Job Description
At Opella Healthcare, we are united by one shared Mission: putting Health in Your Hands. We aim to make healthcare as simple as it should be, empowering people to take care of themselves. As a top‑three global player in Consumer Healthcare, we strive to build an agile and high‑performing organization that outpaces the market.
To achieve this ambition, we rely on exceptional talent who embrace our Challenger spirit—Outcome‑obsessed, Courageous, Radically Simple, and All‑In Together.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
The Accounting Head is responsible for leading all end‑to‑end finance operations and accounting activities across multiple legal entities and countries.
The position ensures:
- accuracy, completeness and compliance of financial statements,
- strong governance, internal control and audit readiness,
- operational excellence across Shared Services and local retained teams,
- support to the CFO and senior leadership on statutory, technical accounting, tax, and treasury‑related matters.
The role guarantees the integrity of the financial data used for Group reporting, statutory accounts, tax filings, and key business decisions across markets.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
A. Financial Accounting & Statutory Reporting
- Support the end‑to‑end accounting processes for all legal entities in scope.
- Ensure accurate and compliant production of monthly, quarterly, and annual IFRS, local GAAP and statutory accounts.
- Own the quality of group reporting submissions (e.g., Solar).
- Coordinate preparation of statutory financial statements, tax packages, and annual filings.
- Review and validate complex accounting treatments, contracts, and transactions.
- Oversee local GAAP adjustments (payroll, pension, amortization, provisions, tax).
- Manage actuarial processes and commitments (IFC, long‑service awards, pre‑retirement schemes).
B. Reporting
- Ensure accurate, complete and timely preparation, loading and publication of all Group reporting packages required by Finance Operations, including: Polo D1, Marco D1/D5 (Sales & Inventory), ISC uploads, Marco Budget (preparation and loading), ATLAS data loading, reconciliation between Marco and Solar, Solar package (monthly and quarterly), TWIN reporting, Spring package, Trema report, MyTax reporting, TaxRisk reporting, Helen reporting and any additional Group reporting templates required.
- Lead the preparation and submission of the FCT cashflow forecast in SAP FC, ensuring alignment with Treasury requirements.
- Oversee the preparation and submission of the Country‑by‑Country Reporting (CbCR) in collaboration with the Tax department.
- Sign off SAP FC / SEAL reporting package for the legal entities under responsibility.
C. Audit, Governance & Compliance
- Serve as the primary point of contact for external auditors and internal auditors.
- Define audit scopes, coordinate missions, ensure timely resolution of findings.
- Guarantee full compliance with internal and external accounting standards.
- Ensure internal control framework effectiveness (including SOX, segregation of duties).
- Deploy Group accounting procedures;
- Tax audit : Lead the preparation, coordination, and timely submission of all documentation required for tax audits, ensuring completeness and accuracy , Ensure oversight of all tax compliance activities performed by GBS, maintaining accountability for accuracy and completeness, particularly for OneERP countries
C. Collaboration with finance community
- Ensure high‑quality, timely, and compliant execution through GBS hubs
- Build strong collaboration between GBS and finance teams in each country.
D. Business Partnership
- Provide the CFO and Regional finance operations & A2R Head with financial analysis of the legal entities.
- Support strategic projects:
- legal restructuring,
- acquisition/divestiture accounting,
- Capex evaluation,
- performance measurement and target achievement (e.g., bonus schemes).
- Present revenue and performance analyses to social partners or workers' councils where required.
- Partner with Supply Chain, Commercial Operations, Finance Performance, HR, Tax, Legal, and Corporate.
E. People Leadership
- Develop a team of finance professionals across several locations
- Build capabilities for future‑ready finance (automation, digital tools, data literacy).
- Oversee recruitment, performance management, succession planning, and coaching.
- Promote corporate values and a culture of accountability, cooperation, and continuous development.
- Support HSE requirements where applicable.
F. Process Excellence, Systems & Transformation
- Support continuous improvement and harmonization of accounting processes across countries.
- Lead or contribute to Finance transformation initiatives:
- ERP changes,
- new digital tools (automation, workflow tools, BI),
- process standardization,
- M&A integration / carve‑out.
- Collaborate with Process & Systems teams to deploy tools for controllers and managers.
- Ensure successful adoption of automation and new ways of working.
EXPECTED SKILLS:
Technical Skills
- Strong technical expertise in IFRS, local GAAP , tax accounting, statutory reporting.
- Deep understanding of end‑to‑end accounting and finance operations in multinational environments.
- Experience working with Shared Services / GBS organizations.
- Strong audit and internal controls background (SOX preferred).
- Ability to review and challenge complex accounting topics.
Soft Skills
- Strong leadership and communication skills across cultures and functions.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders without authority.
- High agility, resilience, and change‑management capability.
- Strong analytical thinking, judgment, and problem‑solving.
Experience
- 10–15+ years of increasing responsibility in Finance, Accounting, Audit, or Controlling.
- Experience managing multi‑country teams.
- Proven track record in statutory reporting, closing processes, and audit management.
- Experience in transformation programs is a strong plus.
Education
- Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, Auditing, or equivalent.
- Accounting certification (CPA, ACCA, DSCG, DEC…) is an advantage.
WHY US:
At Opella, you will enjoy doing challenging, purposeful work, empowered to develop consumer brands with passion and creativity. This is your chance to grow new skills and be part of a bold, collaborative, and inclusive culture where people can thrive and be at their best every day.
We Are Challengers.
We are dedicated to making self-care as simple as it should be. That starts with our culture. We are challengers by nature, and this is how we do things:
All In Together: We keep each other honest and have each other's backs.
Courageous: We break boundaries and take thoughtful risks with creativity.
Outcome-Obsessed: We are personally accountable, driving sustainable impact and results with integrity.
Radically Simple: We strive to make things simple for us and simple for consumers, as it should be.
Join us on our mission. Health. In your hands.