Description:

Job Summary:

To position itself to meet the requirements of continuing rapid business growth and future market development, West Pharmaceutical Services have developed a transformation strategy of standardization, simplification and centralization of global accounting operations. In accordance with that strategy, we are establishing a Global Financial Centre of Excellence in Dublin, Ireland. Reporting to, and working closely with, the Regional Finance Manager and Senior Accountants, in this role, you will be responsible for the preparation of Monthly Financial Reports, Annual Financial Statements and any other internal or external reports as required, ensuring that they are completed in a timely, accurate and efficient manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support the migration of the record to report accounting function from other company locations
• Preparation of monthly financial reports, as directed by your supervisor / manager, ensuring they are completed in a timely, accurate and efficient manner and in accordance with US GAAP
• Preparation, analysis and posting of journals at month end
• Preparation and analysis of balance sheet reconciliations at month end
• Calculation, posting and analysis of monthly accruals and prepayments, ensuring that all items are accurately captured
• Review and reconciliation of inter-company accounts
• Preparation of multi-currency bank reconciliations
• Preparation of variance analysis
• Support of statutory reporting process
• Preparation of transactional taxes e.g. VAT
• Support annual corporation tax compliance
• Liaise with internal and external auditors
• Process, technology and service:
  • Support deployment of SAP S/4 HANA and other systems e.g. Blackline to garner greater efficiency within the Record to Report function
  • Support implementation of Artificial Intelligence and /or RPA to drive further efficiency and effectiveness in our delivery of accounting services
• Blackline Admin
• Other duties as assigned