Assoc Dir Accounting

Teva PharmaceuticalsSantiago, Santiago MetropolitanOn-siteFull-timePrincipal, 12–15+ yearsListed 3 hours ago

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About this role

## We Are Teva
We’re Teva, a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company, enabled by a world-class generics business. Whether it’s innovating in the fields of neuroscience and immunology or delivering high-quality medicine worldwide, we’re dedicated to addressing patients’ needs now and in the future. Here, you will be part of a high-performing, inclusive culture that values fresh thinking and collaboration. You'll have the room to grow, the flexibility to balance life with work, and the opportunity to better health worldwide, together.
## Our Team, Your Impact

This role leads Teva Chile's Accounting, Financial Reporting and Tax operations, ensuring reliable information, timely closings, regulatory compliance and a solid internal control environment. You will be responsible for ensuring the effectiveness of the operating model between the local team, the shared services center, and the regional and corporate teams, maintaining continuity, quality, and local accountability over processes. It will also drive the improvement of Finance Operations through simple and efficient processes, proper adoption of changes, and clear communication with internal users

## How You’ll Spend Your Day

- Define and direct the Accounting, Financial Reporting and Tax strategy, ensuring reliable information, compliance with deadlines and compliance with IFRS, US GAAP, Chilean tax regulations and corporate policies.
- Ensure a solid internal control environment and lead the relationship with auditors, authorities, advisors and corporate teams, promoting the timely resolution of risks and observations.
- To direct the operating model between Chile and the shared services center, establishing responsibilities, service standards and monitoring mechanisms that ensure continuity, quality and local control.
- Promote the simplification, standardization and automation of financial processes, prioritizing initiatives that improve efficiency, the quality of information and the user experience.
- Lead the adoption of new processes and ways of working, communicating clear guidelines and strengthening the financial capabilities of internal users.
- Advise the Director, Country Finance Lead and the leadership team, anticipating risks, proposing solutions and facilitating informed decisions.
- Lead and develop the local team, ensuring technical capabilities, autonomy, focus on priorities and effective collaboration with regional and corporate teams

## Your Skills and Experience

Experience:

- At least 10 years of experience in Accounting, Controllership, Auditing, Taxation, or Finance Operations, including 4 to 5 years in leadership positions.
- Experience in multinational companies, leading financial closings, reporting, tax and statutory compliance, internal controls and audits.
- Experience managing operations with out-of-country shared service centers and remote teams.
- Experience leading process improvements, automation, and adoption of new ways of working.
- Experience in productive companies with a local plant. Desirable pharmaceutical sector or health sector.
- Preferably candidates coming from companies with manufacturing sites, ideally within the pharmaceutical industry or related healthcare sectors

Education:

- Professional title of Auditor Accountant, Public Accountant, Commercial Engineering or equivalent career.
- Solid background in financial accounting, Chilean taxation, auditing and internal control.
- Specialization or diploma in Taxation, Finance, Accounting, Management Control or related areas is desirable
- US GAAP

Skills:

- Leadership
- Cross-functional interaction
- Good Communication skills
- Autonomous
- Seniority and expertise

Language: Advanced oral and written English

## How We’ll Take Care of You

At Teva, better health starts from within, and that includes you. From day one, you’ll be supported with benefits designed to help you thrive in and out of work. This includes generous annual leave, reward plans, flexible working schedules (dependent on role), access to tailored health support, and meaningful ways to give back to the community.  When it comes to your career, you’ll be encouraged to explore, evolve, and shape your path. Twist, our one-stop shop for career development platform, gives you access to a wide range of possibilities, from learning programs and short-term projects to opportunities for internal growth. Here, you’ll be part of a culture that empowers you to reach your goals and prioritize your wellbeing every step of the way.

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## Teva’s Equal Employment Opportunity Commitment
Teva Pharmaceuticals is committed to equal opportunity in employment. It is Teva's global policy that equal employment opportunity be provided without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, disability, pregnancy, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, ancestry, veteran status, national or ethnic origin or any other legally recognized status entitled to protection under applicable laws. We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace for all. If you are contacted for a job opportunity, please advise us of any accommodations needed to support you throughout the recruitment and selection process. All accommodation information provided will be treated as confidential and used only for the purpose of providing an accessible candidate experience.