Accountant (Part or fully qualified)

Basildon/London – Full time, permanent position

Salary: Competitive + Benefits + Bonus

Immediate start date desirable!

If you are experienced, enthusiastic, and agile Accountant looking for a challenging position that can offer exposure to a broad range of financial & commercial projects within a growing international business, then we want to hear from you!

Join us to help improve peoples’ lives and make healthcare better for everyone!

Why Pharmanovia?

Pharmanovia is a dynamic, fast-growing international pharmaceutical company with a portfolio of over 20 brands across more than 140 markets. Our mission is to improve patient health globally through the revitalisation of niche, tried-and-trusted medicines.

Our core behaviours are:

• We act decisively but we never compromise on quality.
• We keep our promises and do as we say.
• We value our heritage and foster an entrepreneurial spirit.
• We reinvest in our future – in our products, our brands and our people.
• We give back to our communities.

Since its inception in 2013, Pharmanovia has grown consistently year on year, focusing on delivering high-quality branded prescription medicines to patients, prescribers, and healthcare providers across the world. Our growth has enabled the company to reinvest in its products, brands, people, and to give back to its communities. A people business with a strong, supportive culture that encourages innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, our team comprises over 300 employees and 29 nationalities, operating from offices in the UK, Denmark, Netherlands, Switzerland, U.A.E., India, Singapore, Italy, and South Korea.

We are an agile, committed, and innovative global specialty pharma business and a preferred partner for innovator pharma companies, instigating a paradigm shift in the life cycle management of iconic medicines. We seek to extensively engage with clinical communities to communicate product improvements and prioritise environmental, social, and governance considerations across the business and workforce.

Pharmanovia’s therapeutic areas include Cardiovascular, Oncology, Endocrinology and Neurology.

The role:

Reporting directly into the Director of Statutory Reporting you will be responsible for helping to support the team in overseeing external and internal reporting for the Group.  You will also be responsible for providing accurate financial information to internal and external parties as well as communicating related accounting implications to the wider business.

Key responsibilities:

• Assisting with reporting to Investors, Lenders and External Parties
• Accurate and timely reporting
• Accounting for complex transactions acting as a key subject matter expert on IFRS and statutory reporting
• Preparation of quarterly reporting to industry bodies
• Preparation of the consolidation for the Group
• Preparation of the UK annual financial statements under FRS101 and Group annual report under full IFRS
• Reviewing the financial reporting of overseas subsidiaries
• Identifying areas to enhance and improve the effectiveness of existing processes, controls and reporting automation
• Providing information to tax advisors in respect of the corporation tax and deferred tax computations for both the UK and overseas subsidiaries
• Work with both finance and non-finance colleagues, advising on anything in relation to financial reporting
• Leading the external audit process
• Ad-hoc projects

What we are looking for:

• Part or fully Qualified Accountant – ideally ACA or ACCA
• Experience gained in retail business
• Strong commercial exposure
• Excellent IT skills and knowledge of Microsoft packages including Excel, Outlook, Word and PowerPoint
• Extensive knowledge of all areas of a working finance department
• Sound business knowledge
• IFRS, UK GAAP and ISA compliance knowledge
• Strong communication and analytical skills
• Ability to explain financial information clearly
• Knowledge of Sage X3 would be advantageous
• People management skills and the ability to collaborate and build relationships                                

What we offer:

We offer a competitive salary plus bonus and rewards package including holiday, health & wellbeing program, employee recognition awards, social events, pension scheme and hybrid working.

By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.