Lead, Accountant (UK and Ireland)

What you will do

• Support month-end close activities partnering with outsourced finance providers to ensure timely accurate reporting and robust balance sheet reconciliations.
• Serve as a key contact for Accounts Receivable Accounts Payable expense management purchase-to-pay processes and credit control activities helping optimise cash collection and working capital.
• Support VAT statutory audit and compliance requirements while ensuring adherence to internal controls financial policies and governance standards.
• Partner with Sales Marketing HR and other business functions to monitor costs provide budget visibility and deliver meaningful financial insights.
• Prepare variance analysis management reports and performance dashboards to support operational decision-making and business performance tracking.
• Contribute to monthly performance reporting budgeting and forecasting processes supporting the delivery of financial objectives.
• Drive continuous improvement through process optimisation automation data quality enhancements finance transformation initiatives and cross-functional finance projects across the region.

Qualifications :

What you will bring to the role

• 24 years of finance experience with strong knowledge of month-end close processes balance sheet reconciliations and core accounting principles.
• Hands-on experience with SAP; Power BI skills are advantageous.
• Experience within the pharmaceutical medical device or biotechnology industry is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate complex financial data and provide actionable insights.
• AAT Qualified 

Ready to make a difference  

Apply today and help us shape the future of eye health. 

Additional Information :

What we offer:

• Competitive Salary: A marketaligned base salary starting from depending on experience and location.

Grow your career at Santen
A career at Santen is an opportunity to make a difference. We aspire to contribute to the realization of Happiness with Vision by providing eye health products and services to patients consumers and medical professionals around the world. Guided by our CORE PRINCIPLE Tenki ni sanyo suru Santen is engaged in the global research & development manufacturing and sales and marketing of pharmaceutical products in ophthalmology. We have team members around the world using their diverse talents to unlock new modalities and drive innovations for patient outcomes education and treatment. At Santen we believe in empowering all our team members with flexible ways of working and a highly inclusive work environment.

The Santen Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to building diverse teams and ensuring a safe and inclusive physical and virtual workplace for every one of our team members. All employment decisions are based on business needs role requirements and individual qualifications regardless of race color ethnicity national origin/ancestry religion sexual orientation gender gender identity/ expression age disability medical condition marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you require any kind of accommodation during our recruitment process please let the recruiter from our team know.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time