Senior Accountant

West Lothian - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 7 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Senior Accountant

Location: Bathgate

Position summary; Monday Thursday 09.00 17.00 Friday; 09.00 16.30

Catalent Pharma Solutions is seeking a driven forwardthinking Senior Accountant to join the Finance team at our Bathgate Clinical Supply Services site. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualified or partqualified accountant who thrives in a fastpaced multinational environmentideally with exposure to USheadquartered organisationsand enjoys tackling challenges with a solutionsfocused mindset.

The Senior Accountant will ensure the Bathgate site operates within a strong financial control framework supported by effective management processes and procedures. You will lead improvements across endtoend financial processes controls systems and reporting driving operational excellence within the finance function and across the wider business.

The Role:

Prepare analyse and review all transactions impacting the Site P&L including monthend accruals and prepayments
Complete Balance Sheet reconciliations
Manage manufacturing accounting including WorkInProgress (WIP) and costing
Produce management reporting and budget comparisons including sales analysis departmental base cost and headcount reporting
Oversee and report on Accounts Payable
Perform bank reconciliations
Prepare monthly quarterly and annual corporate reporting packages in line with US headquarters requirements
Partner with the SSC on AP preparation
Support internal and external audit activities
Report on functional spend and departmental expenditure
Provide cover for team members during peak periods or holidays (e.g. cost rolls)
Contribute to ad hoc projects as needed

The Candidate:

Partqualified or qualified accountant (ACA ACCA CIMA or equivalent) or qualified by experience
Experience in costing and management accounting ideally within manufacturing FMCG or pharmaceutical environments
Strong understanding of UK VAT legislation
Advanced Excel skills; experience with ERP systems (e.g. JDE) is an advantage
Excellent communication and organisational skills with the ability to manage competing deadlines

Why You Should Join Catalent:

Competitive Salary Reflecting your experience and skills.
Bonus & Benefits Includes a site performance bonus a pension scheme matching up to 7.5% and life assurance. Enjoy BUPA private medical insurance a generous holiday entitlement that increases with tenure and the option to trade leave.
Career Development Access high-quality training mentoring and cross-functional opportunities within Catalents global network. Benefit from a subscription to LinkedIn Learning providing access to 10000 online courses.
Health & Wellbeing Includes an employee assistance programme on-site canteen facilities and an active safety and Patient First culture. Join Employee Resource Groups that foster a diverse and inclusive workplace. Plus participate in charitable activities.
Excellent Location Just a few minutes drive from J3A of the M8 with free on-site parking.

Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference.

personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work.

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Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate based on any characteristic protected by local law.

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability you may submit your request by sending an email and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number title and location to . This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

Required Experience:

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Senior AccountantLocation: BathgatePosition summary; Monday Thursday 09.00 17.00 Friday; 09.00 16.30Catalent Pharma Solutions is seeking a driven forwardthinking Senior Accountant to join the Finance team at our Bathgate Clinical Supply Services site. This is an excellent opportunity for a qualif...