Director Global Technical Accounting Transaction Support

Main Responsibilities

• Provide technical advice on revenue recognition (out-licensing), mergers & acquisitions, divestments, alliances, collaboration agreements, R&D in-licensing arrangements, and lease agreements.
• Review accounting treatments for financial instruments proposed by Corporate Treasury.
• Review business transactions and agreements and assess Group accounting consequences based on facts and circumstances.
• Collaborate with Consolidations and Statutory Reporting on reporting and disclosure consequences of technical advice.
• Collaborate with Account to Report, Tax, and External Auditors on accounting consequences.
• Write and communicate formal accounting position papers and memos for internal stakeholders and external auditors.
• Interact with Internal Control to formalize accounting treatments; perform SOX requirements as needed.
• Assess preliminary impacts of new accounting and reporting pronouncements on existing and new contracts and initiatives.
• Provide input/examples for the Group accounting manual.
• Participate in global accounts committees to provide technical accounting expertise.
• Support Finance hard close by ensuring one-off complex transactions are documented and concluded timely.

• Bachelor’s degree (accredited four-year college/university) with specialization in Accounting.
• 7–10 years of job-related experience.

• CPA Certification.
• Management/supervision experience in a public accounting firm.
• Knowledge of US GAAP and IFRS required.
• Pharmaceutical industry knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent written and oral communication; strong organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal leadership and team-building skills.
• Detail-oriented.

• Health and wellbeing benefits, including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs, and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.