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Financial Accountant - 12 Month FTC
at WEP Clinical London in London (Published at 13-11-2024)
Do you want to be a part of a team that gives hope to patients with life-threatening diseases? Are you seeking career growth, challenges, or a more motivating role? Our business is growing at WEP Clinical, and the career opportunities are endless. WEP Clinical invites you to seize an exciting opportunity as a Financial Accountant. This position involves managing day-to-day accounting functions and ensuring VAT and tax compliance across multiple jurisdictions. Additionally, the Financial Accountant supports critical financial processes, from daily transactions to year-end reporting, while focusing on continuous improvement. The main objective is to uphold financial integrity and contribute to the organization's fiscal health through diligent accounting practices and regulatory adherence.
What You'll Do
- Maintain and oversee company accounts, ensuring strict compliance with local and international financial regulations, GAAP, and internal policies.
- Manage VAT compliance across multiple jurisdictions (UK, Ireland, Germany), including complex cross-border transactions and reverse charge mechanisms.
- Prepare and submit timely VAT returns, VIES report, and Intrastat reports, ensuring accuracy and compliance with changing regulation.
- Support the preparation of entity-level monthly financial statements for consolidation, including detailed variance analysis against budget and forecast.
- Support the month-end and year-end close processes, managing accruals and prepayments.
- Contribute to the preparation of entity-level monthly financial statements for consolidation.
- Develop and maintain robust internal controls, continuously improving financial processes and systems.
- Perform monthly balance sheet reconciliations for each entity and intercompany reconciliation.
- Support with budgeting and forecasting, including analysis of trends to support strategic decision-making
- Collaborate closely with HR to manage payroll processing, including benefits, bonuses, and pension contributions
- Conduct thorough monthly balance sheet reconciliations, managing intercompany transactions and foreign currency revaluations.
- Support end-of-year accounting functions, including audit preparation and statutory financial reporting.
- Review and update revenue and cost accruals monthly according to the Company's revenue recognition policy.
- Continuous improvement of the group's tax processes to ensure they are fit for purpose and operating efficiently. · Facilitate timely remittance of HMRC taxes and company pension contributions.
- Deputise for Senior Financial Accountant, as needed.
Qualifications
- New or nearly qualified (ACA, CIMA, ACCA) are preferred, although those with equivalent experience will also be considered.
- Some experience with payroll, VAT, Intrastat
- Proficient in Xero accounting, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or similar
- Computer literacy and proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
What We Offer
We value our employees at WEP Clinical and believe they are our greatest asset. As a team member, you can work on projects that make a meaningful difference in patients' lives. We are committed to fostering a supportive and collaborative work environment where employees are encouraged to share their ideas and work together to achieve our mission of delivering treatment to patients. Additionally, you will receive:
- Competitive salary and benefits package including comprehensive health insurance, discretionary annual bonuses, personal development allowance, pension schemes, summer hours, company socials and more!
- Opportunity to work in a small but dynamic team environment;
More About Us
WEP Clinical is a specialist services company that partners with sponsors to help patients and physicians gain early access to medicines when no other treatment options are available. WEP Clinical has over a decade of experience distributing products worldwide to treat unmet patient needs. Our services include Expanded Access Programs (EAPs), Named Patient Programs (NPPs), Clinical Trial Supplies (Comparator and ancillaries), Wren Nursing (Clinical Trial Home Nursing and Clinical Education), and Hospital Supply of Unlicensed Medicines.
✨ What sets us apart:
WEP Clinical works with sponsors to provide early access to medicines for patients and physicians when other options are unavailable. With over a decade of experience, WEP Clinical distributes products globally to treat unmet patient needs.
We're Committed to Our Team:
WEP Clinical has various initiatives to promote wellness, growth, development and team relationships. Visit our LinkedIn Life Page to learn about our team events and how we support our employees.
We're Committed to DEI:
At WEP Clinical, we value Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are dedicated to providing our employees opportunities for personal and professional growth while embracing their unique identities.