Major Accountabilities
- Execute Design Effectiveness (DE) and Operating Effectiveness (OE) testing of financial controls in compliance with FCC and ICFR requirements.
- Assess and test key controls across core finance processes, including Record‑to‑Report (R2R), Order‑to‑Cash (O2C), Procure‑to‑Pay (P2P), Inventory, Fixed Assets, and Financial Close.
- Prepare and maintain high‑quality control testing documentation, including process narratives, Risk and Control Matrices (RCMs), walkthrough documentation, and audit‑ready test evidence.
- Identify control gaps, deficiencies, and improvement opportunities; support root cause analysis, remediation planning, and tracking through closure.
- Act as a key liaison with Internal Audit and external auditors, providing testing support, responding to audit queries, and facilitating issue resolution.
- Identify and implement opportunities to automate FCC testing activities, including control testing, evidence collection, and reporting.
- Apply process automation tools (e.g., Power Automate, UiPath, or similar platforms) to improve efficiency and consistency of controls testing.
- Leverage data analytics techniques (population testing, exception analysis, trend analysis) to enhance control testing coverage and insight. Utilize advanced Excel skills for data analysis, testing workflows, documentation, and evaluation of supporting evidence.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- FCC control testing completed on time, with high quality and minimal rework.
- Control gaps identified early, clearly articulated, and effectively remediated.
- Strong SAP process knowledge demonstrated through efficient, insightful control assessments.
- High levels of trust and credibility established with FCC leadership, auditors, and process owners.
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or a related discipline.
- Professional certification such as CPA, CA, ACCA, CIA, or equivalent (preferred).
- 3–5 years of experience in financial controls, FCC/SOX testing, audit, or compliance roles.
- Strong hands‑on experience testing controls in SAP‑enabled finance environments.
- Proven experience working with Internal Audit and external audit firms.
Core Skills & Competencies
- Compliance and Internal Controls. Tax Fundamentals
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Critical Thinking and Analytical Judgment
- Data Cleansing and Normalization
- Change Agility and Adaptability
- Financial Accounting
- Financial and Management Reporting
- Rapid Problem Solving
- Resilience
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Why Sandoz
Generic and Biosimilar medicines are the backbone of the global medicines industry. Sandoz, a leader in this sector, provided more than 900 million patient treatments across 100+ countries in 2024 and while we are proud of this achievement, we have an ambition to do more!
With investments in new development capabilities, production sites, new acquisitions, and partnerships, we have the opportunity to shape the future of Sandoz and help more patients gain access to low-cost, high-quality medicines, sustainably.
Our momentum is powered by an open, collaborative culture driven by our talented and ambitious colleagues, who, in return for applying their skills experience an agile and collegiate environment with impactful, flexible-hybrid careers, where diversity is welcomed and where personal growth is supported!
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We are committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.
