Finance Assistant

Kyowa Kirin; Galashiels; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Kyowa Kirin is looking for a Financial Operations Manager to oversee the consolidation and reporting of financial results and manage day-to-day financial operations within the UK. The candidate should possess good Excel skills, experience with finance software is advantageous but not required, and must demonstrate strong organizational and communication abilities. This role is critical for ensuring accurate financial transactions and reporting outcomes in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Experience using Finance Software package desirable but not essential.
• Good administrative and organizational skills required.
• Flexibility in working patterns to address peak time demands.

Responsibilities

• Manage the consolidation & reporting of Group results internally.
• Handle day-to-day financial operations of the UK businesses.
• Input and analyze financial transaction data, ensuring accuracy.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Tools

Finance Software

Job description

Overview

WE PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF MEDICINE.

LEAPING FORWARD TO MAKE PEOPLE SMILE

At Kyowa Kirin International (KKI), our purpose is to make people smile. This means more than drug discovery and development; it is about embedding care into everything we do to make a difference every day for those that need it most. We’re an inclusive pharmaceutical company that takes time to understand what really matters to our patients, their families, and their healthcare professionals, helping our people to take bold actions that deliver life-changing solutions sooner. Our culture is rooted in our values: Teamwork, Commitment to Life, Innovation, and Integrity. They help us to push boundaries to deliver extraordinary impact and make KKI a brilliant place to work.

Job Purpose

Manage the consolidation & reporting of the Group results internally and to Parent Company (KHK)

Manage certain day-to-day financial operations of the UK businesses.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Input and analyse financial transaction data:
  • Check and input incoming invoices
  • Ensure invoices are properly authorised and coded
  • Query any discrepancies
  • Prepare accruals
  • Maintain files and records
• Perform Bank / Cashbook input and reconciliation:
  • Pay suppliers and send remittances
  • Ensure all bank account movements are entered accurately and reconciled timeously
• Produce month end working papers file:
  • Fixed Assets, enter new assets depreciate and reconcile
  • Sales Ledger reconciliation
  • Pre-Payments, release entries and reconcile
  • Purchase Ledger reconciliation
  • Intercompany reconciliation and agree to all other subsidiaries
• Assist with the production of periodic reporting and analysis
• Any other ad-hoc duties as reasonably requested

Qualifications

Position Requirements

• Experience using Finance Software package desirable not essential
• Microsoft Excel / Word working knowledge required
• Basic accounts knowledge useful
• Good administrative, organisational and communication skills
• Flexibility in working patterns to address peak time demands, to achieve Japanese and affiliate) communications

Key Competencies specific to the role:

• Ability to report accurate results against demanding time schedules and an ability to set priorities and multi-task
• Robust business knowledge and technical skills
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment, be a team player and interact with different functional areas but willing to stand out from the crowd when necessary
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and become effective in them
• Kyowa Kirin Core Competencies: Results Oriented, Sense of Urgency and Flawless in Execution.

Kyowa Kirin International is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.