RTR Team Leader – Fixed Assets & Leases

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

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.

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.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

Purpose: RTR Team Leader oversees all Fixed Assets & Leases accounting processes globally to ensure consistent, accurate and efficient delivery of US GAAP and Local GAAP Financial Statements, validated through regular internal and external audits.  In addition, this role will require day-to-day management of Fixed Assets & Leases activities, providing substantive guidance to the Team Members, performance of SOx controls, coordination and interaction with other functional teams and Local Teams, supporting recruitment and retention of employees and leading process improvement activities.

RTR Team Leader supports RTR Manager in ongoing management of the whole region and acts as his/her back-up.

Location:  Warsaw, Poland

Key Responsibilities & Deliverables:



* Daily Operational Activities



* Ensure accurate & timely execution of the scope of operations assigned, in compliance with accounting principles and SOX controls requirements


* Take responsibilty for month-end closing process delivery by the team


* Review & approve journal entries


* Facilitate Trial Balance review calls with Affiliates as required


* Review Balance Sheet reconciliations


* Execute and review SOX controls in accordance with RTR Control Matrix


* Be first point of contact in case of issues, drive escalations end-to-end until resolution  


* Ensure back-up arrangements are in place for key operational deliverables



* Project Phase



* Deliver key project milestones for SAP Integration.

Work closely with Project SMEs to ensure team members’ readiness and smooth go-live.



* Process Expertise and Business Partnership



* Act as subject matter expert on complex accounting treatments in accordance with policy/procedures


* Influence and proactively coordinate improvement initiatiives


* Ensure continuous and consistent process delivery, including efficient back-up plan and effective escalations/queries management.

Drive for results (including follow up on KPIs) and ensure best practices are in place


* Build and sust...