RTR Senior Accountant Cork (Statutory Accountant)

Getting Hired; United States; Remote; USD 58,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company is seeking a Senior Accountant to prepare and review statutory financial statements in a fast-paced environment. Candidates must have qualifications as a Chartered Accountant and experience managing statutory accounts across various jurisdictions. This role requires strong interpersonal skills, analytical ability, and the capacity to manage multiple priorities effectively.

Qualifications

• Experience in preparation and review of financial statements.
• Strong track record across multiple jurisdictions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and review statutory financial statements.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS and local GAAP.
• Co-ordinate activities with multiple stakeholders.

Skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Analytical ability

Teamwork

Curiosity

Education

Qualified Chartered Accountant or equivalent

Tools

Oracle

SAP

Microsoft Excel

Job description

At Gilead, we’re creating a healthier world for all people. For more than 35 years, we’ve tackled diseases such as HIV, viral hepatitis, COVID-19 and cancer – working relentlessly to develop therapies that help improve lives and to ensure access to these therapies across the globe.

Every member of Gilead’s team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we’re looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.

We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations.

Job Description

RTR Senior Accountant Cork (Statutory Accountant)

Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercialises innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need.

Introduction to Global Financial Solutions

The Strategic Objective of Global Financial Solutions (GFS) is to provide value adding financial services in an efficient and effective model that supports the company’s growth and enables our business partners to deliver their strategic imperatives.

The GFS in Cork was established in 2009, and has evolved from a transactional based model to a Value add with a focus on operational excellence and continuous improvement within a dynamic and fast paced environment.

General Job Requirements:

Reporting to the RTR Senior Manager, Global Financial Solutions (GFS), we are seeking a highly skilled accountant with experience in the preparation and review of Financial Statements in a fast paced multinational environment.

Job duties include:

• Preparation and review of statutory financial statements for multiple entities within a fast paced multinational environment
• Contributing to the continued development and expansion of the centralized financial statement function.
• Ensure compliance with IFRS, local GAAP, Companies Act and other regulatory obligations
• Monitor changes in accounting standards across jurisdictions and ensure implementation of best practices
• Lead and co-ordinate activities of multiple stakeholders within agreed timelines
• The development of strong relationships with key stakeholders.
• Ability to quickly establish credibility with and influence diverse audiences.

• Contribution to the definition and maintenance of key performance indicators (KPIs) and the establishment of a continuous improvement culture
• Interacts successfully with internal and external auditors and supports quarter-end, interim and year-end audits by providing timely and accurate data and communication.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - the ability to work effectively across multiple functions and different cultures
• Review of VAT & Intrastat calculations per VAT registration and oversight of related filings
• Ability to travel is necessary.

Knowledge, experience, competencies:

• Qualified Chartered Accountant or person with an equivalent accountancy qualification with a strong track record in the area of preparation and review of financial statements across multiple jurisdictions
• Capable of managing multiple priorities simultaneously, working under pressure to meet strict reporting deadlines
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills - the ability to work effectively across multiple functions and different cultures

• Experience managing statutory accounts for a portfolio of legal entities, including dormant, trading, and holding companies.
• Strong understanding of statutory disclosures and ability to draft high-quality notes to financial statements.
• Experience of filing statutory accounts with relevant authorities (e.g., CRO, Companies House, etc.) and liaising with external providers.
• Comfortable working with financial statement preparation tools and templates and improving their use.
• Ability to collaborate with tax teams to ensure alignment between statutory accounts and tax filings.

• Working knowledge and experience of Oracle / SAP or similar ERP product
• Working knowledge and experience of Thompson Reuters Financial Statement Tool/Workiva or similar statutory reporting tool
• Self-starter and able to act on own initiative, with high levels of integrity, excellence and teamwork

• Ability to Interacts successfully with non-financial personnel as well as with internal and external auditors
• Strong technical accounting skillset and comfortable working with technical accounting matters.
• This role requires a flexible and adaptable individual, an individual who has strong peripheral vision to allow them to capture accounting related matters in established markets and work closely with the multiple stakeholders to ensure compliance.
• Proficiency with Microsoft tools (Excel, Outlook, and Word) required.
• Proven analytical ability and creative problem- solving skills.
• Ability to travel is necessary.

Behaviours

• Resilient profile with the ability to deliver in an ambiguous environment
• Ability to engage and manage multiple stakeholders to achieve the objective
• Curious with learning agility
• Operationally excellent
• Organised with systematic approach to prioritisation
• Process orientated to achieve the business objective

Gilead Core Values

• Integrity (always doing the right thing),
• Teamwork (collaborating in good faith),
• Excellence (working at a high level of commitment and capability)
• Accountability (taking personal responsibility).
• Inclusion (encouraging diversity)

Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)

It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company.