Lead Financial Analyst
The role of Lead Financial Analyst is to join a well-established Life Sciences Company in Cork.
Key Responsibilities:
* Maintenance and management of General Ledger in accordance with US GAAP, ensuring accuracy and integrity of same.
* Monitoring general accounting processes carried out by Global Business Services centre.
* Assisting in the preparation of the monthly management reporting pack for local operations management & completing budget reviews as part of month-end close process.
* Preparing monthly cashflow forecasts and quarterly income statements for presentation to global treasury and tax.
* Ensuring compliance with global internal accounting and other policies.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
* Ensure accuracy of financial accounting entries in manufacturing entities under US GAAP accounting rules.
* Work with Financial Planning & Reporting, API External Manufacturing and another Irish site with the team to ensure all manufacturing accounts are accurately stated at monthly (& quarterly/year-end) close.
* Monitor accounting processes carried out by the Global Business Services centre. Liaise with those teams on weekly basis to agree work-plan & advise on accounting postings where necessary.
* Prepare monthly account reconciliations for all assigned accounts on the general ledger using online reconciliation system.
* Ensure Intercompany accounting processes are adhered to and all intercompany accounting instructions are followed and acted upon in a timely manner.
* Complete ongoing quarterly & year-end reporting requirements for Corporate Financial Reporting team to support US statutory reporting requirements.
* Provide financial support for all payroll related processes.
* Co-ordinate local SOX processes including the preparation of local owned SOX controls, ensuring that all are in a state of continuous compliance.
* Review SOX and operational controls performed by Global Business Services centre, escalating issues as necessary.
* Ensure General Accounting/Fixed Assets/P2P and other financial processes are documented appropriately, are being performed in accordance with internal policy and are audit ready.
Financial Planning, Forecasting & Reporting:
* Prepare monthly cashflow forecast and present to global treasury and tax.
* Prepare quarterly income statement forecasts for review by corporate tax. Liaise closely with local and corporate tax teams, global transfer pricing team and local supply chain to ensure accurate inputs.
* Prepare monthly FX forecasts and submit to global treasury.
Financial Oversight for Outsourced contracts:
* Carry out ongoing review of spend on significant outsourced contracts and measure costs against agreed contract terms. Highlight areas of concern and suggest areas for improvement.
* Complete regular audits of outsourced partners' purchasing processes to ensure adherence to agreed contract processes.
Other:
* Complete ad hoc corporate & local management reporting requests as needed.
* Submit all Irish statutory compliance reporting obligations to the required deadlines.
Requirements:
* Qualified Accountant ACA/ CIMA/CPA/ACCA with 3 - 5 years PQE, in a Pharmaceutical/Biotech or manufacturing environment.
* Excellent knowledge and experience in preparing financial statements under IFRS, Local GAAP & US GAAP.
* Strong organisational and documentation skills.
* A positive solutions-focused mind-set.
* Excellent interpersonal & communication skills.
* Ability to work in small team and communicate with non-financial management.
* Advanced Microsoft office skills.
* Proficiency with SAP.