Sr. Accounting & Reporting specialist

Sr. Accounting & Reporting specialist

Location: Mexico City (Hybrid)

At Alcon, we are driven by the meaningful work we do to help people see brilliantly. We innovate boldly, champion progress, and act with speed as the global leader in eye care. Here, you’ll be recognized for your commitment and contributions and see your career like never before. Together, we go above and beyond to make an impact in the lives of our patients and customers. We foster an inclusive culture and are looking for diverse, talented people to join Alcon.

The Sr. Accounting & Reporting specialist reporting to the North America team, will ensure quality and effectiveness. This role ensures company assets are secured by applying tight controls in the financial transactions, while providing accurate financial information and timely reporting. The R2R Senior will be responsible to accomplish the Local, Global and Regional requirements, and has a key role in working with several stakeholders within Financial Reporting and Accounting (“FRA”), and Group functions.

In this role, a typical day will include:

Costing Processes

• Validate and perform Costing run for products in a timely manner.
• Validate and get enough evidence for costing run process (check List of Suppliers/no inventory movements before costing run, etc.).
• Ensure accuracy in material master.
• Validate periodically transfer price issued by Affiliates. 

Inventory

• Calculate Months on Hand (MoH) at the end of the month.
• Calculate inventory (obsolescence) provision, and schedule calls with Head of Finance and Supply Chain for discussion and approval.
• Follow up on Goods in transit, and clearing accounts for other processes (sales, returns, etc.)
• Follow up on old items on balance sheet accounts.

Revenue recognition

• Ensure that all performance obligations are completed for revenue recognition purposes.
• Calculate provisions for revenue deductions (sales returns, cash discount, etc.)
• Net sales reconciliation vs GL, and gross-to-net analysis.
• Follow up on open balances for rebates and provisions for revenue deductions.
• Costing Analysis & Report.
• Analyze purchase price variance.
• Trend analysis.
• Gross margin analysis.
• Income statement/Balance Sheet analysis by material.
• Profit and Loss (PnL) reconciliation vs GL.

MEC

• Interact proactively with functional areas to ensure accurate accounting and financial reporting is accomplished within prescribed deadlines.
• Collaborate proactively with key stakeholders, including Finance colleagues and Regional Financial Reporting and Accounting. Communication with these stakeholders is appropriate and timely when questions regarding accounting/reporting matters arise.
• Control and monitoring of old items in the balance sheets, as well as the cleaning and compensation of the items that make up the balances.
• Promote a strong control environment and follow up on audit issues and implement correcting measures.
• Support on audit processes, providing evidence of the requirements.
• Proactively find ways to simplify and standardize current processes, as well as to coordinate the knowledge transfer of these practices to the team.
• Decision making and problem solving, within their role and scope.
• Balance sheet accounts analysis & reconciliations.
• Analyze and understand accounting differences between local GAAP and IFRS.

Requirements to enter Alcon:
Required experience:

• Undergraduate degree in Accounting and/or Finance required.
• Preferred 3-5 years of accounting experience (Mid-Senior level).
• Knowledge in Expense provisions, inventories, revenue
  Medical industry experience preferred but not mandatory.
• Microsoft Office skills (Excel Advanced, Word, Powerpoint)
  ERP (SAP/ORACLE) knowledge desirable.
• English conversational.

HOW YOU CAN THRIVE AT ALCON:

•  Opportunity to join a growing, early stage organization built within a mature and stable global company.
• Friendly environment of work and a diverse and highly motivated team
  of individual professional development and possible professional growth within a newly created account.
• Truly international environment and daily interactions with colleagues and stakeholders from around the world.
• Attractive benefits and compensation package.
• Flexible hours and remote work possibilities (minimum 3 days per week off).

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