Senior Executive, Finance Reporting

Location: Andheri, Mumbai.

(Hybrid working)

About ADVANZ PHARMA

ADVANZ PHARMA is a global pharmaceutical company to improve patients’ lives by providing and enhancing the specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines they depend on.

Our ambition is to be a partner of choice for the commercialisation of specialty, hospital, and rare disease medicines in Europe, Canada, and Australia. In line with our ambition, we are partnering with innovative biopharma and pharmaceutical development companies to bring medicines to patients.

Headquartered in London, UK, we have c700 employees based across more than 20 countries, including key countries in Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia. Our Centre of Excellence in Mumbai, India, as well as an established global distribution and commercialisation partner network, complements our global operations.

ADVANZ PHARMA’s product portfolio and pipeline comprises innovative medicines, specialty generics & biosimilars, and originator brands. Our products and pipeline cover a broad range of therapeutic areas, including hepatology, gastroenterology, anti-infectives, critical care, endocrinology, CNS, and, more broadly, rare diseases.

We can only achieve our ambition with the passion of our dedicated and highly qualified people, acting in line with our company values of entrepreneurship, speed, and integrity.

About the Role

The main purpose of this role is to stay compliant with the audit of the Group accounts as well as for the audit and accounts preparation of all the subsidiaries within the Group. Overall, the Group consists of more than 50 companies, compliance of which is managed by various members of the External Reporting Team.

What You’ll Do:  

• Preparation of subsidiaries’ financial statements under IFRS/FRS and respective local GAAP as per the jurisdictions’ requirements within the timelines, which are managed in-house.
• Preparation and coordination with consultants for the preparation and audit of local
• subsidiaries’ financial statements under respective local GAAP.
• Coordination with Auditors, consultants, and other inside stakeholders (Taxation, Company Secretarial, and Finance Operations).
• Support in preparation of quarterly group accounts, including management report and reporting package.
• Ensure timely submission of various surveys to government authorities.
• Preparation of various Balance sheet schedules on an ongoing basis.
• Ensure proper lease accounting for new and old assets as per IFRS.
• Work on continuous improvements and automation.
• Monthly MIS reporting and closing activities.
• Gaining knowledge on technical accounting and demonstrating its application.
• Thrive in an entrepreneurial environment and take accountability for results.
• Embrace challenge and change, applying a growth mindset approach.
• Have a bias for action and fast decision-making.
• Consistent demonstration and embodiment of company core values: Entrepreneurship, Speed, and Integrity.
• Drive the spirit of “One Team” by working collaboratively across all business functions with an open, honest, and respectful cooperation.
• Contribute to making ADVANZ PHARMA a desired place to work.

About You

We are looking for highly motivated individuals who are passionate about making a meaningful difference to patients’ lives.

For this role, you will also have the following:

Qualifications: 

• Semi-qualified Chartered Accountant

Or

• Postgraduate diploma in IFRA (ACCA – UK).

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Must have significant experience in dealing with the preparation of financial statements under local GAAP of entities within Europe and RoW.

• Hands-on experience with SAP S4HANA.

• Reporting experience in Big 4 / Industry in addition to articleship experience from Big 4.
• Self-starter, strategic mindset, results-driven, stakeholder-centric focus, team player, and accountability.
• Open and adaptable to challenging environments.

• Ability to work with different Global cultures and different time zones.
• Competent with spreadsheets (Excel) and PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely and use strong writing and verbal skills to communicate facts, figures, and ideas to others.
• A positive and ‘can-do’ approach, biased towards finding solutions and embracing change.
• Inspired by our values of entrepreneurship, speed, and integrity.
• Learning agility and ‘scalability’, with a desire to continuously improve and develop as ADVANZ grows.
• Work collaboratively across all business functions with an open, honest, and respectful cooperation.
• Ability to have fun and thrive in a growing, unique, and inclusive work environment.

Why ADVANZ PHARMA?

The success of any company is driven by its people, and we are no different.

At ADVANZ PHARMA, we believe in empowering our people to be entrepreneurs and embrace challenges to enable personal and company growth in an agile and fast-paced environment.  We strive to do that inclusively and responsibly, treating all employees with integrity whilst rewarding outcomes and impact.

Our teams are made up of people from all walks of life and backgrounds. We thrive in an environment where uniqueness is celebrated, but we are all united by the same passion to help improve patients' lives by providing and enhancing the specialty and hospital medicines they depend on.

As a business, we like to tap into new ideas and fresh perspectives. So, if you join us, you’ll be empowered to own your work, explore new possibilities, and make things happen.

But there’s more to you – and us – than just work, which is why our culture, vision, and values are so high on our agenda. We believe in gender equality and actively encourage women into senior roles – we have an active ADVANZ PHARMA Women’s Network; almost 40% of our managers are women.

We work hard to recognise and reward talent, and we actively promote from within - last year, approximately 25% of our people across the company achieved promotions. In addition, we recognise talent with our annual Impact Awards, in which our top performers are rewarded for their hard work and dedication.

We offer flexible, agile working options, and you will also enjoy a highly competitive salary and benefits package.

To join us on our exciting journey, Apply now! *

*Please include a CV and Cover letter.