Accounting & Reporting Specialist

CH010 FICSA; Portugal; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Family-building support

Inclusive policies and programs

Job summary

Ferring Pharmaceuticals in Lisbon seeks an Accounting and Reporting Specialist to ensure the quality and integrity of financial operations across European markets. You will own month-end and year-end closing, partner with internal and external stakeholders, and drive improvements in finance processes.

The role offers opportunities to lead impactful projects, strengthen internal controls, and contribute to our Finance CoE within a global team focused on family-building healthcare.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or master's degree in Business Administration, Corporate Finance, Accounting or related field.
• 5 - 7 years relevant work experience as Accounting and Reporting Specialist.
• Demonstrated solid analytical capacity and understanding of financial and accounting principles and processes.
• Experience working with SAP Fiori (nice to have)
• Ability to work in a matrix organization, demonstrating excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Business acumen, problem-solving, customer focus and collaboration skills are essential.
• Proficient/fluent in English (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of Accounting & Reporting activities across European markets.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners in an international and collaborative environment.
• Review financial statements and perform account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and quality of financial information.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities, contributing to timely and reliable financial reporting.
• Ensure tax and regulatory compliance and maintain effective internal controls.
• Support internal and external audits, helping ensure strong financial governance.
• Analyze financial data, investigate discrepancies and identify opportunities to improve processes and controls.
• Take ownership of meaningful and impactful projects beyond day-to-day accounting activities.
• Bring new ideas and challenge existing ways of working, helping us build smarter, simpler and more efficient Finance processes.
• Contribute actively to our continuous improvement journey and the ongoing development of our Finance CoE.

Skills

Accounting & Reporting

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

English fluency

Education

Business/Finance degree

Tools

SAP Fiori

Job description

Job Description

At Ferring Pharmaceuticals, we help people around the world build families and live better lives. We are entrepreneurial and innovative, with a global team focused on scientific advances in the areas of reproductive and women’s health, gastroenterology and urology. Ferring + You is all about working together and sharing ideas, so that we can bring science to life for patients around the world. Every person at Ferring works together to change lives and help people build families. Our corporate teams offer empowering, innovative, challenging and rewarding careers – we are motivated to make a difference. To reach our full potential we collaborate, and respect and value diverse contributions so that we can grow as an organization and as professionals. Together we can influence the world around us to make life and work better.

Hiring Position

Ferring is hiring a Finance professional in Lisbon to strengthen the Finance CoE, with focus on Accounting & Reporting activities for European markets. The core Vision, Mission and Commitment of our Finance professionals is to drive key strategic initiatives to support the Ferring Growth Agenda, raise our performance level and strategic contribution to the business. We are looking to attract highly qualified and extremely motivated candidates to join our team.

Your day at Ferring

As an Accounting and Reporting Specialist, you will play a key role in ensuring the quality and integrity of our financial operations while contributing to the continuous evolution of our Finance organization. You will have the opportunity to:

• Take ownership of Accounting & Reporting activities across European markets.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders and external partners in an international and collaborative environment.
• Review financial statements and perform account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and quality of financial information.
• Support month-end and year-end closing activities, contributing to timely and reliable financial reporting.
• Ensure tax and regulatory compliance and maintain effective internal controls.
• Support internal and external audits, helping ensure strong financial governance.
• Analyze financial data, investigate discrepancies and identify opportunities to improve processes and controls.
• Take ownership of meaningful and impactful projects beyond day-to-day accounting activities.
• Bring new ideas and challenge existing ways of working, helping us build smarter, simpler and more efficient Finance processes.
• Contribute actively to our continuous improvement journey and the ongoing development of our Finance CoE.

If you enjoy combining accounting expertise with ownership, collaboration, problem-solving and the opportunity to make a difference, this could be the right next step for you.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor or master's degree in Business Administration, Corporate Finance, Accounting or related field.
• 5 - 7 years relevant work experience as Accounting and Reporting Specialist.
• Demonstrated solid analytical capacity and understanding of financial and accounting principles and processes.
• Experience working with SAP Fiori (nice to have)
• Ability to work in a matrix organization, demonstrating excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Business acumen, problem-solving, customer focus and collaboration skills are essential.
• Proficient/fluent in English (mandatory).

Benefits

People come first at Ferring

• Get inspired from our commitment to advocate for everyone’s right to build a family, no matter who you are, where you live or who you love.
• Our inclusive support package – “Building Families at Ferring” provides equal and accessible policies for all employees who wish to start their family journey, ensuring a global standard, irrespective of location and role. Subject to a minimum period of employment at Ferring.
• Parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents.
• Extended support on family building journey.

Making a difference in the life of millions of people means we succeed by working together. Our diverse backgrounds, experiences, expertise, and perspectives enable us to find solutions to even the most challenging problems, and our success is tied to each team member’s contributions. Imagine the power of your career when it’s Ferring + You.

Location

Ferring Service Center Portugal

About the Company

Ferring Pharmaceuticals a privately owned, research-driven, specialty biopharmaceutical group committed to building families and helping people live better lives. We are leaders in reproductive medicine with a strong heritage in gastroenterology and urology, and are at the forefront of innovation in uro‑oncology gene therapy. Ferring was founded in 1950 and employs more than 7,000 people worldwide. The company is headquartered in Saint‑Prex, Switzerland, and has operating subsidiaries in more than 50 countries which market its medicines in over 100 countries.

Learn more at www.ferring.com, or connect with us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X.

Company Culture

At Ferring, we’ll give you the tools to shape a career build on purpose.

At Ferring, our focus on Patient Advocacy drives our commitment to create more equitable health outcomes for all, at every stage of their healthcare journey. We believe in everyone’s right to access the best treatment, pioneering into new therapeutic areas, and developing innovative ways to diagnose, treat and prevent diseases.