Financial Analyst

at  Waters Corporation

Overview:
Waters is seeking a Financial Analyst to join our Corporate Finance team in Wexford.
The ideal candidate will have experience in accounting with emphasis on journal entry, reconciliations, month end processes and internal controls.
The person must have good attention to detail and be capable of working as part of a global team. The position will provide opportunities for knowledge development across a wide range of areas in Corporate Finance.
Responsibilities:

The Financial Analyst position has responsibilities including:

• Processing of accounting entries in SAP.
• Preparation of month-end balance sheet reconciliations through Blackline.
• Ensuring adherence to internal controls.
• Dealing with audit queries.
• Completion of externally required reporting including CSO, VAT, VIES and Intrastat.
• Support of intercompany AP/AR.
• Foreign exchange analysis.
• Implementing improvements to processes and design of best practices.

Qualifications:

The successful candidate is likely to show the following behaviours:

• Operates with integrity, transparency and humility.
• Acts as a true company owner to advance the overall interests of Waters.
• Carries a broad global perspective of markets, tech, and trends.
• Balances clear strategic thinking and accountability in execution to deliver results.
• Actively creates the conditions for Waters’ people and teams to succeed.

Knowledge, Education and Experience

• Part-qualified accountant or accounting technician with relevant experience.
• Excellent analytical, communication and interpersonal skills
• SAP experience.

We’re actively building diverse teams and welcome applications from everyone. But simply having a diverse workforce is not enough. We strive to build an inclusive environment, where everyone can contribute their best work and develop to their full potential. We celebrate our differences and recognise the importance of teams reflecting the communities they serve.
We can make reasonable adjustments to our interview process according to your needs. We are proud to offer our employees the opportunity, where we can, to work flexibly. Please don’t hesitate to ask during the recruitment process around hybrid working and flexibility; we’ll do our best to support you.
Company Description:
Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world’s leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for over 60 years. With approximately 8,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.
Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.
Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or protected Veteran status

• Processing of accounting entries in SAP.
• Preparation of month-end balance sheet reconciliations through Blackline.
• Ensuring adherence to internal controls.
• Dealing with audit queries.
• Completion of externally required reporting including CSO, VAT, VIES and Intrastat.
• Support of intercompany AP/AR.
• Foreign exchange analysis.
• Implementing improvements to processes and design of best practices