Associate Director, Accounting

Role Summary

The Associate Director of Alliance Finance is responsible for the end-to-end accounting, reporting, and financial governance of the company’s strategic alliances. This leader ensures timely and accurate recognition of alliance-related revenue and expenses, drives compliance with US GAAP and SOX controls, and serves as the finance point-of-contact for internal stakeholders and external partners. This role blends technical accounting expertise with operational knowledge, relationship management, and a continuous-improvement mindset to deliver high-quality financial insights that support decision-making across the alliance portfolio. Travel Requirements: Minimal

Responsibilities

• Own & drive the monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes for alliance arrangements, including revenue recognition, cost-sharing and profit split settlements, and accruals. This will include preparing and reviewing standard and ad-hoc journal entries, account reconciliations, and flux analyses for all alliance-specific general ledger accounts in compliance with Teva’s SOX controls.
• Collaborates and serves as a primary finance liaison with cross-functional teams, such as Alliance Management, Legal, Treasury and Tax to ensure Alliance agreements are appropriately implemented and administered in accordance with their terms and conditions. Monitor partner compliance with contractual financial obligations to ensure timely settlements and dispute resolution.
• Maintain robust documentation for complex arrangements, including creating accounting memos and position papers for new or modified contracts.
• Coordinate with Internal Audit and External Auditors on walkthroughs, testing, and remediation activities related to alliance accounting.
• Operates with a continuous improvement mindset to help identify & drive process automation to ensure accuracy, speed and to improve financial insights.
• Manage, coach, and develop a high-performing team; set clear expectations, prioritize workload, and cultivate a culture of curiosity, accountability, and collaboration.
• Investigate and resolve any accounting and reporting issues that arise within the team as well as assist other stakeholders across the organization. This position will work closely with other Teva sites across the world, as well as with our Corporate accounting team.
• Other duties and projects as assigned or as business needs require.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or an equivalent combination of education and experience; CPA license is a plus.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive accounting experience, including 2-3 years in a leadership role in a large Global Pharmaceutical environment, preferably in Accounting or related analytical function with a strong knowledge of US GAAP. Public accounting experience highly preferred.
• Proven ability to interpret legal agreements and convert them into practical accounting policies and workflows.
• Demonstrated success leading close processes and SOX/internal controls.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong proficiency in SAP, Microsoft Word, and Excel; familiarity with Alteryx is preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective interaction with internal and external partners.
• You should be self-motivated with a strong work ethic and the ability to meet deadlines, as well as a willingness to acquire new skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently as well as collaboratively with the team and takes the initiative to help propose solutions & resolve issues with minimal assistance.
• Demonstrates the ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships across the global organization.

Skills

• Accounting and financial governance
• US GAAP and SOX controls
• Financial close and consolidation
• Ledger/account reconciliations and flux analyses
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Process improvement and automation
• Technical accounting interpretation
• Communication and stakeholder management

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, Finance or an equivalent combination of education and experience. CPA license is a plus.

Additional Requirements

• Travel Requirements: Minimal