Financial Accountant

Premier Research is looking for a Financial Accountant to join our Corporate Control team.

You will help biotech, medtech, and specialty pharma companies transform life-changing ideas and breakthrough science into new medicines, devices, and diagnostics. What we do is profoundly connected to saving and improving lives, and we recognize our team members are the most valuable asset in delivering success.

- We are here to help you grow, to give you the skills and opportunities to excel at work with the flexibility and balance your life requires.

- Your ideas influence the way we work, and your voice matters here.

- As an essential part of our team, you help us deliver the medical innovation that patients are desperate for.

Join us and build your future here.

What you'll be doing:

- A Financial Accountant is responsible for running the accounting and financial activities for Premier Research.

- Producing monthly management accounts according to US GAAP.

- Providing transactional detail to ‘in country accountants’ to produce their local statutory accounts.

- Taking care of the accounting aspects of several legal entities within Premier Research Group.

- Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports

- Tax compliance

- Assisting with the preparation of year-end accounts and statutory accounts

- Applies accounting knowledge and techniques to all areas of work, including the production of journals, reconciliations and variance analysis

- Performs financial calculations to support financial transactions relating to cash, pre-payments, accruals, fixed assets, costs and others when needed.

- Responding to financial inquiries by gathering and interpreting data

- Examining financial records to check for accuracy

- Managing and training when necessary

- Supports to Finance Manager for central tasks when applicable

- Participates in corporate initiatives and actions that ensure the continued success of the company

What we are searching for:

- A degree and experience in the financial field, a recognized professional accounting qualification (CIMA/ACCA) would be desirable.

- Prior experience using computerized information systems preferred.

- Works with internal and external customers/vendors to meet project specific goals.

- Experience in dealing with local tax authorities.

- 3-5 years of related experience.