Senior Accountant

JR United Kingdom; Macclesfield; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the pharmaceutical industry is seeking a Senior Accountant for a fixed-term contract in Macclesfield. This role entails managing day-to-day financial operations, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, and leading a finance team. The successful candidate will enjoy a range of benefits, including generous holiday allowance and comprehensive health plans.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays + winter shutdown

Enhanced sick and compassionate leave

Life Insurance and Critical Illness cover

Private Medical (Vitality for UK based colleagues)

Health cash plan or wellbeing allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in financial management and accounting.
• Ability to lead a team effectively and manage KPIs.
• Strong knowledge of compliance, VAT, and tax regulations.

Responsibilities

• Manage finance team and oversee adherence to controls.
• Prepare group management accounts and monthly reports.
• Ensure tax compliance and manage cashflow reporting.

Skills

Financial Management

Team Leadership

Accounting Accuracy

Compliance

Process Improvement

Education

Professional accounting qualification (e.g., ACA, ACCA)

Job description

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Location: Macclesfield (Tytherington), hybrid

About Us

Established in 2005, Bioscript Group is formed from multiple, specialist businesses to support our global pharmaceutical clients; we draw on their multidisciplinary expertise to help navigate critical decisions at key points in the product lifecycle.

Our scientific and strategic expertise help our clients make better decisions. We provide medical communication services, market access consulting and regulatory writing support with deep domain expertise to effectively navigate complex disease areas.

The Opportunity

The Senior Accountant is responsible for the day-to-day financial management of the company, ensuring the overall accuracy of the group’s accounting records and reports, and maintaining robust controls and processes within the finance team. This role is a fixed term contract for up to 12 months.

Parameters

• Day-to-day management responsibilities for finance team members (currently three members of staff).
• Responsibility across the entire Group, including international entities.
• Deputise for the Finance Director as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day management of finance team, adhering to and driving team to meet KPIs and key objectives (overall line management to sit with FD)
• Ensure adherence to a robust system of controls and processes, making and implementing improvements as necessary
• Responsibility for production of group management accounts and monthly reports, ensuring accuracy of reporting information and adherence to reporting timetable
• Completion of VAT reporting requirements and responsibility for Group VAT registration
• Production of cashflow information
• Reconciliation across finance systems and reporting platforms and coordination with relevant teams
• Oversee tax compliance
• Assistance in integration of acquisitions and support for acquired businesses
• Review and submission of monthly payroll

Our people are at the heart of our business

We are focused not just on delivering the exceptional for our clients, but for our teams too. Understanding everyone is different and we believe in treating everyone as an individual with opportunities to develop your skills and career around our disciplines.

Our benefits include:

• Salary which aligns with your experience and skillset
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays + winter shutdown + holiday purchase scheme
• Enhanced sick and compassionate leave
• Enhanced maternity, paternity & adoption leave
• Birthday charity donation to a charity of your choice
• Bonus Day off to be spent giving back to the community
• Life Insurance and Critical Illness cover
• Private Medical (Vitality for UK based colleagues)
• Health cash plan or wellbeing allowance
• International Employee Assistance Program