Accountant

Summary:
An Accountant is required for a biopharmaceutical company in West Dublin. The successful candidate will support the EMEA monthly and quarterly close for 18 entities and the completion of local statutory audits. The key focus of the position is to own record to report month end and quarter end for specified EMEA entities, support local statutory audits while providing financial guidance analysis and support to the business.

Responsibilities:

• Own end to end record to report month end and quarter end procedures for specified EMEA entities including revenue accounting and operating expense journal entry reviews.
• Liaise with outsourced provider to ensure accurate and complete performance of month end and quarter end tasks.
• Partner closely with Finance colleagues both locally and globally, keeping abreast of local market developments and determining the appropriate accounting treatments for changes in facts and circumstances, while adhering to global deadlines.
• Ensure accounting compliance with US GAAP, IFRS and local GAAP accounting principles.
• Review monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and follow up and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Support statutory audits for your entities, working closely with the Associate Director Statutory Reporting Coordinator to close out the statutory audit processes & review local GAAP financial statements.
• Support of year end integrated audit effort.
• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis and queries.
• Operate within the required SOX controls frame-work, completing assigned control procedures, and supporting with specified SOX activities.
• Look to drive operational and process improvements where possible.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CPA) and Bachelor’s degree.
• 2+ years post qualification experience.
• Excellent Excel, PowerPoint.
• Experience using SAP, Blackline and Qlik a plus.
• Multinational pharmaceutical experience a plus.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity, simplify messages, embrace change and comfortable working in a high growth, fast paced and multi-task environment is preferred.
• Demonstrated success in a deadline driven, multi-task environment is preferred.