Job Description

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for aAccounting Supervisor APAC MO to join us, basedin Shanghai, China.

About the role

•Monitor day to day Record-to-Reporting process operations.

•Support to develop and maintain accounting principles, practices and procedures, internal controls to ensure accurate and timely financial reporting.

•Supervise outsourcing partners ensuring that work is properly allocated and completed in a timely manner.

•Cooperate with APAC countries’ local team to meet their target/expectation.

What you’ll do

• Prepare / review accurate and timely monthly financial information; ensures account analysis &/or reconciliations completed on a monthly basis
• Prepare / review statutory report, group report and some other management report
• Ensure accurate and timely monthly, quarterly & year-end close in close coordination with HQ
• Supervise outsourcing partners ensuring the accuracy for all books of accounts, including AP, AR, stock, expense reports, accruals, capital accounts, payroll records administration, intercompany, etc
• Ensure internal control compliance for R2R
• Support APAC countries in internal & external audit process
• Coach and training outsourcing partners to deliver the qualified service and improve efficiency
• Drive R2R process standardization with Global in APAC Region
• Monitor the KPI of R2R result and target for continuous improvement
• Special projects and Ad hoc reports are required
• Support the launch of new digital application in APAC (eg. Qlik sense Dashboard; data foundation; AI prediction; Robotics etc.)

Close communicate with country FD/ I2I to enhance fluence of middle office, ensure accuracy and compliance of financial book, and to meet with country needs and expectation for MO.

Interested? For this role we’re looking for the followingeducation, experienceand skills

• Education

• University Education in Accounting, Finance or other relevants
• Accounting Certificate
• More than 5 Years’ experience in accounting & reporting function of multinational companies

• Experience and Requirements

• Good knowledge of IFRS & Japan Accounting Standard
• Strong techniques in SAP, Cognos, BI. Experience in S/4HANA is a plus
• Strong Financial and Analytical Skills
• Ability to manage to tight schedules, juggle tasks and plan according to business needs.
• Excellent Communications Skills
• Detail oriented and works with a high degree of accuracy
• Languages: High proficiency of Japanese; Medium proficiency of English

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science.

Why work with us?
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential.

At UCB, we’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on EMEA-Reasonable_Accommodation@ucb.com. Please note should your enquiry not relate to adjustments; we will not be able to support you through this channel.