Associate Director, Accounting

Who we are

Together, we’re on a mission to make good health more affordable and accessible, to help millions around the world enjoy healthier lives. It’s a mission that bonds our people across nearly 60 countries and a rich, diverse variety of nationalities and backgrounds. Working here means working with the world’s leading manufacturer of generic medicines, and the proud producer of many of the products on the World Health Organization’s Essential Medicines List. Today, at least 200 million people around the world take one of our medicines every single day. An amazing number, but we’re always looking for new ways to continue making a difference, and new people to make a difference with.

The opportunity

The Associate Director of Alliance Finance is responsible for the end-to-end accounting, reporting, and financial governance of the company’s strategic alliances. This leader ensures timely and accurate recognition of alliance-related revenue and expenses, drives compliance with US GAAP and SOX controls, and serves as the finance point-of-contact for internal stakeholders and external partners.

This role blends technical accounting expertise with operational knowledge, relationship management, and a continuous-improvement mindset to deliver high-quality financial insights that support decision-making across the alliance portfolio.

 

The ideal candidate will bring a strong analytical mindset, attention to detail, and a collaborative approach to problem-solving in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. A critical part of the role includes tracking and ensuring timely follow-up on action items to drive accountability and progress. This role is ideal for someone who is eager to grow & develop a team, embraces innovative technologies, and is passionate about using data to drive impactful decision-making.

 

Travel Requirements: Minimal

How you’ll spend your day

• Own & drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for alliance arrangements, including revenue recognition, cost-sharing and profit split settlements, and accruals. This will include preparing and reviewing standard and ad-hoc journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses for all alliance-specific general ledger accounts in compliance with Teva’s SOX controls.

 

• Collaborates and serves as a primary finance liaison with cross-functional teams, such as Alliance Management, Legal, Treasury and Tax to ensure Alliance agreements are appropriately implemented and administered in accordance with their terms and conditions. Monitor partner compliance with contractual financial obligations to ensure timely settlements and dispute resolution.

 

• Maintain robust documentation for complex arrangements, including creating accounting memos and position papers for new or modified contracts.

 

• Coordinate with Internal Audit and External Auditors on walkthroughs, testing, and remediation activities related to alliance accounting.

• Operates with a continuous improvement mindset to help identify & drive process automation to ensure accuracy, speed and to improve financial insights.

 

• Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team; set clear expectations, prioritize workload, and cultivate a culture of curiosity, accountability, and collaboration.

 

• Investigate and resolve any accounting and reporting issues that arise within the team as well as assist other stakeholders across the organization. This position will work closely with other Teva sites across the world, as well as with our Corporate accounting team.

 

• Other duties and projects as assigned or as business needs require.

Your experience and qualifications

Any equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience that fulfills the requirements of the position will be considered.

 

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered. CPA license is a plus.

 

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years of progressive accounting experience, including 2-3 years in a leadership role in a large Global Pharmaceutical environment, preferably in Accounting or related analytical function with a strong knowledge of US GAAP. Public accounting experience highly preferred.

• Proven ability to interpret legal agreements and convert them into practical accounting policies and workflows.

• Demonstrated success leading close processes and SOX/internal controls.

• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Word, and Excel; familiarity with Alteryx is preferred.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective interac