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Jazz Pharmaceuticals · 19 hours ago

Associate Director, Record to Report

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$152K/yr - $228K/yr

10+ years exp

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company dedicated to developing life-changing medicines. The Associate Director, Record to Report will lead the transformation of the company's financial close and reporting environment, ensuring the accuracy and integrity of financial data while fostering operational excellence and strong financial governance.

BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical

No H1B

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight of outsourced transactional accounting activities, ensuring the BPO team delivers consistently high-quality outcomes aligned with corporate standards

Oversee and approve monthly journal entries prepared by the BPO team, exercising sound judgment to maintain strong financial integrity and accuracy

Lead governance of assigned balance sheet areas, ensuring timely, accurate delivery of reconciliations by the BPO team, and driving proactive resolution of reconciling items in partnership with global stakeholders

Act as a key escalation point for complex general ledger and reporting matters, guiding the BPO team toward effective, root-cause-based solutions

Direct and support month-end close processes to ensure timely, reliable, and well-controlled financial reporting

Uphold rigorous compliance through continuous monitoring, championing adherence to accounting policies, internal controls, and best practice standards

Strengthen the operating model between internal teams and the BPO by fostering transparent communication, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement

Lead the global intercompany process: partner with the Tax team to enhance and automate transfer pricing workflows to ensure accuracy and operational efficiency

Provide accounting policy guidance to FP&A and cross-functional partners, enabling accurate forecasting, budgeting, and decision-making

Serve as the global SOX lead for Accounting, ensuring R2R compliance with US GAAP, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements while driving continuous improvement in control design and operating effectiveness

Lead strategic transformation initiatives across the R2R landscape, designing and implementing scalable process improvements that increase efficiency, data quality, and control

Redesign the global balance sheet reconciliation process to establish best in class standards, governance, and escalation mechanisms, ensuring consistency across all entities

Re-engineer and elevate key accounting processes—including Fixed Assets—by implementing standardized workflows, templates and process documentation, while training the BPO team and ensuring consistent global adherence

Drive automation, standardization, and process harmonization across regions, leveraging technology, analytics, and emerging tools to streamline operations

Partner with IT and business leaders to optimize ERP systems (e.g., SAP S/4HANA, Oracle) and financial close tools (e.g., Blackline), ensuring system functionality supports process excellence and compliance

Establish a continuous improvement framework to proactively evaluate R2R processes and identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and strengthen internal controls

Build strong, trust-based partnerships with FP&A, Treasury, Legal, IT, Human Resources, Compliance, Commercial, and other stakeholders to resolve issues, drive alignment, and advance organizational priorities

Coordinate across internal and external audit teams to ensure audit readiness, facilitate timely responses, and uphold compliance with regulatory and corporate standards

Streamline administrative and operational processes across Finance and Accounting to enhance efficiency, reduce manual workload, and elevate team effectiveness

Serve as a key steward of corporate financial governance by ensuring consistent application of accounting policies, procedures, and internal controls in line with US GAAP and SOX requirements

Provide strategic support to Finance leadership on special initiatives, transformation projects, and organization-wide process enhancements

Act as a senior escalation point for time-sensitive Accounts Payable matters during U.S. business hours, ensuring rapid issue resolution and continuity of operations

Support the VP of Finance on special projects related to Accounts Payable

Qualification

SAP S/4HANABlacklineOracleUS GAAPFinancial reportingInternal controlsProcess optimizationAnalytical skillsMicrosoft ExcelLeadershipCommunication skillsCollaborationProblem-solvingInterpersonal skillsStrategic thinkingAdaptability