RTR Consultant - General Ledger Accounting

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!

Your Role: RTR Consultant is responsible to ensure accurate, consistent and efficient delivery of General Accounting activities for the most complex countries within the assigned region.

In addition, this role will require end-to-end processes expertise to be seen as RTR SME, who is able to represent the team in cross-functional discussions & initiatives as well as to perform some of the review activities.

Your Responsibilities:

Daily Operational Activities


* Be seen as primary point of contact for all General Accounting (GA) related items, including full ownership for the month-end closing tasks and reconciliation process, for most complex company codes within assigned region


* Responsible to execute complete month-end process timely and with high quality, including journal entries preparation and review


* Work closely with local finance team to understand their day-to-day activities and ensure these are properly reflected in the ledgers


* Prepare and manage monthly trial balance package for assigned countries within NA/LATAM/EMEA region, including providing Balance Sheet fluctuation analyses


* Prepare & review Balance Sheet Reconciliations


* Support the overall GA team by demonstrating flexibility and adaptability in case of changes


* Present proactive and independent approach to gaps identification and issue-solving



* Execute SOX controls in accordance with RTR Control Matrix


* Ensure continuous and consistent process delivery, including being an efficient back-up


* Share knowledge and train other team members, especially New-Joiners

Process Expertise and Business Partnership


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


* Support global/regional GA and cross-functional initiatives, proactively identify opportunities for improvements within RTR scope


* Work with IT to understand system capabilities and follow up on technical issues


* Build and sustain effective relationships with Affiliates and across other functions

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