Assistant Accountant - Vistex

Job title: Assistant Accountant - Vistex

Duration: 12 month fixed term contract

Company Background

Uniphar group is a rapidly expanding global healthcare services business with a proud heritage in Ireland. Since IPO in 2019, the group has grown both organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions, which continues to strengthen Uniphar’s international reach. With a workforce of over 3000 spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Nordics, USA and Australia, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and MedTech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines around the world.

Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco-medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting-edge digital technology and our highly expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions; Supply Chain & Retail, Commercial & Clinical Med Tech / Pharma; and Product Access.

People & Culture

At the core of Uniphar Group are its people and our employees are the driving force of the business. Uniphar is passionate about hiring and developing high-potential individuals and giving them fast track, long-term careers.

The company hires more than anything on cultural fit and potential to grow within the business. It is a fast-moving business in an industry that is going through a lot of change – this means our people have to be adaptable, quick thinking and focused on results.

In order to succeed in Uniphar you will be smart, down to earth, highly commercial and driven. You will need to be flexible in how you think and a strong problem solver. You will also need to be a good leader, able to get the best from your own team and also to work cross functionally and interact effectively with people at all levels of the business.

MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist with month-end reporting including interpretation and explanation of variances at Customer and Product level.
• Provide the commercial and operations teams with necessary support to maximise business opportunities.
• Monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations and resolution/investigation of balances along with review and signoff process.
• Assist with external auditor’s queries.
• Monthly accruals management – critical review of balance sheet items
• Develop and establish controls and procedures where required.
• Monthly review of Vendors’ reconciliations.
• Ability to liaise and communicate appropriately with other business units and departments.
• Assist with ad hoc projects & tasks as required.

QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED

• Part Qualified Accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIMA).
• SAP experience desirable but not essential.
• 1+ years industry experience desirable.
• Ability to work as part of a hardworking and flexible finance team.
• Experience driving change and improvements.

COMPETENCIES

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in particular when working closely with non-financial employees such as the commercial team.
• Ability to work within a team environment.
• Ability to work effectively to deadlines.
• Ability to be part of multiple business projects while sustaining core objectives.
• Proven experience in system utilization and process improvement.