AP Accountant (IRIS project - SAP Implementation)

Job description

Job Description

Alcon is the global leader in eye care. As a division of Novartis, we offer a broad portfolio of products to enhance sight and improve people's lives. Our products touch the lives of more than 260 million people each year living with conditions like cataracts, glaucoma, retinal diseases and refractive errors, and there are millions more who are waiting for solutions to meet their eye care needs. Our purpose is reimagining eye care, and we do this through innovative products, partnerships with eye care professionals and programs that enhance access to quality eye care.

We are looking to recruit an IRIS APL R2P and T&E Specialist to join Alcon in Fribourg.

The IRIS APL Requisition-to-Pay and Travel Expense Specialist assists the IRIS APL Finance team with the implementation of the indirect third party Procurement and Travel Expense flows in IRIS APL and Novartis Enterprise Assets. Brings in first relevant business knowledge in accounting, preferably R2P, and has learning agility to take on assigned tasks in other areas. Works closely with other IRIS team members, especially the Finance R2P Business and ERP Specialist and related Financial Reporting and Accounting (FRA) business stakeholders. This is to ensure IRIS corresponds to the business and Novartis group requirements and assigned tasks are completed within time and with the required quality. The IRIS APL R2P and T&E Specialist will help to provide input and implement IRIS on the following topics:

• Drives process and solution implementation, documentation and training as per IRIS Template for:
o Travel and Expenses
o Supplier Information Management
o Vendor Invoice Management
o General Ledger Uploader (GLSU)
o Successful deployment of the Novartis Enterprise Assets in the above areas
• Actively supports the IRIS Finance business team with assigned tasks in other areas
• Learns and follows APL procedures and policies (compliance with NFCM, Global and Divisional accounting guidelines)
• Inputs and provides information for process/master data enhancements and changes
• Supports data migration, validation and reconciliation

Your responsibilities
Project Management Responsibilities
• Performs assigned tasks according to specifications
• Records and reports progress against plan
• Acts pro-active in meeting the project deadlines by identifying task beyond R2P he/she could deliver and taking ownership for these
• Takes ownership of tasks from learning till complete delivery including business transfer in live environment and is accountable for these
• Assists to identify Gaps, reports actual and potential problems
• Maintains close working relationships with other team members, key users, team player
• Learns and follows project, divisional and global standards in all activities
• Ensures the production of quality deliverables
• Supports ERP and team members in Finance area, acts as interface between IRIS and APL business

Stakeholder and Change Management
• Together with the other R2P Business Specialist drives Change Management processes for the assigned responsibilities and collaborates closely with various APL Finance IRIS business team and APL stakeholder groups
• Participates in elaboration of training material and provide training to end users during the go live and hyper care activities for its area.
Business partnering responsibilities
• Together with the other R2P Business Specialist drives and facilitates business decisions (business process changes, business scenarios, master data, organizational set-up, etc.)
• Supports IRIS APL finance team in applying corrective actions on scope and progress deviations

Desired profile

Minimum requirements

Profile
• Bachelor degree in Business Administration, Accounting or Finance
• First exposure to R2P, Invoice Processing, FRA (Financial reporting & Accounting) tasks and/or working on ERP systems is a plus
• Ability to learn fast with proven results in task completion
• Flexible in taking additional tasks outside its areas
• Positive and good communication skills, demonstrated by results in cross functional, multi-cultural activities. Proven ability to work in team
• Challenges the status quo and always looks for opportunities to simplify and enhance Finance activities but opened to advises
• Ability to act in a complex, culturally diverse, changing business environment and project deadlines
• Fluency in English
Novartis is an Equal Opportunity Employer.