Fixed Asset Team Lead

Company: Novartis
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Reference: 226606BR
Type: Full Time
Salary (CZK): Negotiable
Benefits: Excellent


Do you want to work for a Global Pharmaceutical company where you will get recognized for your hard work and commitment? Look no further, apply today. Fixed Asset Team Lead, Novartis, Prague, Czech Republic.


The Team Lead Asset Management supports the Manager AM and MDM, Systems & Management Reporting to lead the investment and asset management activities within the NGSC, enabling the execution of quality services. This role supports having systems, documentation, compliance and reporting in place and supports continuous improvement projects to provide highly effective and efficient end-to-end processes to the Novartis divisions. This role also manages the processes of the Novartis Group entities, ensuring quality and effectiveness of the processes, securing company assets by applying tight controls in the financial transactions, while providing accurate financial information and timely reporting of balances.


• Provides services at expected levels with a clear customer focus and escalates exceptions
• Interacts proactively with all functional areas of the NGSC to ensure appropriate accounting and financial reporting
• Coordinates with local entity, NGSC and outsourced activities to provide a seamless service
• Proactively challenges the Status Quo and comes up with making fact based recommendations
• Supports continuous improvements and process changes towards efficient and effective processes
• Serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for related policies and processes
• Supports the measurement and delivery of service levels and SLA/KPI targets
• Corresponds to internal and external inquiries Manage day-to-day activities for Asset Management
• Leads and actively manages the day to day activities of the investment and asset management team ensuring the effective delivery of the following activities:
 Perform the period-end closing and reporting in accordance with laws and Novartis required standards
 Perform the balance sheet account reconciliations of allocated accounts and ensure timely resolution and clean of overdue items identified
 Ensure proper accounting of financial transactions and accounting specific questions are well addressed and solved
 Proactively review accounts to ensure all financial transactions are valid and recorded to ensure accuracy of reported data
 Update and maintains fixed asset master data as required
 Ensure proper accounting for capital and expense projects
 Resolve fixed asset related issues and disputes, escalate as required or coordinate with various departments to resolve
 Work with Division Project Managers/ BPAs for timely completion of capital projects (eCAR)
 Coordinate the annual fixed assets physical inventory/ impairment analysis with the Divisions and constantly assess and challenge major projects and investment documents
 Ensure accruals for ongoing investment projects are properly calculated and recorded to the general ledger in accordance with IFRS requirements in collaboration with Divisional Finance
 Provide monthly reporting of ongoing investments
 Manage communication for management, external audit and 3rd parties  Perform ad hoc analysis, financial modelling, establish corresponding benchmarks/KPIs


The Novartis Global Service Center (NGSC) in Prague delivers a broad variety of services to the Novartis divisions worldwide. Prague is part of a globalized network of five NGSCs, which form a successful network of services minded associates partnering with the Novartis business around the world.

Are you interested in joining an international team delivering solutions for an ever increasing demand in the healthcare industry? You will have the opportunity to join projects with a global scope and meet colleagues from all over the world. English is our working language. We are looking for candidates combining professional expertise and excellent interpersonal skills to interact with our colleagues in different cultures, countries and time zones.

Our mission is to care and cure; We want to discover, develop and successfully market innovative products to prevent and cure diseases, to ease suffering and to enhance the quality of life. We also want to provide a shareholder return that reflects outstanding performance and to adequately reward those who invest their money, their time and their ideas in our company.


Competitive salary
Annual bonus
Strong work/life balance, flexible working hours
Pension/risk life insurance scheme
5 weeks paid holiday
Cafeteria employee benefit program
Public transportation allowance
Plus additional benefits

‘I came for the job, I stay for the culture’

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