Senior Financial Accountant TPM6073

Summary:

Our client, a leading biopharmaceutical company in Dublin, is seeking a Senior Financial Accountant to support the delivery of accurate and timely financial reporting. The successful candidate will be a key member of a cross-functional, multinational accounting team with responsibility for corporate and business accruals, statutory reporting, account controls and ad hoc financial analysis. The role will support the Finance Manager with regular and ad hoc reporting activities and will involve significant interaction with finance management and global accounting teams.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monthly, quarterly and annual corporate reporting under US GAAP, including account analysis, reconciliations and the preparation of inputs to month-end reports, financial analysis and commentary.
• Responsible for annual financial reporting to local statutory authorities under IFRS and local GAAP.
• Complete reconciliations between US GAAP and local GAAP accounting.
• Conduct detailed analytical reviews of financial data and present the financial performance of the entities to senior leadership.
• Review entity profitability monthly to understand deviations and support the Global Transfer Pricing team as required.
• Partner with Financial Planning & Analysis and the wider business to ensure correct goods receipting, substantiate accruals and address any findings from accrual analytics.
• Prepare other local statutory reports, including statistical filings, as required.
• Manage year-end financial statement audits, working to key deadlines and reporting progress to the relevant coordination team.
• Liaise with the Tax team to support the corporate tax filing process.
• Support the SOX audit process as required.
• Manage relationships with outsourced providers, including auditors and outsourced accounting providers.
• Identify and implement opportunities for continuous process improvement and more efficient ways of working.
• Work closely with Finance colleagues locally and globally, ensuring global reporting deadlines are met.
• Support finance projects and continuous improvement activities as required.
• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis, queries and other finance activities as required.
• Build effective working relationships with Finance management and staff, cost centre managers, global accounting teams and external auditors.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Fully qualified accountant; ACA or ACCA qualification is preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years' relevant experience in a similar accounting role.
• Strong technical accounting skills.
• Knowledge of both US GAAP and IFRS is advantageous.
• Familiarity with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) requirements and internal controls is desirable.
• Experience using ERP systems, preferably SAP S/4HANA.