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Position Title Reporting Accountant

Location GBS Centre

Region/ Function Global Business Services

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Financial Reporting
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Role Overview:
Finance Operations provides financial oversight, transactional process delivery and financial
reporting for the business.
The Reporting Accountant supports the delivery of high quality, timely reporting for group,
management and statutory purposes, and for driving ongoing process improvement. This will
include monitoring and optimisation of activities currently performed, review and approval of
all relevant Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs and identification and migration of further
activities as appropriate.

The Reporting accountant will also provide support for statutory and tax compliance activities
for the markets they are accountable and ensure that all R2R activities are executed in
accordance with S&N MAP and SOx control frameworks.

Responsibilities: (Please specify % amount against each responsibility)

 Ensure that transactions are documented, in compliance with group standards and,
where relevant, Sarbanes Oxley requirements
 Deliver high quality, timely reporting for group and statutory purposes and providing
ad-hoc analysis and decision support to the local management team and the business
 Participation in the annual Budgeting and quarterly Forecasting cycles utilising
Hyperion (SNHFM) and SAP or MS AX
 Accountable for balance sheet integrity and reconciliations, to safeguard assets and to
ensure the optimal use of resources across the business; and to ensure that any
ageing of balances is fully investigated and resolved.
 Support and implement continuous improvement initiatives e.g. process
standardisation and business efficiencies, with the aim to lower cost, improve service
and reduce compliance risk
 Prepare requests for the external and internal auditors, other advisors and relevant
country Authorities
 As instructed by the Controller / Senior Reporting Accountant assess and implement
changes to comply with external reporting and accounting requirements as well as
internal changes to the business or S&N accounting environment.
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Location: GBS India

Education (required grade and area):

Required ~
> Degree level qualification

Nice to have ~
> Professional qualification

Licenses/ Certifications (please prioritize and specify required and nice to have):
> Required ~ Part Qualified Accountant (i.e ACA / ACCA / CA / CPA / CMA or equivalent)
> Nice to have ~ Qualified Accountant (i.e ACA / ACCA / CA / CPA / CMA or equivalent)

Experience (please prioritize and specify required and nice to have):

Required ~
> 3+ years working in either in global accounting practice or in industry
> Must be fluent in English
> Demonstrates experience in analysing financial data, drawing sound conclusions and
developing proposals/solutions
> IFRS accounting experience.
> Experience of the Month-end reporting and control frameworks.

Nice to have ~
> Relevant industry experience advantageous, ideally in Medical Devices or Pharmaceuticals.
> Candidates with past experience in one of the following roles would be desirable -
Commercial Accounting, Legal Entity Reporting (including production and delivery of the
accounts consolidation processes and complex transactions and associated accounting),
Supply Chain Accounting (standard costs, variances, internal sales )
> Experience of SAP / Hyperion / TM1 / Cognos.
> Working knowledge and application of SOX control frameworks.
> Experience of transition and transformation to an offshore Captive or BPO Transactional
Finance operation.
> Experience of working in financial reporting role in a large / listed entity.

Competences (please prioritize and specify required and nice to have):

Requirement Rating Description

High (H) Essential to delivering role successfully

Medium (M) Important to delivering role successfully
Low (L) Supports role delivery

Requirement
Knowledge H M L
Smith and Nephew business and market knowledge
1 Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the business, the X
business objectives, the commercial drivers and the competitive
environment within the healthcare/medical devices industry
Technical knowledge
1 Has a clear understanding of IFRS and applies this to make credible X
decisions based on facts, appropriate analysis, and sound judgement
2 Deep understanding of end-to-end operational and financial control, X
business processes and reporting, including SOX exposure
3 Has a clear understanding of governance, risk and compliance X
frameworks
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4 Has a sound overview of how an ERP system operates and can X

demonstrate an understanding of how customer services and
logistics interact with a finance department
5 Ability to analyse financial data, draw sound conclusions and propose X
solutions
6 Broad understanding of statutory filings, corporate and indirect tax X
7 Knowledge/understanding of SAP (or MS Axapta), Cognos and X
Hyperion HFM
8 Advanced Excel and can use MS Office suite of tools X

Requirement
Skill requirements H M L
Financial Control and Compliance
1 Able to analyse and resolve operational and process issues through X
liaison with stakeholders.
2 Apply best practice and controls to maintain the highest level of X
financial integrity
3 Ability to analyse financial data, draw sound conclusions. X
4 Proposes solutions within the context of the business by applying X
technical knowledge to evaluate the associated risks and implications
Operational Excellence
1 Apply customer first approach to anticipate and deliver customer X
needs and expectations
2 Drive clear standard processes which are easy to interact with X
3 Identifies technical and/or operational problems and resolves by X
implementing innovative, customer focused solutions
Communication
1 Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders X
across the Finance Operations team and the wider business
2 Excellent oral and written communication skills to present financial X
data and information clearly and concisely to all levels of the
business
3 Able to guide, influence and persuade others by adopting a X
challenging but diplomatic style

Requirement
Behaviour H M L
Leadership & Management Effectiveness
1 Works well under pressure and in a deadline orientated environment X
– is a role model for others
2 Demonstrates a high level of integrity to foster an open dialogue X
with the team
Builds Relationships
1 Identifies important stakeholders and builds and sustains X
relationships with them to:
develop business understanding
drive consistency
resolve issues
ensure the highest standards of control
2 Actively seeks to develop strong relationships across functions. X

Impact and Influence

1 Applies effective questioning, communication and influencing skills to X
share insights, commit stakeholders to action and promote a culture
of continuous improvement
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Physical Demands:
None

Travel Requirements: <10% 10–25% 25–50% 50–75% >75% (Please delete as appropriate

Supervisory Organisation
Number of direct reports:
Management
Responsibility Total number of direct and indirect reports:

HR/ Benefits completion only

Proposed GCF Grade P2 (Benefits will be in line with GCF Grade)
Fair Labour Standard
Act (US only)

Agreed by: Job Holder

Approved by: Manager

Date: Please select

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