Job Description
**Senior Financial Accountant** A highly skilled Senior Financial Accountant is required to join the Uniphar Medtech Finance Team, reporting to the Financial Controller, to deliver accurate month-end financial reports and support the preparation of annual statutory accounts. Uniphar Medtech is a rapidly growing company with direct operations in Ireland, Northern Ireland, UK, the Netherlands, Germany, and the Nordics. The company is a subsidiary of Uniphar PLC and is part of the Commercial and Clinical division. **Key Responsibilities:** * **Reporting and Control:** * Process all close journals in accordance with the close calendar and Uniphar Medtech journal policy. * Deliver accurate, timely, and value-add monthly reporting packs to the head of finance/financial controller, local management, and Uniphar. * Provide high-quality analytics and populate required supporting schedules (as key input to reporting pack). * **Business Partnership:** * Discuss monthly performance face-to-face with local management on deviations from budget. * Analyze KPI performance on a monthly basis to surface trends and inform budgets and revisions. * Respond to the Head of Finance/financial controller, local business, and wider finance team queries in a timely manner. * **Compliance:** * Ensure that all balance sheet reconciliations are performed, reviewed, and approved on time. * Drive any reconciling items to closure and escalate any open items to the head of finance/financial controller. * Ensure all tax-related returns are completed on time in full (Corp. Tax, VAT, PAYE/PRSI, Intrastat & Vies). * **Budgeting and Forecasting:** * Work closely with the business throughout the forecasting and revision process. * Translate business plan into a financial plan and take ownership to deliver the detailed financial budget. * **People and Processes:** * Plan work-load effectively to ensure that month-end is delivered accurately and in full. * Fully contribute to reporting team and full finance team meetings. * Drive own development in conjunction with the financial controller and ensure adherence to appraisal process. * Provide advice/guidance to accounts assistants as and when required. * **Projects:** * Continually strive to simplify and standardize accounting and reporting processes. * Participate in process improvement initiatives. * Strive towards "best-in-class" in line with company objectives. * Represent finance department on key business projects. * Drive continuous improvement in all business-facing financial processes. **Requirements:** * Certified/Chartered/CIMA Qualified Accountant * 1+ years PQE preferably obtained in industry * Proven ability in working to and consistently meeting tight deadlines * Experience in working in a service-driven, customer-focused environment * Excellent analytical skills with demonstrated ability to spot trends and anomalies in financial data * Excellent communication skills both written and oral * Proven ability to develop and sustain effective business relationships * Strong organization skills with an ability to prioritize and meet competing demands to satisfaction of all * Proactive individual that identifies, resolves, or escalates issues as required * Constant curiosity, asks "why" and eager to understand * Open and accessible – eager to listen, willing to make time, easy to find * Adhere to and model the company's values, behaviors, and competencies at all times * Computer knowledge * Knowledge of an ERP package (Navision is an advantage) * Knowledge of MS Office products, including Excel, Word, and Power Point * Excellent Excel skills essential