Accounting Specialist

Are you a meticulous and driven accounting professional seeking an opportunity to make a meaningful impact? Novo Nordisk in Johannesburg, South Africa is seeking an Accounting Specialist to join our dynamic finance team. Join us in our mission to improve lives and contribute to the success of a renowned organization. Apply now and be part of our journey to shape the future of healthcare.

The Position

As an Accounting Specialist, you will play a vital role in ensuring accurate financial reporting, compliance with regulations, and maintaining robust internal controls. You will directly report to Finance Manager.

Your Main Accountabilities Will Be

• Financial Reporting: Prepare and submit accurate financial reports such as the Annual Questionnaire, Annual Report, and Tax Report in compliance with corporate guidelines and local regulations.
• Statutory Reporting: Ensure timely completion of financial and non-financial statutory reports, meeting all deadlines and regulatory requirements.
• Month End Reporting: Handle month-end postings, including accruals and provisions, and conduct monthly follow-up meetings with Business Support and local affiliates to ensure accurate and timely reporting.
• Internal Control and Compliance: Implement and maintain a robust financial internal control environment, adhering to corporate and local guidelines, to safeguard the integrity of financial data and ensure compliance.
• Process Standardization and Efficiency: Drive efforts to standardize and streamline accounting processes across the Business Area, promoting efficiency and maintaining a well-organized financial function. Additionally, support the goal of keeping the financial "House in Order" at all times.

As a person you have strong accounting skills combined with a pro-active mindset and "can do" attitude, you can drive interaction with your key stakeholders, you are focused and take pride in delivering high quality on time and are naturally meticulous. You are able to communicate numbers and accounting in an easy and understandable way and you are a problem solver.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree within Finance and Business Administration
• Minimum 7 years of an experience
• Strong accounting and/or tax knowledge
• Knowledge of SAP systems, Excel, Power Point is a must
• Good internal controls understanding

Candidates who do not meet these criteria will not be taken into consideration.

About The Department

As a department, we are focused on continuous improvement and are tenacious and innovative in the achievement of our ultimate goal of

business growth and improvement of diabetes care for patients. F&O is the department responsible for the day-to-day activities of the affiliate, including, financial accounting, financial planning and reporting, management of the company's cash flow and assets, Supply Chain & Logistics, Procurement activities and DDI projects.

Working at Novo Nordisk

At Novo Nordisk, we dont wait for change. We drive it. Were a dynamic company in an even more dynamic industry, and we know that what got us to where we are today is not necessarily what will make us successful in the future. We embrace the spirit of experimentation, striving for excellence without fixating on perfection. We never shy away from opportunities to develop, we

seize them. From research and development, through to manufacturing, marketing and sales were all working to move the needle on patient care.

Contact

Please click on "apply now" to submit your resume in English.

Deadline

Apply before 27/07/2023.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, were life changing.