Finance Assistant

Kyowa Kirin; Galashiels; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading pharmaceutical company is seeking a Finance Assistant to join their finance team in Galashiels. This role involves supporting invoice processing, maintaining vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with financial policies. The ideal candidate will have experience in a finance department and possess strong organisational and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Previous experience within a finance department required.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Basic accounts knowledge useful.

Responsibilities

• Process supplier invoices and employee expenses.
• Maintain accurate financial records and files.
• Perform bank and cashbook reconciliations.

Skills

Administrative skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

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

To support the finance team by ensuring accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices, employee expenses, and payment runs. The Finance Assistant plays a key role in maintaining strong vendor relationships, ensuring compliance with internal controls and financial policies, and contributing to the smooth operation of the company’s accounts payable function.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure invoices are properly authorised and coded
• Prepare accruals
• Maintain files and records
• Perform Bank / Cashbook input and reconciliation:
• Pay suppliers and send remittances
• Produce month end working papers file:
• Fixed Assets, enter new assets depreciate and reconcile
• Purchase and Sales Ledger reconciliations
• Any other ad-hoc duties as reasonably requested

Qualifications

Position Requirements

• Previous experience within a finance department
• Experience using Finance Software package desirable not essential
• Microsoft Excel / Word working knowledge required
• Basic accounts knowledge useful
• Good administrative, organisational and communication skills
• Key Competencies specific to the role (what traits or capabilities must they have in order to succeed, examples include presentation skills, attention to detail, capability to influence and negotiate)
• Ability to report accurate results against demanding time schedules and an ability to set priorities and multi-task
• Robust business knowledge and technical skills
• Willingness and ability to learn new skills and become effective in them

Kyowa Kirin International is an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please.