Commercial Financial Accountant

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- ** Commercial Financial Accountant
**** Full time permanent role
**** Citywest office, Dublin
**** We are always searching for new staff to join our finance teams within Uniphar Citywest office on both permanent and fixed term contracts.
**** If you would like to be considered for our next opening, apply now!
**** MAIN DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
**** Profit & Loss
*** Review of Gross Margin and Sales with month end accounts preparation and reporting
* Work closely with the Commercial Team to ensure that all commercial agreements are correctly applied and deals are reclaimed accordingly
* Supporting Commercial/Business Support team on all Master data related issues (e.g. price changes, product set-up)
* Provide support to Commercial team on linking AP & AR queries to ensure information passed to the commercial team is correct
* Continuous Process Improvement and review of existing controls and processes
* Support Budgeting, Financial Planning process
* On-going review and assessment of controls , working with Process Integration/IT to implement or enhance internal controls
** Balance Sheet (B/S)
*** Prepare and review of monthly B/S reconciliations for Pre-Wholesale and implement B/S by Profit Centre
* Work with the relevant business partners (including AP, AR, Commercial, IT) to ensure resolution of reconciling items in a timely fashion
* Ensure that B/S accounts and valuations reflect the true value to the business, aligned to the Group Companies’ policies
* Work with the Finance team to resolve outstanding issues on monthly balance sheet reconciliations
* First point of contact for external auditors for the annual audit of balance sheet accounts
* Responsible for reconciliation of Stock Accrual and improvement on controls and processes around Consignment stock
* Liaise with the Accounts Payable team to resolve issues encountered when posting invoices and assist in resolving GR/IR issues
* Liaise with the Accounts Receivable and Reclaims Team to resolve issues associated with Principal Debt/ Recharges
* Effectively manage Accounts Assistants to ensure they are adequately trained, monitored and developed
** QUALIFICATION, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED
*** Qualified Accountant with 2/3 years accounts experience (SAP experience preferable) and strong commercial acumen
* Significant experience in the area of Balance Sheet reconciliations
* Ability to work with significant volumes of data to investigate and arrive at a point which allows  an information based decision to be made
* Ability to work on their own to deliver results within a short period of time
* Dealing with 3rd parties where necessary to resolve issues identified in reconciliations.
* Ability to analyse information and prepare key performance data.
* Ability to work effectively under time and delivery pressures
* Excellent communication skills
* Decision making, problem solving, organising and planning ability
** COMPETENCIES
* ** Team worker
* Attention to Detail
* Communication* Initiative
*** Please note this is not a live position. We will be in touch regarding your application if you are suitable for a live position that we are hiring for.
***** How we’d like to work together
** Due to the expected key outcomes associated with this role by its nature it will be a role based out of one of our offices across the UK, Ireland or Europe. There will be an element of hybrid working available, but this role will also involve travel to our global sites. It is important to note that we do not expect this job to be a ‘9 to 5’ type position.

In return for your flexibility, 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.
** If you believe that you meet most of the criteria above, we encourage you to apply. We are an equal opportunities employer and will ensure any reasonable accommodations are implemented as part of the recruitment and selection…