Senior finance manager - united kingdom, addlestone, surrey

senior finance manager: about astellas: at astellas we are making treatments that matter to people. we are tackling the toughest health challenges putting the patient at the heart of every move we make. our global vision for patient centricity is to support the development of innovative health solutions through a deep understanding of the patient experience. at astellas, patient centricity isn't a buzzword - it's a guiding principle for action. we believe all staff have a role to play in creating a patient-centric culture and integrating an awareness of the patient into our everyday working practices, regardless of our role, team or division. we have developed ground-breaking, innovative medicines in immunology, oncology and urology. our medicines are extending and saving the lives of cancer patients, making transplantation possible and improving the quality of life for those living with conditions where needs are often overlooked. we take a patient-focused approach, that allows us to convert brilliant early science into treatments and solutions that directly improve and save patients' lives. from lab to clinic to patient, we focus on the most promising science, empower the best talent to pursue it, and develop life-changing solutions alongside the best partners. about this job: they will be primarily involved in producing timely and accurate consolidated group reports, financial accounting, financial compliance and intercompany accounting for the emea organisation. oversee and submit intercompany financial accounting within emea hq finance. manage intercompany aspects of month-end close process, overseeing relevant activities of the wider finance team. conduct timely and accurate financial accounting activities, including responsibility for submission of emea hq results for group consolidation. responsible for ongoing work to standardise and improve the intercompany recharge and reconciliation processes. this role will be influential in process design and driving improved working practices. accommodate regular ad-hoc requests requiring investigation and problem solving for information, and the ability to make recommendations and decisions. understand and seek improvements to the monthly consolidation and reporting process. coordination of control activity to ensure jsox compliance. devise initiatives to increase process standardisation & efficiency. essential knowledge & experience: pharma sector experience with a strong customer focus; in multi-disciplinary, matrix and cross-cultural settings. track-record of leading planning process with excellent organisational and collaboration skills proven compliance expertise; to understand and comply with industry laws and relevant regulations. coaching and collaboration skills to interact with all levels of personnel to achieve shared goals. demonstrable examples of the ability to develop, coach and enable high-performance teams and proactively promote best practices and knowledge sharing. proven ability to influence, (appropriately) challenge and engage diverse senior stakeholders. fluent in written and verbal business english graduate or equivalent professional qualification and/or proven expertise. career history demonstrates progression, continuity and development of broad skills in the accounting field. qualified out of practice and qualified cima, aca, acca. knowledge and application of the principles of uk employment legislation. must be able to apply judgement, problem solve and make decisions under pressure. excellent time management & organisational skills uk gaap, ifrs and group accounting policy experience experience of the preparation of statutory accounts, compliance returns, variance analysis versus budget. experience of internal controls & improvement. liaison with auditors & professional advisors. local legal requirements need to be considered & observed when describing the required background of the candidate preferred knowledge & experience: confidence and assertiveness to deal with all kinds of people at varying levels of seniority. good listening skills to understand and interpret external & internal information needs. ability to handle multiple requests/demands, juggle priorities and handle large volumes of data and information. high attention to detail to ensure accurate high quality of work. additional information: business travel requirements permanent role location: uk countries where the cns could be based wfh policy we are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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