Senior Accountant

at  Alexion PharmaceuticalsInc

Location: Dublin, Ireland
Job reference: R-210579
Date posted: 10/10/2024
The Senior Accountant will be a key member of Alexion’s (AstraZeneca Rare Disease) Global Finance Services (GFS) Controlling Ireland team, based in Dublin. The successful candidate will have an opportunity to be part of a team that supports the EMEA monthly and quarterly close for 19 entities and the completion of local statutory audits.
The key focus of the position is to own record to report month end and quarter end for specified EMEA entities, support local statutory audits while providing financial guidance analysis and support to the business.
Alexion (AstraZeneca Rare Disease) is a high growth bio-pharmaceutical company with operations in over 40 countries worldwide. As Alexion (AstraZeneca Rare Disease) has grown in size and geography, the GFS Controlling Ireland team has excelled as a high-performing team delivering on both monthly and quarterly IFRS results and in the delivery of an on time statutory accounting program.
This role provides the opportunity to interact and learn from both operations and finance teams. The successful individual will need to be a self-starter, keen to learn, flexible and able to operate in a very dynamic environment.

• Own end to end record to report month end and quarter end procedures for specified EMEA entities including revenue accounting and operating expense journal entry reviews.
• Liaise with outsourced provider to ensure accurate and complete performance of month end and quarter end tasks.
• Partner closely with Finance colleagues both locally and globally, keeping abreast of local market developments and determining the appropriate accounting treatments for changes in facts and circumstances, while adhering to global deadlines.
• Ensure accounting compliance with US GAAP, IFRS and local GAAP accounting principles.
• Review monthly balance sheet account reconciliations and follow up and resolve reconciling items in a timely manner.
• Support statutory audits for your entities, working closely with the Associate Director Statutory Reporting Coordinator to close out the statutory audit processes & review local GAAP financial statements.
• Support of year end integrated audit effort.
• Assist with ad hoc financial analysis and queries.
• Operate within the required SOX controls frame-work, completing assigned control procedures, and supporting with specified SOX activities.
• Look to drive operational and process improvements where possible.