RTR Senior Analyst – Intercompany

<p><b>At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!</b></p><p></p><p><b>As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. We’re driven by our vision of ‘Food and Companionship Enriching Life’ and our approach to sustainability – the Elanco Healthy Purpose™ – to advance the health of animals, people, the planet and our enterprise.</b></p><p></p><p><b>At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.</b></p><p></p><p><b>Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!</b></p><p></p><p></p><p>The role of Senior RTR Analyst – Intercompany is primarily focused on ensuring accurate management of intercompany charges, eliminations and reconciliations. This requires strict adherence to company policies while working closely with the local affiliates. Additionally, Senior RTR Analyst–Intercompany will be supporting the accuracy and completeness of the GA month end closing and related General Accounting activities for assigned entities.</p><p><b>Location:</b>  Warsaw, Poland</p><p></p><p><b>Key Responsibilities &amp; Deliverables:</b></p><p><b>Process Expertise and Business Partnership</b></p><ul><li>Be seen as a "go-to" information resource for Intercompany related queries</li><li>Review all Intercompany charge requests to ensure accuracy and coordinate with local affiliates for proper approvals</li><li>Analyze and perform Intercompany account reconciliations in accordance with month-end close process</li><li>Execute the Intercompany eliminations and FX adjustment process during month-end close and investigate and resolve any issues</li><li>Prepare journal entries and Intercompany schedules and provide reporting as needed</li><li>Review and maintain the intercompany aging reports</li><li>Review key Intercompany metrics &amp; communicate to stakeholders to ensure key deliverables are being met while identifying and implementing initiatives to improve</li><li>Demonstrate excellence in all interactions with ESC internal customers &amp; business partners</li><li>Focus on measuring &amp; improving the internal customer's experience with the ESC</li><li>Build and maintain a strong knowledge of supported affiliate's business</li><li>Actively participate in the GA month-end close and reconciliation process, ensure adherence to the standard <span>month/quarter/year-end</span> timelines</li></ul><p><b>Process Governance:</b></p><ul><li>Demonstrate a strong Continuous Improvement oriented approach &amp; help to build a strong Continuous Improvement culture</li><li>Actively work with the core team members and internal IT groups to identify improvements for processes</li><li>Report end-to-end process metrics and KPIs to measure service levels, operational effectiveness, process health, and process compliance</li></ul><p><b>Controls:</b></p><ul><li>Ensure prioritization and encourage a culture of compliance to SOx and other internal controls requirements</li><li>Ensure ownership for all applicable SOx &amp; Operational controls related to Intercompany Accounting</li><li>Integrate controls into process documentation and training materials</li><li>Assists auditors (internal &amp; external) by preparing requested data and providing explanation of supporting materials and procedures</li></ul><p><b>Requirements:  </b></p><ul><li>University Degree in Business and/or Accounting (or equivalent work experience)</li><li>Experience in RTR or Finance function in SSC/BPO environment, with in-depth knowledge of Intercompany processes in a multinational environment and preferably experience with US GAAP/IFRS technical accounting</li><li>Proven analytical, problem solving, and communication skills</li><li>Proven control orientation based on prior operational business roles</li><li>Ability to respond flexibly to customer needs, effectively managing expectations</li><li>Ability to work across cultures and across diverse management styles</li><li>Ability to handle complexity and utilize analytical skills, with attention to detail</li><li>Ability to proactively &amp; effectively analyse &amp; resolve problems in the Intercompany area &amp; devise appropriate testing strategies to support</li><li>Ability to effectively prioritize and complete key tasks and deliverables while demonstrating full ownership &amp; accountability</li><li>Ability to work in global team environment and communicate effectively with both internal business partners of all levels &amp; disciplines, especially affiliate Project Managers outside of Finance</li><li>Fluency in English language</li><li>Experience w