Closing & Reporting, Kuala Lumpur Hub, Analyst

About the job

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The Account to Report (A2R) Closing & Reporting team is accountable for the processing of transactions related to accounting and closing & reporting of financial books. This role will support the A2R Closing &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. Key Responsibilities include:
 

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

• Deliver quality reporting of legal statutory accounts for Local GAAP and IFRS.

• Execution of GL end to end activates.

• Perform Monthly and Quarterly Balance Sheet Reconciliation.

• Ensure compliance with generally accepted accounting principles (IFRS) and company procedures to ensure integrity of financial information

• 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)

• Respond to and resolve enquiries from Country Finance/Internal and External customers

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

• 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)

• Align, promote and deliver as per Global A2R Vision, Mission incorporating all Sanofi’s Play To Win (PTW) behaviors.

Compliance

• Ensure SOX and Internal Control Framework compliance across activities, and support 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 SOP documentations are updated on timely basis to reflect latest process/tool/policy changes

Continuous Improvements

• Support 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

• Fresh Graduate or minimum 1 year of relevant working experience in the Finance/Accounting sector/A2R /SSC will be added advantage

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

• 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/Japanese/Korean/Thai communication skills, both verbal and written

• Accounting standards: main country of the region and IFRS

• 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.

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

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