing deadlines for projects in a high-pressure work environment, with varying degrees of supervision
Work hours: 4 PM to 1 AM IST
Relocation assistance: Yes
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