For the past 20 years, ProPharma has improved the health and wellness of patients by providing advice and expertise that empowers biotech, med device, and pharmaceutical organizations of all sizes to confidently advance scientific breakthroughs and introduce new therapies. As the world’s largest RCO (Research Consulting Organization), ProPharma partners with its clients through an advise-build-operate model across the complete product lifecycle. With deep domain expertise in regulatory sciences, clinical research solutions, quality & compliance, pharmacovigilance, medical information, and R&D technology, ProPharma offers an end-to-end suite of fully customizable consulting solutions that de-risk and accelerate our partners’ most high-profile drug and device programs.
As Senior Accountant, you will be part of the ProPharma Groups European Finance team and report to the Finance Manager Germany. Your responsibilities will include financial reporting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll and reviewing and approving transactions. You may also be involved in complex projects.
This role is a full-time challenging position for someone with a solid base in finance and accounting. For this role you need to have affinity with administrational and accounting work. Experience in financial accounting is must. You are someone who can multitask effectively and essentially thrive in a busy, team-oriented environment. Working from our office in Berlin, your time will be split amongst recurrent activities as described below.
Responsibilities:
Support the Finance team in all accounting and administrational related activities
Take responsibility for the local financial ledgers
Working together with the Finance Manager on the monthly closing cycle
Generate month-end reports for accounting including: close and reconcile the accounts payable and employee expense sub-ledgers monthly, month-end financial statement review, month-end preparation of adjusting journal entries; including accrual of earned but unpaid wages, depreciation, accrued interest, amortization, adjustment for prepaid expenses, bank reconciliation.
Review and approve AP, payroll, and invoicing transactions.
Provide monthly payroll information to external payroll vendor, review payroll output received, make necessary accounting transactions
Check bank account journal entries
Create and submit monthly VAT declarations
Lead year-end financial audit
Send email to all employees and contractors three days before pay period ending date as a reminder to complete time and expense reports and to send to appropriate management personnel for approval.
Maintain/update the vendor service agreements.
Various other report generation as needed and required
We're looking for:
Bachelor or Master's degree in Finance/Accounting/Economics
Experience with business administration (Workday) is a plus
Demonstrates an understanding of advanced accounting principles (including German Handelsrecht).
Demonstrates a good understanding of German tax law (focus on VAT tax law).
Proficient with general ledger account reconciliation.
Fluent in German and English
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