Assistant Accountant - Fixed Assets 1 1

Microbial Solutions | Charles River; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in biotechnology is seeking an Assistant Accountant for its Fixed Assets Centre in Edinburgh. This fixed-term role focuses on financial accounting support and project accounting, requiring skills in SAP and strong analytical abilities. Join a dynamic team dedicated to enhancing health and well-being globally.

Qualifications

• Experience in accounting, bookkeeping, or finance, preferably with fixed assets.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Self-starter able to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the complete project accounting cycle including account reconciliation.
• Prepare monthly journal entries and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Develop relationships with project managers for accounting decisions.

Skills

Communication

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Microsoft Excel

Education

Experience in finance or accounting role

Tools

SAP

Job description

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For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

We are seeking an Assistant Accountant for our Fixed Assets Centre of Excellence, based in our site in Riccarton, Edinburgh on an 8 month Fixed Term Contract.

The Assistant Accountant (Fixed Assets) provides financial accounting support within the global fixed assets (PP&E). Supporting global accounting for fixed asset process and controls. Perform activities associated with maintaining fixed assets general ledger accounts and reports in accordance with accounting policies and procedures related to fixed assets.

The Main Duties Are Responsibilities Include

• Assist with the complete project accounting cycle including account reconciliation, Construction in Progress validation, accrual calculation, and project closeout
• Analyze total project costs and make any necessary capital vs expense adjustments to ensure GAAP and company policy compliance
• Develop relationships with project managers to understand a project’s full scope of work and status, and apply this knowledge to accounting decisions
• Prepare monthly journal entries requiring calculations of a low to moderate level of difficulty
• Prepare monthly balance sheet account reconciliations with a low to moderate level of complexity
• Understand and comply with Sarbanes-Oxley controls.
  
  

Minimum requirements for the Assistant Accountant role are as follows:

• Experience in an accounting, bookkeeping or finance role, preferably with fixed assets responsibilities.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Solid critical thinking and problem solving skills.
• Good Microsoft Excel skills.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently.
  
  

Salary for this position is competitive and dependent upon skills and experience. Hybrid working will be considered.

Job Qualifications

About Corporate Functions The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.

About Charles RiverCharles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

Equal Employment OpportunityCharles River Laboratories is an Equal Opportunity Employer – all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin, veteran or disability status.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to [e-mail]. This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Accounting/Auditing and Finance

• Industries

  Biotechnology

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