Associate Accountant

For one of our life science clients, we are currently searching for an Associate Accountant.

Position:

As an Associate Accountant of the General Ledger EMEA team, you will be responsible for the following main duties and responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Execute on the monthly financial close operations and related transactional activities;
• Review and process revenue journals;
• Work with several financial systems and provide system support (e.g. SAP, Blackline, Onestream, Hyperion, Redwood, Snowflake);
• Prepare and maintain several PowerBi dashboards;
• Make sure processes in scope are continuously improved, simplified, standardized, automated, formalized & documented;
• Perform balance sheet reconciliations and pro-actively follow up on open and/ or aged balances;
• Function as a business partner by liaising with both internal and external stakeholders by email, virtual meetings and in person;
• Ensure compliance to US GAAP;
• Support on various continuous improvement projects using Lean Six Sigma DMAIC methodology;
• Provide support to meet our internal and external audit obligations and remediate any risks or issues.

Must Haves

• Relevant Bachelor or Master Degree in Finance, Accounting, Economics;
• Team player with hands-on mentality;
• Advanced skills in Excel, PowerBi and/or other data spreadsheet programs;
• Tech/Automation savvy;
• Committed to accuracy;
• Good communication & interpersonal skills;
• Advanced level of English; written and spoken.