Lead Financial Analyst
This role is with a well-established Life Sciences Company in Cork, Ireland. The successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance and management of the General Ledger in accordance with US GAAP, ensuring accuracy and integrity of financial statements.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
* Ensure accuracy of financial accounting entries in manufacturing entities under US GAAP accounting rules.
* Work with the team to ensure all manufacturing accounts are accurately stated at monthly and quarterly/year-end close.
* Monitor accounting processes carried out by the Global Business Services centre and liaise with those teams on a weekly basis to agree on work-plan and 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 and year-end reporting requirements for Corporate Financial Reporting team to support US statutory reporting requirements.
* Provide financial support for all payroll related processes.
* Coordinate 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 and local management reporting requests as needed.
* Submit all Irish statutory compliance reporting obligations to the required deadlines.
The ideal candidate will have a Qualified Accountant (ACA/CIMA/CPA/ACCA) qualification with 3-5 years post-qualification experience in a Pharmaceutical/Biotech or manufacturing environment.
Key attributes include excellent knowledge and experience in preparing financial statements under IFRS, Local GAAP and US GAAP, strong organisational and documentation skills, a positive solutions-focused mind-set, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work in a small team and communicate with non-financial management, advanced Microsoft office skills and proficiency with SAP.