Associate Director Accounting

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The opportunity

Responsible for North America GL accounting and reporting. Lead the GL accounting team activities and provide accurate and timely information to management and corporate Finance, including supervision of related GL accounting staff. Additional responsibilities as necessitated by business activities.

How you’ll spend your day

• Oversee and manage accurate and timely monthly and quarterly closings of Teva USA and subsidiaries. Responsibilities include preparation and review of journal entries, preparation of working papers/schedules, review of all schedules and reconciliations, departmental analysis, and internal consolidation. Prior experience with intercompany reporting as well as FX transactions is strongly preferred.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process improvements, automation opportunities and drive continued efficiencies. 
• Supervise and review the North American consolidation of Teva USA and its subsidiaries. Provide all quarterly analyses and disclosure forms with Corporate Accounting. Position will also be responsible for participating in the preparation and review of quarterly flux analyses.
• Collaborate with Corporate Accounting team, other subsidiaries, and departments to provide information as requested and to resolve any accounting issues. Ability to perform and understand technical accounting research and to work with Corporate Accounting on the related impact to the North America financials. This position will work closely with other Teva sites across the world, as well as with Corporate Accounting, therefore, strong written and oral communication skills are required.
• Investigate and resolve issues that arise within the GL team as well as assist other stakeholders across the organization with questions. Work closely with other departments to compile data and perform various financial analyses. 
• Supervise direct reports on the GL Accounting team. Assist with questions and issues in a timely manner. Work with direct reports to create goals and assist in helping them achieve their goals. Conduct performance reviews and provide coaching and counseling to the team as needed. Responsible for ongoing process improvements and ensuring the team is working efficiently.
• Participate in reviewing and adoption of new technical accounting standards and developments, including researching and reviewing the impact of the new guidance. 
• Assist in implementing accounting policies and procedures to ensure ongoing compliance with applicable accounting standards. 
• Participate in innovative technology selections.
• Interaction with both external and internal auditors to support annual and quarterly reviews of respective areas. Maintain SOX compliance documentation for all areas of responsibility.         
• Other duties as assigned or as business needs require such as preparation of statutory financial statements.        

Primary Outcomes

• Timely and accurate accounting data and analysis provided to internal customers and to Corporate Accounting for external financial statement consolidation purposes.
• Timely and accurate information provided to external auditors to obtain positive affirmation of financial statements and internal control documentation.

Your experience and qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting or related field required
• CPA License or MBA is preferred
• A minimum 8 years accounting and/or auditing experience, either in public accounting or related equivalent with at least 4 years of supervisory experience is required
• Experience with SAP 
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience with leading/supervising staff
• Knowledge and experience in US GAAP is required

Organization and Planning

• Demonstrates strong organization and planning skills and attention to detail
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Initiative-taking and possess a willingness to acquire new skills as well as an ability to teach others.
• Demonstrates excellent work ethic and the ability to meet deadlines

Technical

• Demonstrates strong knowledge of US GAAP and understanding of consolidations 
• Demonstrates proficiency in financial analysis, reporting and interpretation of data
• Demonstrates solid accounting skills
• Uses good analytical and data interpretation skills to analyze and resolve complex financial problems
• Uses automation to achieve process efficiencies
• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, SAP, Power Query, Power BI, BPC, other analytical tools

Communication

• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills
• Maintains strict confidentiality
• Timely communication: keeps others informed of decisions, changes, objectives, priorities, and accomplishments
• Shares ideas and suggestions and solicits suggestions from others
• Uses well-organized, timely and effective oral and written communication skills
• Ensure prompt responses and follow-up to recommendations and opportunities
• Comfortable leading presentations to large audiences and all levels of management

Interpersonal

• Demonstrates the ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships across the global organization
• Demonstrates the ability to lead a team and handle personnel issues as they arise
• Plays a key role in troubleshooting and deals positively with conflict through open communication

Leadership

• Demonstrates the ability to evaluate employee performance, coach, and counsel behavior appropriately, and develop staff effectively
• Demonstrates the ability to gain cooperation and alignment
• Demonstrates appropriate judgment and ability to make sound decisions in keeping with the company’s philosophy and values
• Creates an environment that encourages ownership, accountability, teamwork, and motivation 
• Is adaptable to company and/or industry changes
• Takes initiative; anticipates and removes potential barriers to completion of projects
• Leads, mentors and delegates to staff
• Demonstrates team approach by providing support to others in and outside the department
• Builds team commitment to goals and objectives cross-functionally
• Strategic & critical thinking (instrument of change and challenge of conventional thinking) 

Enjoy a more rewarding choice

We offer a competitive benefits package, including: 

• Comprehensive Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription coverage starting on the first day of employment, providing the employee enrolls. 
• Retirement Savings: 401(k) with employer match, up to 6% and an annual 3.75% Defined Contribution to the 401k plan. 
• Time Off: Paid Time Off including vacation, sick/safe time, caretaker time and holidays. 
• Life and Disability Protection: Company paid Life and Disability insurance. 
• Additional benefits include, but are not limited to, Employee Assistance Program, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Tuition Assistance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Savings Account, Life Style Spending Account, Volunteer Time Off, Paid Parental Leave, if eligible , Family Building Benefits, Virtual Physical Therapy, Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity Insurances, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Plan, Voluntary Life Insurance and Long Term Disability and more.  

The total compensation may also include restricted stock units and discretionary awards, depending on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.   

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