Associate Director, Record to Report

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Job Description

This Job Description provides a summary of the duties and/or characteristic of work performed and is not inclusive of every detail of the job for every individual assigned to the position.  This description will be reviewed periodically and revised as duties and responsibilities change with business demands.  Other duties not listed below may be assigned as needed.

Brief Description:

The Associate Director, Record to Report (R2R), will serve as a key architect of Jazz’s global financial close and reporting environment, leading a multi‑year transformation to modernize, standardize, and elevate the company’s accounting operations. This leader will drive the accuracy, timeliness, and integrity of financial data while championing a culture of operational excellence and strong financial governance across the enterprise.

Reporting to the Director of Accounting, the Associate Director will act as a strategic partner to senior finance leadership—including the VP of Finance and leaders across the CFO organization—and will play a critical role in guiding Jazz’s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) teams to consistently deliver high quality results. Success in this role requires deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA, Blackline, and Oracle, coupled with a visionary approach to process optimization, automation, and organizational transformation.

Responsibilities

Record to Report / Financial Close & Reporting

• Provide leadership and oversight of outsourced transactional accounting activities, ensuring the BPO team delivers consistently high-quality outcomes aligned with corporate standards.
• Oversee and approve monthly journal entries prepared by the BPO team, exercising sound judgment to maintain strong financial integrity and accuracy.
• Lead governance of assigned balance sheet areas, ensuring timely, accurate delivery of reconciliations by the BPO team, and driving proactive resolution of reconciling items in partnership with global stakeholders.
• Act as a key escalation point for complex general ledger and reporting matters, guiding the BPO team toward effective, root-cause-based solutions.
• Direct and support month-end close processes to ensure timely, reliable, and well-controlled financial reporting.
• Uphold rigorous compliance through continuous monitoring, championing adherence to accounting policies, internal controls, and best practice standards.
• Strengthen the operating model between internal teams and the BPO by fostering transparent communication, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Lead the global intercompany process: partner with the Tax team to enhance and automate transfer pricing workflows to ensure accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Provide accounting policy guidance to FP&A and cross-functional partners, enabling accurate forecasting, budgeting, and decision-making.
• Serve as the global SOX lead for Accounting, ensuring R2R compliance with US GAAP, internal controls, and Sarbanes-Oxley requirements while driving continuous improvement in control design and operating effectiveness.

Process Optimization, Systems & Transformation

• Lead strategic transformation initiatives across the R2R landscape, designing and implementing scalable process improvements that increase efficiency, data quality, and control.
• Redesign the global balance sheet reconciliation process to establish best in class standards, governance, and escalation mechanisms, ensuring consistency across all entities.
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