Record to Report Lead

Summary

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Location: Cairo, Egypt

Relocation Support: This role is based in Cairo, Egypt. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

Step into a role where your expertise shapes the financial backbone of the organization. As Record to Report Lead, you will take end-to-end ownership of core accounting and reporting activities, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timely insights that support confident decision-making. Leading a high-performing R2R team, you will partner closely with Marketing and senior leaders, drive continuous process improvement, and strengthen financial governance across reporting, balance sheet control, and statutory requirements—making a real, visible impact on how the business performs and grows.

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Lead Record to Report operations, ensuring accurate financial statements, compliant accounting treatments, and timely period-end close
• Manage end-to-end accounting processes covering fixed assets, cash, inventory, costing, and balance sheet governance
• Ensure robust financial reporting integrity across actuals, forecasts, budgets, and latest estimates
• Own balance sheet reconciliation governance, acting as BlackLine super user and enforcing control quality and risk classification
• Manage statutory, audit, and tax reporting requirements, partnering with auditors and internal governance stakeholders
• Oversee financial systems and reporting tools, including SAP, IBI, and FCRS, driving automation and data integrity
• Deliver high-quality accounting analysis and reporting to support leadership, regulatory, and business decision-making

Essential Requirements

• Strong background in financial accounting, including balance sheet management, statutory reporting, and accounting controls
• Proven experience leading Record to Report processes across period-end close, forecasting, and financial reporting activities
• Solid knowledge of audit, tax, and regulatory reporting requirements within a controlled finance environment
• Hands-on experience with enterprise financial systems, including SAP and financial reporting or reconciliation tools
• Demonstrated people leadership capability, with experience developing, coaching, and managing finance teams
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to deliver accurate, high-quality financial insights to senior stakeholders

Commitment to Diversity & 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?

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