Management Accountant (FTC)

Uniphar Group; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Uniphar Group is seeking a Management Accountant on a fixed term 12-month contract to support dual ERP system migrations and deliver accurate monthly management accounts and forecasts.

You will provide robust financial analysis, ensure IFRS compliance, and partner with cross-functional teams to enable informed operational decisions within the Global Sourcing division.

The role offers hybrid working with Ireland-based offices and remote options, and requires ACCA/ACA/CPA or finalist status.

Qualifications

• Qualified or finalist in an accounting qualification (ACCA/AC A/CPA).
• Experience across dual reporting environments and ERP systems.
• Proven ability to reconcile data and resolve discrepancies.

Responsibilities

• Support dual ERP system reporting during legacy and new migrations.
• Prepare and review monthly management accounts, forecasts and variance analysis.
• Perform reconciliations across multiple systems to ensure data integrity.
• Investigate discrepancies and liaison with finance, project & IT teams.
• Assist with month-end close and ensure group reporting deadlines are met.
• Provide financial insight to support operational decision-making.
• Ensure IFRS compliance and strengthen internal controls.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Attention to detail

Time management & prioritization

Ability to work under time pressure

Written & oral communication

Systems orientation

Excel proficiency

Cross-functional collaboration

Variance investigation

Resilience & adaptability

Education

ACCA/ACA/CPA or equivalent

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Management Accountant - 10 month FTC

The management accountant, reporting to the Finance Manager within the Global Sourcing division of Uniphar Pharma, will play a vital role in supporting the delivery of a key project. This will include the provision of dedicated financial support, collaborating on robust financial analysis, ultimately ensuring the delivery of accurate financial reporting. This is a fixed term 12 month contract role.

Key Outcomes

• Support the finance & project team in managing financial reporting during dual running of legacy and new ERP systems
• Support the preparation and review of accurate monthly management accounts, forecasts, and variance analysis for the business unit
• Perform reconciliations across multiple systems to ensure accuracy, completeness, and consistency of financial data
• Investigate and resolve discrepancies between financial reports, liaising with finance, project & IT teams as necessary
• Support the validation of financial data during system migration
• Partner with cross-functional project teams to provide financial insight and support operational decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with relevant accounting standards (e.g., IFRS) and internal controls.
• Support the review and assessment of controls and working with project teams to implement or enhance internal controls
• Drive process improvements in financial reporting and project monitoring.
• Assist with month-end close activities, ensuring compliance with group reporting deadlines and accuracy in reporting and variance analysis
• Liaise with Group & Intercompany finance teams as necessary.
• Participate in regular team and group meetings.

Key Skills & Experiences

• Professional accounting qualification (ACCA, ACA, CPA or equivalent) – fully qualified or finalist preferred.
• Systems orientation- Ability to work across multiple financial systems simultaneously and maintain data integrity. Knowledge and experience across ERP systems (SAP an advantage)
• Analytical Skills- Strong capability to identify discrepancies, reconcile data, and ensure accuracy across dual reporting environments
• Attention to detail- Maintains high standards of accuracy when working with large volumes of data across systems
• Experience working with multi-functional disciplines including non-financial managers.
• Strong ability to apply critical thinking to resolve problems & proactive in investigating variances and implementing effective reconciliation solutions
• Proven time management and prioritization skills focusing on urgent and overlapping deadlines
• Ability to work effectively under time and delivery pressures
• High level of proficiency in excel
• Show resilience, be flexible and adaptable.
• Professional level written and oral communication.

Uniphar Background

Uniphar Group is a rapidly expanding diversified healthcare services business with a global footprint and a proud heritage in Ireland. Since Uniphar became a publicly listed company in 2019, the Group has grown organically and through a series of strategic acquisitions, which continue to strengthen Uniphar’s international reach. With a workforce of more than 3,000 spread across Ireland, United Kingdom, Mainland Europe, MENA and the USA, Uniphar is a trusted global partner to pharma and medtech manufacturers, working to improve patient access to medicines and treatments around the world. Uniphar provides outsourced and specialised services to its clients, leveraging the strong relationships with 200+ of the world’s best known pharmaco‑medical manufacturers across multiple geographies, enabled by our cutting‑edge digital technology and our expert teams. Uniphar is organised into three key divisions: Uniphar Supply Chain & Retail, Uniphar Medtech and Uniphar Pharma.

Uniphar Pharma

Pharma is a global division operating across US, Europe, APAC and MENA, bringing a range of pharma services to manufacturers across the product life cycle. We leverage this platform to provide unlicensed medicines, or medicines that are otherwise difficult to source. In addition, we commercialise launch and established brands to HCPs on behalf of pharmaceutical clients across the globe. The core to this division is providing equitable access to medicines globally.

Culture at Uniphar

• From our leadership team and across all of our divisions, Uniphar lives and breathes four key culture pillars:
• 1.We have a People First approach, we do the right thing and take a stand for our people.
• 2.We foster a strong Entrepreneurial Spirit where Adaptability, Commitment & Resilience is embodied in our way of working.
• 3.We have a Common Purpose that connects our diversified businesses and people.
• 4. Finally, Trust is at the heart of how we operate.

How We’d Like To Work Together

As we are a global team, there is flexibility to be based in one of Uniphar’s offices or work from home.There may be a need for face to face meetings in other locations, as needed.There may also some flexibility required in order to interact with colleagues or clients in their time zones (i.e. it’s not a ‘9 to 5’ type of job).In return, you will be joining an environment that understands how inter-twined work and life have become - and both the benefits and challenges that brings - and therefore offers a flexible, progressive way of supporting it through our Hybrid Working philosophy.

Please note that Uniphar is an equal opportunity employer; we do not discriminate and welcome all responses.