Senior Financial Reporting Accountant

CSL; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

CSL is seeking a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant in Liverpool. This new role involves financial accounting for multiple entities, preparing budgets, reconciliations, and statutory reports. Ideal for someone with 6+ years in finance, preferably within the pharmaceutical sector, looking to advance their career in a global environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ years’ experience in accounting and finance is required.
• Experience in the global scientific/pharmaceutical industry is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and post recurring and standard manual journals.
• Perform reconciliations and identify reconciliation issues.
• Support internal and external audit requests.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline

MBA or other advanced degree

Professional certification (ACA/ACCA/CPA/CMA)

Job description

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Senior Financial Reporting Accountant, Liverpool

Client: CSL

Location: Liverpool, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

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EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: a3f5eeb0c92e

Job Views: 14

Posted: 22.06.2025

Expiry Date: 06.08.2025

Job Description:

Our Finance Global Shared Service Centre based on the CSL Seqirus site in Liverpool (Speke) supports our 3 main businesses: CSL Behring, CSL Seqirus, and CSL Vifor globally and is expanding. As part of this growth, we are looking to hire a Senior Financial Reporting Accountant.

This is a new role resulting from CSL’s new Operating Model and the establishment of a Global Accounting Operations Team.

The role is part of the Account to Report team and is responsible for Financial Accounting for one or more entities to deliver accurate and timely execution of Financial Accounting activities.

This role will perform complex transactions and statutory reporting across the set of entity codes. It also includes support for projects, continuous improvement, and liaising with Finance Business Partners for escalations.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone to further their finance career in an international environment within an established global company.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare and post recurring and standard manual journals, including intercompany entries and topside FinanceCore journals.
• Prepare and post accruals and reclassification entries that do not require discussion or interaction with cost center owners (e.g., utility journals, insurance expense, and payroll corrections, workers' compensation & property taxes).
• Perform reconciliations, including from Clarity for CAPEX, IC/IG sales, and COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) confirmations and reconciliations.
• Identify reconciliation issues between Clarity, SAP, BPC (Business Planning & Consolidation), and FinanceCore and resolve any issues due to system/transactional gaps.
• Support preparation of entity budgets and forecasts including Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and cash flow statement.
• Prepare and load data from the budgeting & planning tool to the consolidation system for all legal entities.
• Analyse and report on variances between actuals, budget, and forecasts for balance sheets and cash flow.
• Prepare preliminary local statutory reports (for major locations), including Trade Creditors reporting, with commentary for operating cash flow preparation and calculation, and entry of statutory adjustments.
• Process manual settlements in SAP (outside of RPA process).
• Complete IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) adjustment calculations.
• Support internal and external audit requests, including providing documentation of AP (Accounts Payable) invoices to auditors.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, or related discipline; MBA or other advanced degree in related field or professional certification (ACA/ACCA/CPA/CMA) required.
• 6+ years’ experience in accounting and finance. Experience in the global scientific/pharmaceutical industry is highly desirable.
• This role requires behavioral competencies such as: problem-solving, timely decision-making, analytical thinking, organizational agility, and attention to detail.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships, collaborating effectively with multiple levels and cross-functionally with Finance Business Partners and Centres of Excellence.

Different qualifications or responsibilities may apply based on local legal and/or educational requirements. Refer to local job documentation where applicable.

CSL Seqirus is committed to attracting and retaining world-class employees who are valued for their contributions to achieving business objectives.