Finance and Accounting Associate (22 months contract)

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.

At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

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:

This role is responsible for the end-to-end of local accounting, compliance, tax, and treasury operations for Elanco Korea.

You will manage monthly closing activities, ensure strict adherence to local tax compliance (including VAT), and oversee regulatory reporting to the Bank of Korea.

As a key bridge between local business partners and global corporate teams, you will also provide oversight for the EBS (Elanco Business Solutions) team and drive a strong compliance culture through robust internal controls and audit excellence.

Your Responsibilities:

Accounting & General


* Manage local accounting and tax processes following Elanco policies and processes.


* Prepare necessary monthly closing entries by working closely with the business partners to determine what, if any, activities occurred during the month that require manual journal entries.


* Work with the business process outsource team (responsible for the transaction accounting for O2C, P2P, product costing and R2R) to answer questions, elevate issues, etc.


* Execute all local legal entity transformation activities as directed by Corporate Tax team and by the third party Tax Partner.


* Serves as a local super user (key user) for major accounting processes affecting financial reporting (including, but not limited to, O2C, P2P, R2R, etc.).


* Act as a primary point of contact for T&E inquiries and policy guidance.

Controls


* Demonstrate a strong compliance oriented mindset & help to build a strong compliance culture.


* Awareness of all applicable financial/taxation standards, process documentation & training materials to ensure compliant execution of daily operations.


* Ensure ownership for all applicable financial reporting and operational controls as well as broader oversight for all controls that influence the financial statements.


* Engage with External/Internal Audit/Taxation authorities to ensure full ownership and excellence in all Group/Statutory/Internal/Taxation/Regulatory audits.


* Conduct monthly B/S and P/L reconciliations, providing commentary to explain significant financial ...