Senior Financial Accountant

• Industry Pharma/Biotech/Clinical Research
• Work Experience 4-5 years
• City Dublin
• State/Province Dublin
• Country Ireland

Job Description

About PSC Biotech

Who are we?

PSC Biotech is a leading Biotech Consultancy firm foundedin 1996, headquartered in Pomona, California, USA, with Global operations inIreland, India, Singapore, Australia and the US, serving 350 clients in morethan 23 countries worldwide. We provide cloud-based software solutions forQuality Management and Regulatory Inspections, pharmaceuticals contractmanufacturing professionals, and metrology services to our clients.

'Take your Career to a new Level'

PSC Biotech disrupts the conventional consultancy modelby aligning our EVP as one of the unique selling point which includes theopportunity to work with the most talented cohort of like-minded professionalsoperating in the Pharma/ Biotech Industry. We offer a permanent contract ofemployment giving exposure of working in Top Pharmaceutical client sites in adiverse-cultural work setting.

Employee Value Proposition

Employees are the "heartbeat" of PSC Biotech, we provideunparalleled empowering career development though Learning & Developmentin-house training mentorship through constant guidance to facilitate careerprogression. We believe in creating high performing teams that can exceed ourclient's expectations with regards to quality of all scalable and business unitdeliverables, staying under budget and ensuring timelines for our deliverablesare being met.

Overview:

Seeking a highly motivated Senior Financial Accountant tojoin our Technical Operations (TOPS) Finance team. The Senior FinancialAccountant will be part of the Consolidated Reporting team within the TOPSFinance organization. This team has global responsibility for TOPS reportingincluding inventory costing, excess & obsolescence, SOX compliance, US GAAPaudits, intercompany profit elimination and balance sheet reconciliations. TheSenior Financial Accountant will be part of a team responsible for global manufacturingand supply chain finance operations for products throughout multiple stages ofproduction and distribution.

This position will be a key member of a cross-functionalaccounting team, collaborating extensively with regional and global financeteams and technical operations teams.
12 Month of Contract with possibility of an extension.

Requirements

Responsibilities:

• Month-end close responsibilities include journal entrypreparation and submission, balance sheet reconciliations and review of monthlyfinancial results in accordance with US GAAP and submission of closedeliverables.
  
• Assist with preparation of consolidated financialmanagement reporting for TOPS for balance sheet and P&L inventory areas.
  
• Maintain internal controls in line with corporatestandards, GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley requirements. Work with internal andexternal auditors as required.
  
• Accounting for manufacturing activity including materialpurchases, overhead absorption and contract manufacturing costs.
  
• Conduct data mining and analysis, interpreting andcommunicating information to relevant stakeholders in a meaningful andactionable way.
  
• Ensure correct accounting for Buy/Sell entities and allintercompany inventory transactions, including calculating and recording Profitin Inventory (PII) eliminations.
  
• Evaluate inventory balances for excess and obsolescenceand determine need for inventory reserves.
  
• Review and analyse inventory variances on a monthly basisand work with business functions to understand drivers.
  
• Participate in the annual standard cost setting processthrough analysis of costing results, and identification of differences,outliers and key movements.
  
• Review and maintain cycle counts and initiate action onany discrepancies.Work closely withCMO, supply chain and manufacturing departments to ensure inventory accuracy atall locations.
  
• Establish relationships with Corporate & RegionalFinance teams to ensure all reporting requirements are performed timely andaccurately.
  
• Develop an understanding of material flow from bulkmanufacturing through to fill/finish stage to ensure accuracy of inventoryvalues.
  
• Monitor production plans for bulk manufacturing and CMOactivity to ensure accurate inventory valuation and completeness of overheadabsorption.
  
• Represent TOPS Finance in local and global projects andinitiatives.Engage in continuousimprovement initiatives to drive process efficiencies and participate intransformation projects as required.
  
• Collaborate with ERP and global finance teams to identifyand introduce process enhancements to improve efficiency.
  
• Interact and collaborate effectively within workgroup andarea of expertise. Participate effectively on cross-functional teams, offeringviews and actively solicits ideas from others in seeking sound businesssolutions. Encourage others in fostering effective teamwork. Demonstrate verystrong customer service orientation.
  

Education:

Experience:

• Experience in a multi-national organization and inventoryaccounting experience is preferred.
  
• Demonstrate experience in process improvement initiativesand working on own initiative.
  
• Knowledge of US GAAP, Sarbanes Oxley and internal controlenvironment desirable.
  
• Experience with an integrated ERP system, general ledgerfunctions, sub-ledger processes, and period closing.Understanding of relationship of otheraccounting functions to manufacturing accounting.SAP experience is a distinct advantage.