Head Finance Operations & Legal Entity Compliance

Head Finance Operations & Legal Entity Compliance

The actual location of this job is in Suzhou, China.

This role will provide financial services to the business operations in the most cost-efficient manner.

What you will get:

• An agile career and dynamic working culture.
• An inclusive and ethical workplace.
• Compensation programs that recognize high performance.
• A variety of benefits dependent on role and location.

The full list of our global benefits can be found here: https://www.lonza.com/careers/benefits.

What you will do:

·Lead the BSO team to provide the financial services to the businesses covering the process of R2R, S2P and O2C. Meet the KPI objectives defined by GBSO.

·Being the Financial Lead of the entity, take the overall responsibility on the financial compliance of the Legal Entities and act as the primary contact with the external auditor and tax authorities (income tax, VAT, local taxes etc.) in close collaboration with Group tax.

·Ensure timely and accurate delivery of month close activities for the entity and be part of site leadership team, align with peer functions to create the synergies by leveraging the expertise and continuously improve the service level.

·Responsible for the tax and treasury operations of the Legal Entities, Coordinate with Group Tax and Group Treasury function to roll-out the group policy and ensure the compliance.

·As the overall coordinator for Internal Control System, manage the ICS process to enhance the control quality. Meet all the ICS KPIs defined by Corporate Compliance.

·Support Corporate Finance to drive for process standardization, automation and streamline, including the SSC build-up.

• As the Suzhou entity is a Joint Venture, this role will need to manage/work with the minority shareholder in Finance/Compliance matters and also support the trading entity in Guangzhou and the holding company in Hongkong.

What we are looking for:

• Bachelor or Master’s Degree major in accounting, finance or economics.
• SAP experience or similar ERP working experience.
• More than 10 years of relevant financial experience and a solid track record as the financial professional in a similar working environment.
• Working Experience in Joint Venture management will be helpful for this role.
• Ability to work in a global matrix structure.
• Strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent written and oral English language skills.

About Lonza

At Lonza, our people are our greatest strength. With 30+ sites across five continents, our globally connected teams work together every day to manufacture the medicines of tomorrow. Our core values of Collaboration, Accountability, Excellence, Passion and Integrity reflect who we are and how we work together. Everyone’s ideas, big or small, have the potential to improve millions of lives, and that’s the kind of work we want you to be part of.

Innovation thrives when people from all backgrounds bring their unique perspectives to the table. At Lonza, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. If you’re ready to help turn our customers’ breakthrough ideas into viable therapies, we look forward to welcoming you on board.

Ready to shape the future of life sciences? Apply now.