Financial Accounting & Reporting Specialist, Intercompany (m/f/d) – Fixed term contract — Novartis
- Location
- Basel
- Contract
- Full-time
- Posted
Full description
Salary Range
CHF91,000.00 - CHF169,000.00
Job Description Summary #LI-Hybrid
Location: Basel, Switzerland
Contract Type: Temporary fixed-term contract until the end of March 2028.
Relocation Support: This role is based in Basel, Switzerland. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.
Visa Sponsorship: Novartis is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
Ready to bring clarity, control, and smarter ways of working to global intercompany accounting? As a Financial Accounting & Reporting Specialist, Intercompany (m/f/d), you will help ensure accurate accounting, reconciliation, and reporting of intercompany transactions across legal entities. You will partner with Finance, Tax, Treasury, Order to Cash, and Procure to Pay teams to resolve complex differences, strengthen controls, and support reliable financial close and reporting. You will also act as a subject matter expert, driving standardization, automation, and digital improvements that reduce manual effort and make intercompany processes more efficient and scalable.
Job Description
Key
- Responsibilities
· Manage accurate and timely accounting, reconciliation, and reporting of intercompany transactions across legal entities. · Resolve intercompany mismatches, out-of-balance positions, and reconciliation differences in collaboration with global counterpart teams. · Coordinate intercompany close and elimination activities, investigating billing, cross-charges, allocations, transfer pricing, and foreign-exchange differences. · Execute key financial controls and maintain robust documentation to support compliance, audit readiness, and reporting requirements. · Partner across Finance, Tax, Treasury, Order to Cash, and Procure to Pay to strengthen end-to-end intercompany processes. · Drive standardization, automation, and digital improvements while providing intercompany accounting guidance and knowledge sharing.
Essential
- Requirements
· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field. · Relevant experience in financial accounting and reporting, with strong exposure to intercompany accounting and reconciliations. · Strong knowledge of financial close, general ledger accounting, intercompany eliminations, internal controls, and compliance requirements. · Advanced proficiency with SAP or comparable enterprise resource planning systems and Microsoft Office tools. · Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities, with the ability to investigate and resolve complex accounting differences. · Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills, with professional English proficiency and experience collaborating across global teams.
Desirable
- Requirements
· Experience with Sarbanes-Oxley controls, transfer-pricing impacts, foreign-exchange differences, or complex cross-border accounting. · Experience driving process automation, standardization, or digital transformation within Financial Reporting and Accounting, with a strong focus on leveraging AI solutions, including Microsoft Copilot, AI Agents, and intelligent automation technologies.
Compensation & Benefits
Novartis offers a competitive compensation and benefits package designed to recognize your experience, skills, and contribution. The final compensation will be determined based on relevant experience, qualifications, internal equity, and applicable market considerations. In addition to base compensation, eligible employees may have access to performance-based incentives and a comprehensive range of benefits and wellbeing programs in line with Novartis Switzerland policies.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve. Why Novartis Helping people with disease and their families takes more than innovative science. It takes a community of smart, passionate people like you. Collaborating, supporting and inspiring each other. Combining to achieve breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. Ready to create a brighter future together? People & Culture at Novartis
Skills Desired Ability To Influence Key Stakeholders (Inactive), Building High Performance Team, Communication, Critical Thinking, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting (Inactive), Process Optimization, Resource Allocation, Understanding Value Drivers (Inactive), Workforce Development
Questions about this listing
What salary does Novartis offer for this role?
The original listing does not state a salary. Our estimate for this role and sector in Basel is CHF 62'000 - 94'000 gross per year — an estimate, not a figure communicated by Novartis. The calculator on this site converts a gross salary into your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does Novartis offer?
This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with Novartis during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Basel?
EU/EFTA citizens living in an EU/EFTA state can apply for a G permit and can work anywhere in Switzerland: border zones no longer apply to them, and they must return home at least once a week. The Swiss employer files the request with Canton Basel's migration office after the contract is signed. Processing times vary by canton, so confirm the specifics with Basel's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at Novartis?
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