UK Accountant
- Recruiter
- Thermo Fisher
- Location
- Paisley, Renfrewshire, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 20 Dec 2020
- Closes
- 09 Feb 2021
- Ref
- 141566BR
- Job role
- Accountant
- Sector
- Pharmaceutical / medical
- Experience level
- Qualified accountant
The role:
We have an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Accountant to join our team based in Paisley. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a European finance team in an organisation considered a global leader in its field which offers great career support, development and opportunities.
We provide financial controllership in the region for two of the Thermo Fisher Scientific groups - Life Sciences Solutions and Special Diagnostics Group (SDG). We are responsible for a large number of entities reporting a total of $2 Billion of revenue per year. This role will support the LSG businesses for France and Nordics.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Understanding the financials and the picture they paint of the business
• Providing analysis and commentaries of monthly performance
• Ensuring the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of monthly closing activities
• Preparing accounting entries
• Performing balance sheet account reconciliations - researching and resolving any reconciling items on a monthly basis
• Management reporting to Corporate through Hyperion
• Working cross functionally with the other finance and non-finance teams based both on site and remotely
• Preparing and submitting of government and other agency returns, including but not limited to VAT returns and government statistics returns
• Ensuring compliance with Corporate Accounting policies, procedures and controls (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
Who we are looking for:
• An individual with a passion, commitment and desire to succeed. Highly motivated and detail oriented with excellent communication, computer and organisational skills
• Someone who flourishes working with people to find innovative new solutions
• Previous experience in a large scale organisation would be beneficial
• Experience of month end reporting, management accounting, balance sheet reconciliations
• Prior exposure to statutory accounts, tax & VAT returns would be advantageous
• Ability to prioritise and follow through in a fast-paced, multitask environment
• Ability to work well under time constraints
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Working knowledge of ERPs (E1 or SAP) (Desired but not essential)
What we offer:
• On site subsidised gym
• Free on site car parking
• Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Flexible benefits
• Opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry
• "First of it's kind" products
We have an excellent opportunity for an ambitious Accountant to join our team based in Paisley. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a European finance team in an organisation considered a global leader in its field which offers great career support, development and opportunities.
We provide financial controllership in the region for two of the Thermo Fisher Scientific groups - Life Sciences Solutions and Special Diagnostics Group (SDG). We are responsible for a large number of entities reporting a total of $2 Billion of revenue per year. This role will support the LSG businesses for France and Nordics.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Understanding the financials and the picture they paint of the business
• Providing analysis and commentaries of monthly performance
• Ensuring the timeliness, accuracy, and completeness of monthly closing activities
• Preparing accounting entries
• Performing balance sheet account reconciliations - researching and resolving any reconciling items on a monthly basis
• Management reporting to Corporate through Hyperion
• Working cross functionally with the other finance and non-finance teams based both on site and remotely
• Preparing and submitting of government and other agency returns, including but not limited to VAT returns and government statistics returns
• Ensuring compliance with Corporate Accounting policies, procedures and controls (Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
Who we are looking for:
• An individual with a passion, commitment and desire to succeed. Highly motivated and detail oriented with excellent communication, computer and organisational skills
• Someone who flourishes working with people to find innovative new solutions
• Previous experience in a large scale organisation would be beneficial
• Experience of month end reporting, management accounting, balance sheet reconciliations
• Prior exposure to statutory accounts, tax & VAT returns would be advantageous
• Ability to prioritise and follow through in a fast-paced, multitask environment
• Ability to work well under time constraints
• Proficient in MS Excel
• Working knowledge of ERPs (E1 or SAP) (Desired but not essential)
What we offer:
• On site subsidised gym
• Free on site car parking
• Pension
• Private Medical Insurance
• Flexible benefits
• Opportunity to work with some of the brightest minds in the industry
• "First of it's kind" products