Sr. Director, External Financial Reporting

Senior Director, External Financial Reporting

At Alcon, we're passionate about enhancing sight and helping people see brilliantly. With more than 25,000 associates, we innovate fearlessly, champion progress, and act swiftly to impact global eye health. We foster an inclusive culture, recognizing your contributions and offering opportunities to grow your career like never before. Together, we make a difference in the lives of our patients and customers. Are you ready to join us? This role is part of Alcon's Finance, Accounting, & Audit function, a team that advances Alcon's financial strategy and ensures fiscal responsibility as we transform the eye care industry.

The Senior Director, External Financial Reporting, will lead the External Financial Reporting Function and will be responsible for the preparation of all external Global Financial reports (Form 20F / Annual Reports, Quarterly Financial reports). The Senior Director, External Financial Reporting, ensures that effective financial controls, policies, and procedures are established & applied to provide the company with high quality, compliant external financial reporting. The person in this position will lead a team of four. This role provides thought leadership and expertise on IFRS, US and other regulatory requirements.

Main Responsibilities :

• Lead and manage the preparation and review of all SEC and SIX reports, including annual report (20-F or 10K), quarterly reports (Interim Financial Reports / 10Q), Swiss reporting requirements, earnings release and XBRL tagging. Coordinate with legal function on any finance input on other required forms e.g., 8-K.
• Responsible for the compilation of financial statements, footnotes, management discussion and analysis and all other finance components of the filings.
• Assist Investor Relations with preparation of all financial elements of the Earnings press release, presentations, and Earnings call preparations.
• Assist in providing technical expertise and leadership to the finance organization on the treatment of accounting issues, implementation of new accounting standards and compliance with IFRS, U.S. GAAP, SEC, and PCAOB regulations.
• Ensure internal control procedures are in place and maintain SOX compliance.
• Monitoring and research of new IFRS, US GAAP and SEC pronouncements; evaluation of impact to the company; assisting in the implementation of new business, accounting, and financial reporting processes.
• Lead company response to any comment letters from external regulatory bodies / SEC / SIX etc. on external financial reporting documents.
• Responsible for the accounting for Pensions and EPS calculation
• Work with external and internal auditors on requests for assistance.
• Prepare audit schedules and interface with external auditors, as necessary.
• Assist with ad hoc projects and responsibilities as needed.
• Assesses implications of upcoming changes in accounting standards for the Alcon External Financial reporting and collaborates within Alcon, with industry contacts and auditors in interpreting and implementing new reporting standards, providing thought leadership in designing and implementing new reporting requirements.
• Leads team of external financial reporting experts within Alcon setting clear objectives and direction for the team.
• Trains associates on External financial reporting inputs and deliverables.
• Role model for leadership style, which is inclusive, initiative-taking, respectful, change agile, innovation / creativity and results driven with focus on quality and high integrity.

Required Background :

Education : University Degree in finance / accounting / economics or MBA; Certified Public Accountant / Chartered Accountant with in-depth IFRS knowledge and US GAAP

Experience :

Alcon is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify. Alcon is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities.