Statutory Accounting

At VIATRIS, we see healthcare not as it is but as it should be. We act courageously and are uniquely positioned to be a source of stability in a world of evolving healthcare needs.

Viatris empowers people worldwide to live healthier at every stage of life.

We do so via: 

Access – Providing high quality trusted medicines regardless of geography or circumstance;
Leadership – Advancing sustainable operations and innovative solutions to improve patient health; and 
Partnership – Leveraging our collective expertise to connect people to products and services. 
 

Our global portfolio includes best-in-class, iconic brand-name products as well as global key brands; generics, including branded and complex generics; and other offerings across a wide range of therapeutic areas. We are committed to helping create healthier communities worldwide through education, outreach and better access to treatment. 

For those driven to live their lives with purpose, Viatris helps employees realise their full potential by creating a collaborative culture that fosters courage and resilience. Viatris is more than just a place to work. This is a place to make a difference in the world. 

The Role & What You Will Be Doing 

Every day, we rise to the challenge to make a difference and here's how the Statutory Accounting & Controlling Manager role will make an impact: 

Month End and Group Reporting

• To lead the team of assistant managers with the statutory accounting and controlling activities.
• Provide support to the teams during the close process on accounting technical areas.
• To manage the close for various legal entities under US GAAP for reporting to Corporate at each month end.
• To resolve any issues which arise during the close, review the accounts in their entirety for accuracy prior to Group Reporting.
• To provide support to the transaction GL team as required during the close on accounting technical areas (royalties, TPAs, intangibles etc). To also ensure the entire close (AR, AP etc) are completed in line with the reporting timetable.
• To prepare and approve any balance sheet reconciliations under scope for the statutory and controlling team.
• To ensure all Blackline reconciliations and tasks are prepared and reviewed by the due date.

Statutory Reporting, Internal and External Auditors and Taxation

• To produce statutory accounts under local GAAP for review by the Account and Controlling Lead along with all workings and notes to the accounts.
• To manage interim and year-end statutory audits from planning to completion.
• To be the primary point of contact for external auditors and to ensure the audit for the entities is progressing with the GL, AR, AP and Indirect teams in the transactional GIS centres.
• Work with internal auditors to ensure the entities are always in compliance with statutory regulations, SOX and relevant internal policies. Key point of contact for internal audits.
• To produce company secretarial submissions where required.
• To prepare all workings required for the Tax filings.
• To work with the Accounting and Controlling Lead to ensure Corporation tax compliance filings and payments deadlines are met.
• To calculation tax provisions on a quarterly basis.

People Management and Leadership

• Manage the Statutory Accounting and Controlling team for the dedicated country/cluster (people management, goal setting, evaluation, etc.)
• Lead/Participate in the process and systems standardization and automation initiatives.
• Lead/Participate the business integration and integrated ERP implementation projects.

About Your Skills & Experience 

For this role, we're looking for a candidate who has an effective combination of the following qualifications, skills and experiences: 

• Educated to a degree level and with a Professional Accountancy qualification
• Preferably Big 4 trained in Audit Department
• Minimum 6-7 years post qualification experience
• 2+ years of management experience
• Fluency in English and German is an advantage
• Knowledge of an additional language (German/French/Italian/Spanish) would be an advantage  
• Confidence and ability to work on own initiative
• Knowledge of local GAAP and US GAAP is a distinct advantage
• Strong IT skill set, with ability to analyse large data files and use SAP and Hyperion systems
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines managing multiple priorities
• A "can do" attitude is essential. Ability to adapt to change and to make changes to drive efficiencies in processes is very important.
• Strong communication skills
• Tenacity and determination to ensure goals are achieved

At Viatris, we are dedicated to building a truly diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't fully align with every requirement, we still encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles. 

Benefits at Viatris 

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others

Diversity & Inclusion at Viatris 

At Viatris, diversity and inclusion are essential to our mission. The diversity we foster in all aspects of our business can be one of our greatest strengths in redefining healthcare not as it is, but as it should be. If you would like to know more about what diversity, equity and inclusion means to us, please visit   

Sustainability at Viatris 

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the Viatris mission. We work to advance responsible and sustainable operations and leverage our collective expertise to empower people to live healthier at every stage of life, recognizing that our actions affect the stakeholders and communities we serve. To learn more about our efforts, please visit  

At Viatris, we offer competitive salaries, benefits and an inclusive environment where you can use your experiences, perspectives and skills to help make an impact on the lives of others. 

Viatris is an Equal Opportunity Employer.