Job Description

Position Overview

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where our company has codified its 125-year legacy. Our company’s success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.

Our company’s Business Service Center (BSC), located across three regions (Americas, Europe, and Asia), are responsible for the timely and efficient delivery of standardized, global financial processes. The BSC – Europe in Prague, Czech Republic provides timely execution of a broad range of financial services and processes across our company’s business divisions and markets for the Europe region.

The AtR Cash&Investment Manager will be responsible for providing cash operational services and related accounting and reporting activities. Reporting to the BSC AtR function in Prague, this role manages a team of specialists, partners with Finance and business stakeholders, and ensures effective delivery of cash and investment services to support business objectives.

Position Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to, the following:

· Lead and supervise cash operations and analysis, including period‑end financial close activities

· Manage across AtR Cash and other streams, sub-process activities

· Provide accounting services and financial reporting support, ensuring accuracy and compliance

· Monitor and maintain banking platform to allow smooth interfaces of cash entries

· Build and maintain strong working relationships with the European Treasury Center (ETC) and other key stakeholders

· Drive month‑end close activities to meet strict reporting deadlines

· Identify and lead continuous improvement initiatives to streamline processes, increase efficiency, and support standardization and automation efforts

· Support and participate in special projects as required

· Develop, standardize, and maintain policies and procedures to improve efficiency and consistency

· Assist with the recruitment and development of a highly performing team

· Oversee AtR activities outsourced to the BPO partner for cash and related reporting; monitor and perform review on monthly performance

· Implement operational controls and procedures to ensure efficient, accurate service delivery

· Ensure timely completion of monthly account reconciliations in line with corporate standards and guidelines

· Collaborate with colleagues across finance and business functions to manage workload and broaden domain knowledge

· Support internal and external audits, ensuring timely completion internal control review

· Accurately prepare and report KPIs and operational metrics

Education & Experience

· Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field

· Minimum of 6 years’ experience in a shared service environment within a multinational organization, including exposure to ex‑US accounting

· Experience with treasury accounting and interfacing systems preferred

· Management and supervisory experience, preferably in a shared service or centralized finance function

· Proficient English language skills (written and spoken)

· Able to remain composed and professional in an environment of high stress and urgency, consistently prioritize competing demands, and manage heavy, time critical cash responsibilities with decisive judgment and a strong sense of urgency

· Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a proactive approach to process design and implementation

· Working knowledge of US GAAP and/or IFRS

· Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills with the ability to interact with all levels of management

· Ability to build, lead, and develop multicultural teams and to lead through change and ambiguity

· SAP experience preferred

· Advanced computer skills, including MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint

Required Skills:

Account Reconciliations, Account Reconciliations, Animal Vaccination, Billing, Business Process Standardization, Business Support, Cash Operations, Change Management, Credit Management, Customer-Oriented, Data Quality Management, Financial Accounting Controls, Financial Operations, Global Financial Markets, Global Health, Innovation, Leadership, Microsoft PowerPoint, Operational Control, People Leadership, Policy Management, Preparation of Financial Reports, Process Efficiencies, Process Improvements, Process Streamlining {+ 5 more}

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Regular

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Job Posting End Date:

04/11/2026

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