Financial Accountant

**Salary: €55,880 per annum** **Deadline** : Wednesday 12pm **About the opportunity** We are seeking a motivated and detail-oriented **Financial Accountant** to join a leading global biotechnology organisation on a 12-month contract. Working closely with local and global finance teams, you will play a key role in financial reporting, financial analysis and accounting controls, ensuring accurate and timely reporting across multiple entities. **Key responsibilities** * Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports in accordance with US GAAP. * Perform account analysis, balance sheet reconciliations and financial reviews. * Prepare and review accruals, ensuring accuracy and appropriate supporting documentation. * Support annual statutory financial reporting under IFRS and local GAAP. * Reconcile differences between US GAAP and local GAAP. * Analyse financial performance, investigate variances and provide commentary to senior finance stakeholders. * Review entity profitability and support transfer pricing activities. * Partner with FP&A and business teams to ensure accurate goods receipting and appropriate accruals. * Coordinate year-end financial statement audits and monitor progress against key deadlines. * Support corporate tax filings, statutory reporting and SOX compliance activities. * Liaise with external auditors and outsourced accounting providers. * Identify opportunities to improve financial processes, controls and reporting efficiency. * Support ad hoc financial analysis, projects and continuous improvement initiatives. **About you** To be successful in this role, you will have: * A fully qualified accountancy qualification, with **ACA or ACCA preferred.** * A **minimum of three years'** relevant **financial accounting experience.** * Strong knowledge of **financial reporting, account reconciliations and accruals.** * Excellent analytical, problem-solving and organisational skills. * Strong Excel skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications. * The ability to manage competing priorities and deliver accurate work within tight deadlines. * Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders across different teams and locations. * A proactive, flexible and detail-oriented approach to your work. **Desirable experience:** * Knowledge of both US GAAP and IFRS. * Familiarity with SOX requirements and internal financial controls. * Experience using ERP systems, ideally SAP S/4HANA. * Exposure to statutory reporting, external audits and multinational finance environments. What's on offer? * A 12-month contract opportunity. * Competitive salary of €55,880 per annum. * Hybrid working arrangement in Dublin 2. * Exposure to an international finance function and global accounting operations. * The opportunity to contribute to financial reporting, process improvement and cross-functional projects within a global biotechnology organisation. Interested? If you are a qualified accountant looking for your next opportunity and have the experience outlined above, we'd love to hear from you. **Apply directly or send me a private message to find out more about this opportunity. iraia.sanchez@recruiters.ie**