Record to Report Lead

Job Description Summary

#LI-Hybrid
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.

Job Description

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.

Skills Desired

Building Effective Teams, Compliance And Controls, Continuous Process Improvement, Critical Thinking, Esg Data Management, Financial Accounting, Financial And Management Reporting, People Development, Process Optimization, Rapid Problem Solving Simple IT systems and tolls (i.e. SAP, MS Office, workflows, etc.).