Senior Accountant overseeing financial reporting and general ledger tasks in European region. Contributing to compliance with US GAAP and local standards within a multinational context.
Responsibilities
The Senior Accountant, Global Finance Services primarily has responsibility for the general ledger and financial reporting tasks in our European region.
Analyze current balance street reconciliations and clear any unreconciled items in line with policy
Preparation and review of monthly financial reports, ensuring they are completed in a timely, accurate and efficient manner and in accordance with US GAAP
Preparation, analysis and review of journal postings
Calculation, posting and review of monthly accruals and prepayments ensuring that all items are accurately captured
Preparation of multi-currency bank reconciliations
Preparation of variance analysis
Statutory reporting in line with Local GAAP standards
Processing of transactional taxes, eg VAT
Support annual corporation tax compliance
Liaising with country teams to ensure external reporting compliance with local regulations
Ensure that company financial records are maintained in compliance with companies policies, US GAAP and SEC reporting requirements.
Accountable for ensuring that company policies and procedures (internal controls) are implemented to provide reasonable assurance that the company assets are protected
Support the Sarbanes Oxley activities relative to internal controls documentation and testing and segregation of duties
Liaise with internal and external auditors
Support deployment of SAP S/4 HANA and other systems eg Blackline to garner greater efficiency within the controllership function
Support implementation of AI to drive further efficiency and effectiveness in our delivery of accounting services.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience in Finance or Accounting
Minimum 3 years private industry experience in multinational manufacturing companies; experience in US multinational/Shared Services Preferred
Strong understanding of US GAAP and Sarbanes-Oxley 404
Experience with SAP required and HFM preferred
Strong knowledge of and ability to learn and apply technical accounting concepts in accordance with US GAAP/Local GAAP and internal controls over financial reporting
Strong analytical skills and ability to summarize conclusions and make recommendations to management
Unquestioned integrity, moral character, ethics and values - one whom an organization can trust without reservation
Ability to effectively prioritize and escalate issues
Qualified Accountant i.e. ACCA; ACA; CPA; CIMA
Benefits
Global Career Opportunities: With facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia-Pacific, employees have opportunities for international exposure and cross-functional collaboration.
This is a hybrid position requiring the team member to be onsite a minimum of 3 days per week
West is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity at our company.
We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Where permitted by law, an offer of employment with West Pharmaceutical Services, or any of its subsidiary or affiliate companies, is contingent upon the satisfactory completion of background screening and/or a pre-employment drug screening.
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