External Reporting Accountant

Thermo Fisher; Paisley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading scientific firm is seeking a motivated individual to join their External Reporting Team in Paisley. The role involves preparing statutory financial statements, managing external audits, and ensuring compliance with tax regulations. The ideal candidate will have a professional qualification, excellent communication skills, and experience in statutory reporting. This is a fantastic opportunity for career development within a global organization, with a focus on detail and integrity.

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in finance or accounting.
• Experience in statutory reporting and management accounting.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare statutory financial statements for European entities.
• Coordinate external statutory and tax audits.
• Monitor tax compliance and liaise with advisers.

Skills

Statutory reporting

Management accounting

Detail oriented

Stakeholder management

MS Excel

Communication

Education

Professional qualification

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Position Summary:

Thermo Fisher Scientific have an excellent opportunity for an individual to join the External Reporting Team. This is an exciting opportunity to work in an expanding Global Business Service Centre which offers great career development and opportunities. The successful candidate will be a key team member working alongside a colleague to ensure accurate reporting.

What will you do?

• Preparation of statutory financial statements for a number of European legal entities.
• Coordinate and manage external statutory and tax audits reported through the Centre of Excellence team, ensuring adherence to the external reporting timetable.
• Responsible for resolving technical accounting matters.
• Complete/coordinate local statistical reporting requirements set by authorities.
• Preparation of year end board packs and report financial performance to stakeholders.
• Monitor tax compliance calendar and liaise with third party advisers to ensure that all returns, tax filings and payments are submitted timely.
• Work with the wider team on PPI (process improvements).
• Working cross functionally with the other finance and non-finance teams based both on site and remotely.

Who we are looking for:

• Professional qualification
• An individual with a passion, commitment and desire to succeed. Highly motivated and detail oriented with excellent communication, stakeholder management skills, computer and organisational skills.
• Demonstrates the highest level of integrity, trust and strong compliance orientation.
• Experience of statutory reporting, management accounting and balance sheet reconciliations
• Prior exposure to tax returns & year end reporting would be advantageous.
• Previous experience in a large-scale organisation would be beneficial.
• Ability to prioritise and follow through in a fast-paced, multitask environment and to work well under time constraints.
• Proficient user of MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Working knowledge of ERPs (E1, SAP etc.) (Desired but not essential)